CCSK Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge All-in-One Exam Guide

INTRODUCTION

When the present iteration of cloud computing became generally available circa 2007, there was much confusion in the market regarding what the cloud was and how it was different from virtualization, mainframes, grid computing, and other technologies. To add to the general confusion regarding this technology, companies didn’t understand how to properly secure data being stored and processed in a cloud environment. To aid companies in the secure adoption of cloud services, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) created the industry’s first guide to addressing cloud security with the creation of the inaugural Security Guidance for Critical Areas of Focus in Cloud Computing in 2009 (I’ll just call this the Guidance document from now on). ...