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 | CSA CCM v3.0.1 Addendum - AICPA TSC 2017 This document is an addendum to the CCM V3.0.1 that contain controls mapping between the CSA CCM and the AICPA TSC 2017. The document aims to help AICPA TSC ... Request to download |
 | Information Security Management through Reflexive Security This document defines “Reflexive Security” as a new security management approach that is built upon the interrelationships between security, development and ... Request to download |
 | Documentation of Relevant Distributed Ledger Technology and Blockchain Use Cases v2 Thanks to the rise in popularity of Bitcoin cryptocurrency, the innovative technologies of Blockchain and other systems of distributed ledger technology (DLT... Request to download |
 | Best Practices for Implementing a Secure Application Container Architecture Application containers and a microservices architecture are being used to design, develop and deploy applications leveraging agile software development appro... Request to download |
| Takedown Tools and Services New Services and Tools for Cyber-Crime The H2020 EU funded project, Takedown, in which CSA participated along with 18 other partners-orga... Request to download |
 | Challenges in Securing Application Containers and Microservices Application containers and a microservices architecture are being used to design, develop and deploy applications leveraging agile software development appro... Request to download |
 | Cloud Penetration Testing Playbook This work focuses on testing systems and services hosted in public cloud environments. This refers to customer-controlled or customer-managed systems and ser... Request to download |
 | Software Defined Perimeter (SDP): Awareness and Adoption Infographic A majority of organizations recognize the need to change their approach to user access control. SDP is seeing early market adoption and awareness, with under... Request to download |
 | Cloud Octagon Model Approach to assess risk in SaaS cloud computing. Request to download |
 | Mitigating the Quantum Threat with Hybrid Cryptography Focus of this document is on four hybrid cryptographic schemes which provide both classical security of classical crypto and the quantum security of a quantu... Request to download |
 | Top 20 Critical Controls for Cloud ERP Customers This document aims to be a guide for assessing and prioritizing the most critical controls that organizations should take into account when trying to secur... Request to download |
| Cloud Penetration Testing Guidance This document aims to be a guide for conducting penetration testing on cloud services. The document outlines important aspects such as the scoping of cloud p... Request to download |
 | Cloud Security Alliance Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance (Updated - May 2019) The CSA Code of Conduct is designed to offer both a compliance tool for GDPR compliance and transparency guidelines regarding the level of data protection o... Request to download |
| PLA Code of Practice Template Annex 1 (Updated - May 2019) CSA PLA Code of Conduct for GDPR Compliance provides a consistent and comprehensive framework for complying with the EU’s GDPR. The CSA PLA Code of Conduc... Request to download |
 | Preparing Enterprises for the Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Threats Quantum computing, while expected to help make many advancements, will also break the existing asymmetric-key cryptosystems, thus endangering our security ... Request to download |
 | Cloud Security Complexity CSA’s latest survey examines information security concerns in complex cloud environment. The survey of 700 IT and security professionals aims to analyze and ... Request to download |
 | Cloud OS Security Specification This document builds on the foundation provided by ISO/IEC 17788, ISO/IEC 19941, ISO/IEC 27000, NIST SP 500-299, and NIST SP 800-144 in the context of cloud... Request to download |
 | SDP Architecture Guide v2 Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) Architecture Guide is designed to leverage proven, standards-based components to stop network attacks against application in... Request to download |
| Hybrid Cloud Security Services Charter This initiative aims to develop a security white paper specifying hybrid cloud security risks and countermeasures, helping users identify and reduce the risk... Request to download |
 | Open Certification Framework Working Group Charter The CSA Open Certification Framework (OCF) is an industry initiative to allow global, trusted independent evaluation of cloud providers. It is a program for ... Request to download |