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Key Responsibility Models

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The document aims to standardize terminology and present a clear, comparative responsibility matrix for key management mode...

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Multi-Cloud KMS

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This paper addresses the common challenges, strategies, solutions, and best practices for maintaining and using keys secure...

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Data Security within AI Environments

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 AI’s demand for large and diverse datasets introduces significant cybersecurity risks across the entire data lifecycl...

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AICM Auditing Guidelines

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Auditing steps for each of the 243 controls of the AI Controls Matrix for internal or external auditors that are going to e...

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A Practitioner’s Guide to Post-Quantum Cryptography

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As quantum computing advances, the threat it poses to classical cryptographic algorithms becomes increasingly urgent. This ...

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Cloud Threat Modeling 2025

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The purpose of this document is to enable and encourage effective threat modeling for cloud applications, services, and sec...

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