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 | Top Threats to Cloud Computing: Egregious Eleven Deep Dive Release Date: 09/23/2020 The purpose of the report is to provide organizations with an up-to-date, expert-informed understanding of cloud security concerns in order to make educated ... Request to download |
 | Top Threats to Cloud Computing: Egregious Eleven Deep Dive - Chinese Translation Release Date: 09/21/2020 The purpose of the report is to provide organizations with an up-to-date, expert-informed understanding of cloud security concerns in order to make educated ... Request to download |
 | Release Date: 09/14/2020 The CCM Addendum (mapping with Association of Banks in Singapore Cloud Computing Implementation Guide 2.9) is a companion piece with the Gap Analysis Report.... Request to download |
 | CCM Gap Analysis Report (ABS CCIG) Release Date: 09/14/2020 The Gap Analysis Report is a companion piece with the CCM Addendum (mapping with Association of Banks in Singapore Cloud Computing Implementation Guide 2.9).... Request to download |
 | CSA's Perspective on Cloud Risk Management Release Date: 08/20/2020 The rapid growth in both scope and market share, combined with the inherent complexity of cloud computing, appears to be straining the capabilities of existi... Request to download |
| STAR Certification Guidance Document: Auditing the Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) Release Date: 08/05/2020 There are a number of control areas on the CCM that will each be awarded a management capability score on a scale of 1-15. This 2nd version release includes ... Request to download |
 | Healthcare Big Data in the Cloud Release Date: 07/21/2020 We are living in the information age. There are large and complex data sets generated daily. Data is generated by social media, emails, as well as numerous d... Request to download |
 | Mobile Application Security Testing – Sum-Up & Landscape Overview Release Date: 07/13/2020 Users place a good deal of trust in mobile app stores’ abilities to review, test, flag and block apps that exhibit undesirable behavior. However, even with t... Request to download |
 | Hybrid Cloud and Its Associated Risks Release Date: 07/13/2020 Cloud computing is flourishing. Hybrid clouds, especially, have been gaining more traction as cloud customers increasingly understand that using public cloud... Request to download |
 | Enterprise Architecture Working Group Charter Release Date: 07/13/2020 The Enterprise Architecture Working Group (EAWG) helps cloud customers and providers develop industry-recommended, secure and interoperable identity, access ... Request to download |
 | Quantum-Safe Security Working Group Charter Release Date: 07/07/2020 The focus of the Quantum‐Safe Security Working Group is on cryptographic methods that will remain safe after the widespread availability of the quantum compu... Request to download |
 | The Six Pillars of DevSecOps: Automation Release Date: 07/06/2020 Automation is a critical component of DevSecOps because it enables process efficiency, allowing developers, infrastructure, and information security teams to... Request to download |
 | Evolution of CASB Survey Report Release Date: 07/05/2020 The study on CASB, which queried more than 200 IT and security professionals from a variety of organization sizes and locations, examined the expectations, t... Request to download |
 | Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology Working Group Charter Release Date: 06/28/2020 This Cloud Security Alliance charter outlines the mission, scope and responsibilities, structure, etc. of the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology... Request to download |
 | Application Containers and Microservices Working Group Charter Release Date: 06/26/2020 This Cloud Security Alliance charter outlines the mission, scope and responsibilities, structure, etc. of the Application Containers and Microservices Wor... Request to download |
 | Release Date: 06/16/2020 In the wake of COVID-19 Health Delivery Organizations (HDOs) are rapidly increasing their utilization of telehealth capabilities like Remote Patient Monitori... Request to download |
| Financial Services Stakeholders Platform Working Group Charter Release Date: 06/09/2020 Information security plays an integral role in the regulation and protection of customers in the financial industry. Exploring cloud computing and the underl... Request to download |
| SDP: The Most Advanced Zero Trust Architecture Release Date: 05/27/2020 Today’s “Zero Trust” implementations are like putting up a wall with multiple doors and allowing people to come and pick a lock on the door. We are then just... Request to download |
 | Privacy Level Agreement Code of Conduct Translation in 10 Languages Release Date: 05/07/2020 Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) in the context of an agreement with OneTrust has translated the Privacy Level Agreement Code of Conduct (PLA CoC) v3.1 in 10 la... Request to download |
 | CCM Translation in 10 Languages Release Date: 05/07/2020 Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) in the context of an agreement with OneTrust has translated the Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) v3.0.1 in 10 languages in order to f... Request to download |