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Check out our journey, achievements, and the community that made it all possible. Thank you for being part of our story!</h5><a class="c-button c-button--orange" href="/artifacts/csa-corporate-brochure-2024">Learn More</a></div><div class="o-grid__cell"><video controls="controls" width="100%" src="https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MzI4NjcsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--b4e88a6e82e1697b01ce81716918b2317ce6e607/CSA-15th-Anniversary-Animation.mp4"></video></div></div></div></div><div class="o-area o-area--separated"><div class="o-container"><p>The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. 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CSA also manages the CSA Global Consulting Program, a professional program it developed that allows cloud users to work with a network of trusted security professionals and organizations that offer qualified professional services based on CSA best practices.</span></p><p><span>In 2009, CSA released the</span> <a href="/group/security-guidance/#_overview">Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus In Cloud Computing</a><span>, providing a practical, actionable road map to managers wanting to adopt the cloud paradigm safely and securely. 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