The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA),
the world's leading organization dedicated to defining and raising
awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing
environment, is pleased to announce the first cohort of Cloud Security Alliance Trusted Cloud Providers. Built upon existing CSA programs, the Trusted Cloud Provider trustmark (which will be displayed on each organization's Security, Trust, Assurance & Risk (STAR) registry)
will assist consumers in identifying cloud providers that demonstrate
their commitment to holistic security and are aligned with their
individual security requirements. More than 50 providers, including
Qualys and Atlassian, have already been pre-qualified.
"I
am so proud of what the Cloud Security Alliance has built over the
years, and the Trusted Cloud Provider designation reflects this. It
aligns with CSA's principles of making organizations stronger and more
secure, and encouraging professionals to increase their knowledge of
leading-edge security topics - all of which supports the community
at-large," said Jim Reavis, co-founder and CEO, Cloud Security Alliance.
"For companies looking to be holistic in demonstrating proper security
practices, the Trusted Cloud Provider designation is the pinnacle."
To become a CSA Trusted Cloud Provider, organizations must:
- have a current entry in the CSA Security, Trust, Assurance & Risk (STAR) registry
- have at least one current member of staff who has achieved the CSA Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
- be a corporate member and volunteer at least 20 hours annually to CSA for activities such as research working groups, chapter events, blog post, and other work for the common good
"As
an early champion of the Cloud Security Alliance, we are pleased to see
them build upon their leadership with the new Trusted Cloud Provider
designation that helps customers identify solutions aligned with CSA
best practices for secure cloud computing," said Sumedh Thakar, interim
CEO and chief product officer at Qualys. "We are proud to be among the
first companies to be a CSA Trusted Cloud Provider for our cloud-native
Qualys Cloud Platform, which helps make businesses more secure by
providing visibility across hybrid-IT environments for a single view
from prevention to detection and response."
"We
have been a long-time supporter of the Cloud Security Alliance and the
research and guidance it provides as part of its efforts to enhance
security across the cloud community. We quickly realized the importance
of registering our popular cloud products such as Jira and Confluence as
CSA STAR-certified and feel that being an early adopter of the new
Trusted Cloud Provider designation is a natural progression," said
Adrian Ludwig, Chief Information Security Officer, Atlassian. "Given the
rapid pace of cloud adoption, it's vital that business can quickly
identify those cloud providers whose security practices align with
theirs."
The
inaugural Trusted Cloud Providers will be announced at CSA's premier
annual conference, SECtember (Seattle, Sept 13-17, 2021). Enterprises
interested in achieving the Trusted Cloud Providers designation should
begin the process now in order to be included in the inaugural group.