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 | Six Pillars of DevSecOps In our current state of cyber security, there has been a large growth of application flaws that bypass the continuing addition of security frameworks to ensu... Request to download |
 | Top Threats to Cloud Computing: Egregious Eleven The report provides organizations with an up-to-date, expert-informed understanding of cloud security concerns in order to make educated risk-management deci... 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 |
 | CCM v3.0.1 Addendum - FedRAMP Moderate This document is an addendum to the CCM V3.0.1 that contain controls mapping between the CSA CCM and the FedRAMP R4 Moderate Baseline. The document aims to ... Request to download |
| CSA CCM v3.0.1 Addendum - NIST 800-53 Rev 4 Moderate This document is an addendum to the CCM V3.0.1 that contain controls mapping between the CSA CCM and the NIST 800-53 R4 Moderate Baseline. The document aims ... Request to download |
| 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 |
 | CCM v3.0.1-080319 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 |
 | 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-organisations, deliver... 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 As cloud services continue to enable new technologies and see massive adoption there is a need to extend the scope of penetration testing into public cloud s... Request to download |
 | CCM and CAIQ v3 (Japanese Translations) This localized version of this publication was produced from the original source material (CCM, CAIQ) through the efforts of chapters and volunteers but t... 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 |
 | Guide to IoT Framework: Chinese Translation The Guide to the IoT Security Controls Framework provides instructions for using the companion CSA IoT Security Controls Framework spreadsheet. This guide ex... Request to download |
 | Software Defined Perimeter for Infrastructure as a Service: Chinese Translation Obtain a clear sense of the security challenges facing enterprise users of IaaS, understand the problems that arise from combining native IaaS access control... Request to download |
| IoT Controls Framework: Chinese Translation The Internet of Things (IoT) Security Controls Framework introduces the base-level security controls required to mitigate many of the risks associated with a... Request to download |
 | Cloud Octagon Model In this document CSA provides an approach to assess risk in SaaS cloud computing. It takes into account the security challenges in a cloud computing environm... Request to download |
| Software Defined Perimeter for Infrastructure as a Service: Japanese Translation Obtain a clear sense of the security challenges facing enterprise users of IaaS, understand the problems that arise from combining native IaaS access control... Request to download |