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CSA Research

Best practices, guidance, frameworks and tools to help the industry secure the cloud. Read our research to get your questions around cloud security answered.
Research

CSA Research is created by the industry for the industry and is both vendor-neutral and consensus driven. Our research is created by subject matter experts who volunteer for our working groups. Each working group focuses on a unique topic or aspect of cloud security, from IoT, DevSecOps, Serverless and more, we have working groups for over 20 areas of cloud computing. You can view a list of all active research working groups. To find out more about how our research is created and the process we follow you can view the CSA Research Lifecycle.

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Latest Research

Data Loss Prevention and Data Security Posture Management in Healthcare

Data Loss Prevention and Data Security Posture Management in Healthcare

Release Date: 02/18/2026

Healthcare organizations are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence to improve patient care, operational efficiency, and research innovation. AI in healthcare contends with vast amounts of Protected Health Information (PHI). The protection of this sensitive data is critical.

Unfortunately,...
Introductory Guidance to CCM

Introductory Guidance to CCM

Release Date: 02/13/2026

This introduction provides foundational context and practical direction for organizations using CSA’s Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) v4.1. The CCM is a vendor-neutral cybersecurity control framework for cloud computing. It defines 207 security and privacy controls that help cloud service providers...
Enabling Zero Trust for Cellular Networks

Enabling Zero Trust for Cellular Networks

Release Date: 02/11/2026

4G/LTE, 5G, and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) cellular networks have evolved into highly distributed, hybrid cloud ecosystems. These architectures underpin critical national infrastructure and enable innovation in areas such as autonomous mobility, remote healthcare, industrial automation,...