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Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)

Why Obtain the CCSK?
As enterprises and consumers move greater amounts of sensitive information to the cloud, employers struggle to find information security leaders who have the necessary breadth and depth of knowledge to establish cloud security programs protecting sensitive information.
The CCSK lets the marketplace know you are ready for the challenge with the first credential dedicated to cloud security, offered by the world’s thought leader in cloud security.
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Since Cloud Security Alliance first released the Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) in 2010, thousands of IT and security professionals have taken the opportunity to upgrade their skillsets and enhance their careers by obtaining the CCSK. It was no surprise to us when Certification Magazine listed CCSK at #1 on the Average Salary Survey 2016.
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The CCSK Helps You:
  • Validate your competence gained through experience in cloud security
  • Demonstrate your technical knowledge, skills, and abilities to effectively develop a holistic cloud security program relative to globally accepted standards
  • Differentiate yourself from other candidates for desirable employment in the fast-growing cloud security market
  • Gain access to valuable career resources, such as tools, networking and ideas exchange with peers
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The CCSK Helps Employers:
  • Protect against threats with qualified professionals who have the expertise to competently design, build, and maintain a secure cloud business environment
  • Increase your confidence that candidates are qualified and committed to cloud security
  • Ensure practitioners use a universal language, circumventing ambiguity with industry-accepted cloud security terms and practices
  • Increase organizations’ credibility when working with constituents
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The CCSK Helps Cloud Providers and Consulting Organizations:
  • Increase revenues by winning more business using expertise demonstrated with certified staff
  • Increase organizations’ credibility and trust when working with clients and vendors
CCSK Training

Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge - Foundation
The Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK) Foundation class provides students a comprehensive one day review of cloud security fundamentals and prepares them to take the Cloud Security Alliance CCSK certificate exam. Starting with a detailed description of cloud computing, the course covers all major domains in the Guidance document from the Cloud Security Alliance, the Cloud Control Matrix (CCM) from the Cloud Security Alliance, and the recommendations from the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).
This class is geared towards security professionals, but is also useful for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of cloud security. (We recommend attendees have at least a basic understanding of security fundamentals, such as firewalls, secure development, encryption, and identity management). 

Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge - Plus
The CCSK Plus class builds upon the CCSK Foundation class with expanded material and extensive hands-on activities with a second day of training. Students will learn to apply their knowledge as they perform a series of exercises as they complete a scenario bringing a fictional organization securely into the cloud.
This second day of training includes additional lecture, although student’s will spend most of their time assessing, building, and securing a cloud infrastructure during the exercises. 
CCSK Training Partner Program
For organizations wishing to be partners to provide training for the above courses, please review the CCSK Training Partner Program here.

Get Certified as an Instructor

To become a CCSK Instructor 
  • Individual must hold a CCSK certificate
  • Individual must hold a current (currently v4) CCSK PLUS training certificate
  • Individual must complete a current (currently v4) CCSK Train the Trainer (TTT) course
  • Individual must pass the TTT exam
  • Individual must maintain a current CCSK instructor certificate
  • Individual must become affiliated with a CSA CCSK Training Partner

To become a CCSK training partner
  • A company must sign the CSA CCSK Training partner agreement
  • A company must employee or hire at least one certified CSA CCSK instructor

Please contact CSA at [email protected] for additional details.