FOREWORD

Technology today can seem like a dizzying carnival ride. It moves fast, changes directions without notice, and if you aren’t thinking about security, you can get hurt. Cloud computing is undoubtedly one of our most important and pervasive technologies. The cloud, in many ways, is the backbone of our global economy; it is used by consumers, businesses, and governments every day and has supplanted traditional, on-premises IT to a large degree. The idea of consuming compute as an on-demand service is compelling for organizations of all sizes and will only grow.

Securing the cloud is one of the most important mandates of the broader cybersecurity industry. The Cloud Security Alliance was formed in 2009 to address this issue and to create ...

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