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 | Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing v5 Release Date: 07/15/2024 Cloud computing has firmly cemented its place as the foundation of the information security industry. The Cloud Security Alliance’s Security Guidance v5 i... Request to download |
 | Security Guidance v4.0 Info Sheet Release Date: 11/09/2018 This version, the first major update since 2011, is the culmination of over a year of dedicated research and public participation from the CSA community, wor... Request to download |
 | Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing v4.0 (Spanish Translation) Release Date: 10/19/2018 Con este documento, nuestro objetivo es proporcionar tanto orientación como inspiración para respaldar los objetivos comerciales, mientras se gestionan y m... Request to download |
 | Security Guidance v4.0 - Chinese Translation Release Date: 08/03/2018 欢迎来到云安全联盟关于云计算关键领域安全指南的第四个版本。云计算的兴起是一项不 断发展的技术，它带来了许多机遇和挑战。通过这个文档，我们的目标是提供指导和灵感来支 持业务目标，同时管理和减轻采用云计算技术相关的风险。 This localized version of this publication was ... Request to download |
 | Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing v4.0 - Japanese Translation Release Date: 12/15/2017 The rise of cloud computing as an ever-evolving technology brings with it a number of opportunities and challenges. With this document, we aim to provide bot... Request to download |
 | Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing v4.0 Release Date: 07/26/2017 The rise of cloud computing as an ever-evolving technology brings with it a number of opportunities and challenges. With this document, we aim to provide bot... Request to download |
| FedRAMP Cloud Controls Matrix v3.0.1 Candidate Mapping Release Date: 05/05/2015 Request to download |
 | New Security Guidance for Early Adopters of the IoT Release Date: 04/20/2015 This document provides guidance for the secure implementation of Internet of Things (IoT)-based systems. We have provided the guidance in this document to ai... Request to download |
 | Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing V3.0 Release Date: 11/14/2011 The CSA guidance as it enters its third edition seeks to establish a stable, secure baseline for cloud operations. This effort provides a practical, actionab... Request to download |
| Release Date: 03/02/2011 This book is for all these people, and indeed for all executives whose companies are using, or thinking of using, cloud computing. Request to download |
 | NIST Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing Release Date: 01/01/2011 Interest in cloud computing has rapidly grown in recent years due to the advantages of greater flexibility and availability of computing resources at lower c... Request to download |
| Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing V2.0 Release Date: 12/02/2009 The guidance provided herein is the second version of the Cloud Security Alliance document, “Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing... Request to download |
| Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing V1.0 Release Date: 04/01/2009 This is version one of the CSA Security Guidance. ... Request to download |