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![]() | CSA Large Language Model (LLM) Threats Taxonomy This document aims to align the industry by defining key terms related to Large Language Model (LLM) risks and threats. Establishing a common language red... Request to download |
![]() | 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 |
![]() | The Annual SaaS Security Survey Report 2025 Plans and Priorities In 2024, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms are integral to most businesses. Unfortunately, inventive threat actors regularly breach SaaS applications... 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 |
![]() | CCM Machine Readable Bundle (JSON/YAML/OSCAL) CSA provides in a machine-readable format the CCM Controls, CAIQ Security Questionnaire, Implementation Guidelines (both JSON/YAML and OSCAL) and Mappings... Request to download |
![]() | Identity and Access Management Working Group Charter 2024 Cloud services are becoming ubiquitous in all sizes, and customers encounter many obligations and opportunities for using Identity Access Management (IAM)... Request to download |
![]() | Information Technology Governance, Risk, and Compliance in Healthcare v2 Healthcare organizations are increasingly using cloud services. However, the transition to the cloud presents many Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) ... Request to download |
![]() | The Six Pillars of DevSecOps: Measure, Monitor, Report, and Action The implementation and maintenance of DevSecOps initiatives can take anywhere from a few months to several years to implement. Therefore, continuous measu... Request to download |
![]() | Confronting Shadow Access Risks: Considerations for Zero Trust and Artificial Intelligence Deployments Shadow Access, a growing concern within cloud computing and Identity and Access Management (IAM), refers to unintended, unauthorized access to systems and... Request to download |
![]() | AI Organizational Responsibilities - Core Security Responsibilities This publication from the CSA AI Organizational Responsibilities Working Group provides a blueprint for enterprises to fulfill their core information secu... Request to download |
![]() | AI Resilience: A Revolutionary Benchmarking Model for AI Safety The rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises unprecedented advances. However, as AI systems become increasingly sophisticated, they also p... Request to download |
![]() | Principles to Practice: Responsible AI in a Dynamic Regulatory Environment Artificial Intelligence (AI) innovation is not expected to slow down any time soon, as the big tech giants plan to invest hundreds of billions of dollars ... Request to download |
![]() | Defining Shadow Access: The Emerging IAM Security Challenge - Japanese Translation This localized version of this publication was produced from the original source material through the efforts of chapters and volunteers but the translate... Request to download |
![]() | Defining the Zero Trust Protect Surface - Korean Translation This localized version of this publication was produced from the original source material through the efforts of chapters and volunteers but the translate... Request to download |
![]() | Defining the Zero Trust Protect Surface - Japanese Translation This localized version of this publication was produced from the original source material through the efforts of chapters and volunteers but the translate... Request to download |
![]() | Requirements for Bodies Providing STAR Certification This document outlines how to conduct STAR certification assessments to the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) as part of an ISO 27001 assessment. The STAR certi... Request to download |
![]() | HSM-as-a-Service Use Cases, Considerations, and Best Practices A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is a certified, trusted platform for performing cryptographic operations and protecting keys. It is a tamper-responsive a... Request to download |
![]() | The State of AI and Security Survey Report The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity marks a transformative era in the realm of digital defense. AI has the potential to be a vital... 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 |