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CSA's strategic programs driving innovation in AI, cloud, and Zero Trust.
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Industry Leadership
Strategic Initiatives
CSA's strategic programs driving innovation in AI, cloud, and Zero Trust.
A public-interest 501(c)(3) dedicated to secure and trustworthy AI.

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Cloud Key Management Working Group

The Cloud Key Management working group aims to facilitate the standards for seamless integration between CSPs and key broker services.
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Cloud Key Management

About This Working Group

The Cloud Key Management Working Group develops practical guidance, best practices, and standards to help organizations securely adopt and optimize key management systems for cloud services. Its work addresses the evolving technologies, processes, and security considerations involved in protecting and controlling cryptographic keys across cloud environments.

Members discuss emerging cloud key management challenges and collaborate on industry research and guidance. The group is well suited for security practitioners, cryptography and key management specialists, cloud architects, technology providers, and others who want to share expertise and improve how organizations manage cryptographic keys in the cloud.

Latest Research developed by this Working Group

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Post-Quantum Cryptography Key Management
Multi-Cloud KMS Recommendations
HSM-as-a-Service Use Cases, Considerations, and Best Practices

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Working Group Leadership

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Parthasarathi Chakraborty
Parthasarathi Chakraborty
Associate VP, Cloud Security, Cyber Innovation and R&D

Parthasarathi Chakraborty

Associate VP, Cloud Security, Cyber Innovation and R&D

Partha has over 20 years of cyber security leadership experience in the financial services and healthcare industry. An active speaker and panelist in major cyber security conferences around the world, and frequently called in for views and interviews in electronic media like The Economist, UK. Very much passionate about learning new technologies and writing on recent groundbreaking cyber trends. He is also the founder of Cloud Security Pra...

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Sam Pfanstiel Ph.D.
Sam Pfanstiel Ph.D.
Principal, Technical Compliance, PCI

Sam Pfanstiel Ph.D.

Principal, Technical Compliance, PCI

As Principal Analyst at Toast, Sam is responsible for heading the Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance programs for this cloud-based fintech company. Over the past 27 years, Sam has held key roles in security, technology, and management, and developed expertise in multiple disciplines, including payments, PCI compliance, fraud, cloud service delivery, application development, mobile technology, infrastructure, and cryptography. This dive...

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