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 | CCM-Lite and CAIQ-Lite The Cloud Security Alliance, in collaboration with the CCM Working Group, proudly presents the CCM-Lite and CAIQ-Lite File Bundle. These tools offer a str... Request to download |
 | STAR Program Overview The CSA Security, Trust, Assurance, and Risk (STAR) program is the most complete and largest cloud assurance program in the world that constitutes an ecos... Request to download |
| CCM and CAIQ FAQ The Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) is a framework of controls (policies and procedures) that are essential for cloud computing security. It is created and up... Request to download |
| CSA CCM v4.0 Addendum - IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services v1.1.0 This document is a CSA CCM v4.0 addendum to the IBM Cloud Framework for Financial Services v1.1.0 that contains controls mapping between the CCM and the I... Request to download |
 | CSA CCM v4.0 Addendum - ISMAP This document is an addendum to the CCM V4.0 that contain controls mapping between the CSA CCM and Japan's Information System Security Management and Asse... Request to download |
 | CSA CCM v4.0 Addendum - CRI FS Profile v1.2 This document is a CSA CCM v4.0 addendum to the CRI FS Profile v1.2 that contains controls mapping between the CCM and the FS Profile. The document aims t... Request to download |
 | CCMv4.0 Auditing Guidelines This document contains auditing guidelines for each of the control specifications within the CCM version 4. The CCM is a detailed controls framework align... Request to download |
 | CCM v4.0 Implementation Guidelines This document will help you understand how to navigate through the Cloud Controls Matrix v4 to use it effectively and interpret and implement the CCM cont... Request to download |
 | Cloud Controls Matrix and CAIQ v4 The Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) is a cybersecurity control framework for cloud computing aligned to the CSA best practices, that is considered the de-facto s... Request to download |
 | Enterprise Architecture to CCM v3.01 Reordered Mapping The EA v2 to CCM v3.0.1 Mapping is a companion piece with the Enterprise Architecture Reference Guide v2. The peer review for both documents are intended to ... Request to download |
 | Cloud Security Initiative for the Financial Sector - Working Group Charter CSA is partnering with the Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) to provide the financial community with new resources to map and integrate CSA’s Cloud Controls Matr... Request to download |
 | Enterprise Architecture to CCM Shared Responsibility Model The EA-CCM Shared Responsibility Model is a companion piece with the EA-CCM Mapping. To review the EA-CCM Mapping, follow this link. (https://cloudsecuritya... Request to download |
 | Enterprise Architecture to CCM v3.0.1 Mapping The EA-CCM Mapping is a companion piece with the EA-CCM Shared Responsibility Model. To review the Shared Responsibility Model, follow this link. (http://cl... Request to download |
| Gap Analysis Report - Mapping of the Association of Banks in Singapore Cloud Computing Implementation Guide 2.0 to Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix v3.0.1 The CCM Addendum (mapping with Association of Banks in Singapore Cloud Computing Implementation Guide 2.9) is a companion piece with the Gap Analysis Report.... Request to download |
 | CCM Gap Analysis Report (ABS CCIG) The Gap Analysis Report is a companion piece with the CCM Addendum (mapping with Association of Banks in Singapore Cloud Computing Implementation Guide 2.9).... Request to download |
 | CCM Translation in 10 Languages Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) in the context of an agreement with OneTrust has translated the Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) v3.0.1 in 10 languages in order to f... Request to download |
| CSA CCM v3.0.1 Addendum - Cloud OS Security Specifications This document is an addendum to the CCM V3.0.1 and contains a controls mapping and gap analysis between the CSA CCM and CSA's research artifact "Cloud OS Sec... Request to download |
| Mapping of 'The Guidelines' Security Recommendations to CCM This document contains the additional controls that serves to bridge the gap between CCM V3.0.1 and the controls within 'Guideline on Effectively Managing Se... Request to download |
 | Gap Analysis Report on Mapping CSA’s Cloud Controls Matrix to ‘Guideline on Effectively Managing Security Service in the Cloud’ The report summarizes the mapping of CCM v3.0.1 to 'Guideline on Effectively Managing Security Services in the Cloud' and provides gap analysis on the result... Request to download |
 | Cloud Controls Matrix v3.0.1 The CCM, the only meta-framework of cloud-specific security controls, mapped to leading standards, best practices and regulations. CCM provides organizations... Request to download |