IANS: IANS Research Partners With Securosis and Cloud Security Alliance to Introduce the Cloud Security Maturity Model and Diagnostic

BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IANS, a Boston-based cybersecurity research and advisory firm, today announced the public availability of the Cloud Security Maturity Model (CSMM). The framework, developed in conjunction with Securosis, helps organizations understand their current cloud security practices and maturity across 12 categories over three domains."The CSMM is not a one-size-fits-all set of recommendations for any organization," said Kathy Sullaway, SVP of Client Success & Operations at IANS, who leads IANS' Faculty of over 60 expert security practitioners. "Instead, the model and associated diagnostic help organizations self-assess their existing cloud security activities, understand their strengths and weaknesses against the model and then make informed decisions about their cloud security strategy moving forward.""As organizations move critical applications, data, and IP to the cloud, being intentional about the security of their cloud environment is critical," said Mike Rothman, President of Securosis. "The CSMM helps organizations of all sizes understand what the cloud security journey looks like as they move workloads and applications to the cloud. It's not about achieving level 5 maturity for every category, rather making conscious decisions having visibility of all aspects of their cloud security program when determining what makes sense ...Full story available on Benzinga.com