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![]() | Government Access to Information Release Date: 07/23/2013 The survey received almost 500 responses from CSA members around the world. It found that 56% of non-US residents were now less likely to use US-based cloud ... Request to download |
![]() | Mapping the Forensic Standard ISO/IEC 27037 to Cloud Computing Release Date: 06/26/2013 The purpose of this document is to survey the issues related to forensic investigation in cloud environments, to describe the international standards for clo... Request to download |
![]() | Expanded Top Ten Big Data Security and Privacy Challenges Release Date: 06/16/2013 Big Data remains one of the most talked about technology trends in 2013. But lost among all the excitement about the potential of Big Data are the very real ... Request to download |
![]() | Cloud Computing Vulnerability Incidents: A Statistical Overview Release Date: 05/31/2013 In an attempt to ascertain Cloud Computing reliability, 11,491 news articles on cloud computing-related outages from 39 news sources between Jan 2008 and Feb... Request to download |
![]() | Planning for E-Discovery in the Cloud Release Date: 05/21/2013 Request to download |
![]() | Cloud Computing: What Damages in Case of Outages Release Date: 05/21/2013 Service interruptions are inevitable regardless of whether the cloud service provider is a small company or a large company. When a cloud service goes down, ... Request to download |
![]() | Release Date: 03/08/2013 This is an old version of the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM). You learn more and download the latest version of the CCM here: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/... Request to download |
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![]() | Release Date: 02/25/2013 The Enterprise Architecture is both a methodology and a set of tools that enable security architects, enterprise architects and risk management professionals... Request to download |
![]() | CSA Position Paper on AICPA Service Organization Control Reports Release Date: 02/25/2013 The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has drafted the CSA Position Paper on AICPA Service Organization Control Reports as a means to educate its members and prov... Request to download |
![]() | Privacy Level Agreement (PLA) Outline Annex Release Date: 02/24/2013 Request to download |
![]() | Privacy Level Agreement (PLA) Outline for the Sale of Cloud Services in the European Union Release Date: 02/24/2013 The Outline provides a structure for Cloud Service Providers (CSP) to disclose, in a consistent matter, information about the privacy and data protection pol... Request to download |
![]() | The Notorious Nine: Cloud Computing Top Threats in 2013 Release Date: 02/24/2013 Providing organizations with up-to-date, expert-informed understanding of cloud security threats in order to make educated risk-management decisions regardin... Request to download |
![]() | What the Proposed EU Data Protection Regulation Means for Cloud Users Release Date: 02/22/2013 Request to download |
![]() | Article 29 Working Party Cloud Computing Opinion: A Blow to Safe Harbor Release Date: 02/22/2013 The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party—which includes representatives of the data protection authorities of each of the European Union member states—re... Request to download |
![]() | International Standardization Council Roles and Responsibilities for Liaison Officer Release Date: 02/22/2013 Request to download |
![]() | International Standardization Council Operating Procedures Release Date: 02/22/2013 Request to download |
![]() | What Rules Apply to Government Access to Data Held by US Cloud Service Providers Release Date: 02/22/2013 What rules regulate government access to data held by US cloud service providers. ... Request to download |
![]() | Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Mobile Computing Release Date: 11/08/2012 Mobile devices empower employees to do what they need to do — whenever and wherever. People can work and collaborate “in the field” with customers, partners,... Request to download |
![]() | Top Ten Big Data Security and Privacy Challenges Release Date: 11/07/2012 In this paper, we highlight the top ten big data specific security and privacy challenges. We interviewed Cloud Security Alliance members and surveyed securi... Request to download |