Working Group
Continuous Assurance Metrics
The Continuous Assurance Metrics working group aims to define a catalogue of security attributes and their corresponding metrics, derived from the CSA Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM), which can be used as a reference for auditors, cloud service providers, cloud customers and security solution vendors that wish to engage in continuous audit-based self-assessments or certifications.
View Current Projects
The Continuous Audit Metrics Catalog
Working Group Leadership
Hafiz Sheikh Adnan Ahmed
Hafiz Sheikh Adnan Ahmed is a futurist and technology/Security leader with 17+ years track record in the areas of ICT Governance, Cyber Security & Resilience, Data Privacy & Protection, Risk Management, Corporate Excellence & Innovation, Digital Transformation, Strategic Transformation.
Max Pritikin
Principal Engineer, Cisco
| Publications in Review | Open Until |
|---|---|
| AICM Auditing Guidelines | Sep 03, 2025 |
| A Practitioner’s Guide to Post-Quantum Cryptography | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Cloud Threat Modeling 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 |
| Key Management in Cloud Services 2025 Update | Sep 26, 2025 |
Who can join?
Anyone can join a working group, whether you have years of experience or want to just participate as a fly on the wall.
What is the time commitment?
The time commitment for this group varies depending on the project. You can spend a 15 minutes helping review a publication that's nearly finished or help author a publication from start to finish.
Virtual Meetings
Attend our next meeting. You can just listen in to decide if this group is a good for you or you can choose to actively participate. During these calls we discuss current projects, and well as share ideas for new projects. This is a good way to meet the other members of the group. You can view all research meetings here.
Open Peer Reviews
Peer reviews allow security professionals from around the world to provide feedback on CSA research before it is published.