The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) leads the industry in offering cloud security-specific research, education, certification, events and best practices.

Core values

- **Addressing Ethical and Security Issues**: The initiative focuses on creating best practices and guidelines for the safe and secure implementation of AI, particularly generative AI, which helps mitigate risks and ethical concerns associated with AI technologies[1][4][5].
- **Collaboration and Industry Standards**: The CSA is working with a broad coalition of experts from industry leaders, governments, academia, and other stakeholders to establish industry standards and ensure responsible AI adoption[4].
- **Educational and Guidance Role**: The initiative provides practical and sensible frameworks for enterprise security teams, CISOs, AI developers, business leaders, and policymakers, which helps in managing AI-related risks and adhering to regulatory requirements[2][5].
- **Global Impact**: With 110 chapters around the world, the CSA is engaging local AI stakeholders and contributing to a global effort to ensure AI technologies are developed and deployed safely and securely[4].