CSA’s STAR
Over the summer of 2011, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced a new initiative, which urged cloud service providers to voluntarily disclose their compliance with CSA-recommended best practices for cloud security. This initiative, known as the Security, Trust & Assurance Registry (STAR), was described by the CSA as “a new initiative to encourage transparency of [...]
CSA Governance, Risk Management & Compliance Stack
In November, 2010, the CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) announced the release of its Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) Stack. The CSA recognized the challenges involved in meeting the diverse needs and requirements of governance, risk and compliance issues. It designed the GRC Stack as a toolkit for enterprises, cloud service providers, security solution providers, [...]