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Working Group

International Standardization Council

The International Standardization Council (ISC) within the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has been designated to coordinate all aspects of standardization efforts within CSA.
International Standardization Council Charter 2023
International Standardization Council Charter 2023

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Working Group
International Standardization Council
Overview
The International Standardization Council (ISC) has been designated to coordinate all aspects of standardization efforts within CSA. The ISC actively searches mechanisms of inserting CSA content into standards under development, captures and codifies the knowledge gained from CSA past experience, and increases education and awareness with respect to standards. Additionally, ISC provides an avenue for corporate members to participate and influence standardization efforts worldwide represented under the CSA banner.


Due to the highly strategic value of the ISC as well as the sensitivity of work and protection of IP, we encourage participation by individuals with a strong background working with international standardization communities and processes. New membership is then approved by a simple majority vote by the current ISC membership. All members are bounded by the CSA IPR policy. Current membership has representatives from various National Bodies (NBs), including CA, CN, DE, FR, GB, HK, SG, TW, US.

Working Group Co-Chairs

Eric Hibbard
Eric Hibbard

Eric Hibbard

Hitachi Data Systems’ CTO Security & Privacy

Eric Hibbard is Hitachi Data Systems’ CTO for Security & Privacy where he leads the Hitachi product-oriented security strategy activities with an emphasis on data and storage security. He is a senior security professional with expertise in information assurance, privacy, storage, cloud computing, eDiscovery and enterprise ICT. He leverages this expertise and extensive experience in the public and private sectors in leadership roles within t...

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Laura Lindsay
Laura Lindsay

Laura Lindsay

Contributions: Member of CSA International Standards Council (ISC). Represented CSA as the Liaison Officer to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 38 and ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27, and as editor on ISO/IEC 19086-3. Participant on the Service Level Agreements and Cloud Trust Protocol Working, and represents CSA research in the International Standards space, particularly ISO/IEC JTC 1 and ITU-T.

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Publications in ReviewOpen Until
The VulnOps Operating ModelAug 19, 2026
Zero-to-Hero: STAR or STAR for AI? A Decision TreeAug 21, 2026
Zero-to-Hero: STAR Certification RoadmapAug 21, 2026
Zero-to-Hero: STAR for AI Certification RoadmapAug 21, 2026
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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.

Aug

17

Mon, August 17, 10:00am - 11:00am
International standards Council (ISC) Recurring Meeting
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 Agenda will be issued the Tuesday before each call.


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21

Mon, September 21, 10:00am - 11:00am
International standards Council (ISC) Recurring Meeting
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 Agenda will be issued the Tuesday before each call.


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Andy Ruth is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://cloudsecurityalliance.zoom.us/j/86817747864?pwd=Ho52IYjWiveF5DS0J6aN3l4p1Z8jxl.1

Meeting ID: 868 1774 7864
Passcode: 072953

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+12532050468,,86817747864# US
+12532158782,,86817747864# US (Tacoma)

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Open Peer Reviews

Peer reviews allow security professionals from around the world to provide feedback on CSA research before it is published.

Learn how to participate in a peer review here.

The VulnOps Operating Model

Open Until: 08/19/2026

Vulnerability management still runs on periodic cycles: scheduled scans, monthly patch windows, CVSS-sorted queues. AI is b...

Zero-to-Hero: STAR or STAR for AI? A Decision Tree

Open Until: 08/21/2026

Organizations exploring third-party assurance for their cloud or AI services face a fundamental question: which CSA STAR cert...

Zero-to-Hero: STAR Certification Roadmap

Open Until: 08/21/2026

This guide provides cloud service providers with a practical, end-to-end roadmap for achieving CSA STAR certification, from...

Zero-to-Hero: STAR for AI Certification Roadmap

Open Until: 08/21/2026

This guide provides AI service providers with a practical, end-to-end roadmap for achieving CSA STAR for AI certification, ...