Working Group
Controls Catalog
Expanding CSA's CCM, developing implementation guidelines, and maintaining a repository of controls as code.
- Expands CSA’s Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) to support diverse technologies (Cloud, AI, IoT/OT).
- Standardizes controls for interoperability across regulatory frameworks.
- Develops vendor-agnostic and vendor-specific implementation guidelines for control adoption.
- Defines control objectives related to cybersecurity, privacy, safety, and accountability.
- Establishes a repository of technical controls as code to streamline compliance integration.
Working Group Leadership
Andy Ruth
Content Developer, CSA
Daniele Catteddu
Chief Technology Officer, CSA
Daniele Catteddu is an information security and risk management practitioner, technologies expert and privacy evangelist with over 15 of experience. He worked in several senior roles both in the private and public sector. He is member of various national and international security expert groups and committees on cyber-security and privacy, keynote speaker at several conferences and author of numerous studies and papers on risk management, ...
Larry Hughes
VP of Research & Development
Larry Hughes is the Vice President of Research and Development at the Cloud Security Alliance. With more than 20 years of experience in the security industry, Larry’s holds five advanced security certifications, including CCSK, CCSP, and CISSP. His past roles include Principal Consultant at LJH Cybersecurity, GRC Director at Equinix, and Head of Information Security at
| Publications in Review | Open Until |
|---|---|
| Data Security within AI Environments | Aug 29, 2025 |
| AICM Auditing Guidelines | Sep 03, 2025 |
| A Practitioner’s Guide to Post-Quantum Cryptography | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Cloud Threat Modeling 2025 | Sep 19, 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.