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Cloud Security Maturity Model

The Cloud Security Maturity Model (CSMM) is co-developed by IANS and Securosis and administered in partnership with the Cloud Security Alliance.

Rich Mogull, IANS Faculty & Securosis CEO

What is the Cloud Security Maturity Model?

The CSMM helps organizations understand what their cloud security journey looks like and, more importantly, to consciously determine how mature they want to be for each category.
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Why complete the CSSM Diagnostic?

Completing the CSMM diagnostic generates an individualized report based on your answers to provide a quick qualitative assessment of your current maturity level. It assesses the state of your organization's cloud security program against 12 categories over the three domains of the model. Organizations use the model as a starting point and a means to determine the required investment in each category.

Foundational Domain

Represents the core, critical infrastructures.

Structural Domain

Represents what would traditionally be considered security.

Procedural Domain

Represents many of the fundamental process and procedural changes required.

Levels of cloud security maturity

CSMM-Levels

Assets to expedite your journey

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Download the following key assets to accelerate your cloud security maturity journey:

Intro to the CSSM 2.0

A 5-page overview of the updated Cloud Security Maturity model and how to use it.

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CSSM Poster

A pdf visual representation of the Cloud Security Maturity Model 2.0

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Cloud Security Maturity Model 2.0

A detailed excel spreadsheet with control objectives specified for each maturity level.

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Determine your maturity within the CSSM model, identify areas for improvement, gain insights to help you increase your organization's cloud maturity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Diagnostic - What's Included?

Feb 6, 2025, 14:09 PM
Question : What should I expect after taking the free online diagnostic?

You will get maturity assessments across:

Your Entire Program

You will get a score for your maturity across all three domains.

Each Domain

You will get a score for each respective domain: Foundational, Structural
and Procedural.

Each Category

You will get a maturity score for each category within the model.

Be intentional about decisions and priorities

The Cloud Security Maturity Model is not focused on telling organizations what they must do. Instead, it facilitates business-oriented discussions about cloud security requirements, priorities and strategies, highlighting key decisions stakeholders must consider in their journey toward increased automation via cloud service providers. This knowledge helps organizations assess their existing cloud security programs against their internal business requirements and those of industry peers, determine which maturity level is appropriate to the business, and make conscious and informed purchase and configuration decisions.
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Mike Rothman, IANS Faculty & Securosis President