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 | Protecting the Privacy of Healthcare Data in the Cloud Release Date: 08/10/2021 The Health Delivery Organization (HDO) needs to understand the relationship between privacy and security, particularly the differences. This understanding... Request to download |
 | Release Date: 07/29/2021 The purpose of this document is to enable, encourage cloud and security practitioners to apply threat modeling for cloud applications, services, and security... Request to download |
 | Cloud Key Management Working Group Charter 2021 Release Date: 07/20/2021 Cloud services are becoming ubiquitous in all sizes, and customers encounter many obligations and opportunities for using key management systems with thos... Request to download |
 | The Use of Blockchain in Healthcare Release Date: 07/15/2021 Healthcare is a large and heavily regulated industry. US and EU privacy and security laws require healthcare organizations to protect personal information... Request to download |
 | Healthcare Cybersecurity Playbook - An Evolving Landscape Release Date: 07/14/2021 One aspect of healthcare that has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic is the use of telehealth. Telehealth is used for everything from re... Request to download |
 | SecaaS Working Group Charter 2021 Release Date: 07/09/2021 This charter lays out the scope, responsibilities, and roadmap for the Security as a Service (SecaaS) Working Group. The SecaaS Working Group has been cre... Request to download |
 | Critical Controls Implementation for Salesforce Release Date: 06/15/2021 The Salesforce Platform can be a valuable tool for organizations to build and test applications. However, certain security changes are needed when an orga... Request to download |
 | Release Date: 06/10/2021 The recent COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for data and accelerated the use of telehealth. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)... Request to download |
 | Cloud Controls Matrix and CAIQ v4.0 Release Date: 06/07/2021 The Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) is a cybersecurity control framework for cloud computing aligned to the CSA best practices, that is considered the de-facto s... Request to download |
 | Cloud Solution Data Science COVID-19 Dashboard Release Date: 05/27/2021 This publication was produced through the efforts of chapters and volunteers but the content development falls outside of the CSA Research Lifecycle. For ... Request to download |
 | CSA Enterprise Architecture Reference Guide Release Date: 05/18/2021 The Enterprise Architecture Reference Guide v2 is a companion piece with the EA v2 to CCM v3.0.1 Mapping. The peer review for both documents are intended to ... Request to download |
 | Enterprise Architecture Reference Diagram Release Date: 05/18/2021 The CSA Enterprise Architecture (EA) is both a methodology and a set of tools. It is a framework, a comprehensive approach for the architecture of a secure c... Request to download |
 | Enterprise Architecture to CCM v3.01 Reordered Mapping Release Date: 05/18/2021 The EA v2 to CCM v3.0.1 Mapping is a companion piece with the Enterprise Architecture Reference Guide v2. The peer review for both documents are intended to ... Request to download |
 | Enterprise Architecture v2 to CCM v3.01 Mapping Guide Release Date: 05/18/2021 The Enterprise Architecture (EA) is the CSA’s standard cloud reference architecture while the Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) is the CSA’s standard control set. T... Request to download |
 | Disaster Recovery as a Service Release Date: 05/13/2021 Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is a cloud computing service model that allows an organization to back up its data and IT infrastructure in a third... Request to download |
 | Cloud Incident Response Framework Release Date: 05/04/2021 This document aims to provide a Cloud Incident Response (CIR) framework that serves as a go-to guide for a CSC to effectively prepare for and manage cloud in... Request to download |
 | Critical Controls Implementation for Oracle E-Business Suite Release Date: 04/05/2021 This paper will help an organization determine what security changes are needed when deploying Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) in the Cloud. For clarity, this ... Request to download |
 | Cloud Incident Response Working Group Charter Release Date: 02/14/2021 In today’s connected era, a comprehensive incident response strategy is an integral aspect of any organization aiming to manage and lower their risk profile.... Request to download |
 | The 2020 State of Identity Security in the Cloud Release Date: 11/19/2020 The use of cloud services have continued to increase over the past decade. Particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 public health crisis, many enterprises di... Request to download |
 | Survey Report - Security Practices in HPC & HPC Cloud Release Date: 10/08/2020 This survey report aims to provide insights to the level and type of cyber and cloud security adopted by High Performance Computing (HPC) / HPC Cloud infrast... Request to download |