CSA Cloud Controls Matrix v4
De facto cloud security standard with 197 control objectives across 17 domains. Used for STAR certification and cloud provider assessments. Maps to ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, PCI DSS, SOC 2, and CIS Controls.
AC (11) AT (3) AU (10) CA (6) CM (10) CP (9) IA (6) IR (8) MP (5) PE (16) PL (4) PM (8) PS (6) PT (6) RA (7) SA (7) SC (11) SI (7) SR (4)
AC Access Control
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| AC-01 | Policy and Procedures | DSP-01IAM-01 |
| AC-02 | Account Management | IAM-03IAM-05IAM-06IAM-07IAM-08IAM-10IAM-11IAM-13LOG-12 |
| AC-03 | Access Enforcement | DSP-17IAM-16 |
| AC-04 | Information Flow Enforcement | DSP-05DSP-10IVS-03IVS-06UEM-11 |
| AC-05 | Separation of Duties | IAM-04IAM-09 |
| AC-06 | Least Privilege | IAM-04IAM-05IAM-08IAM-09IAM-10IAM-11IAM-16LOG-04 |
| AC-11 | Device Lock | HRS-03UEM-06 |
| AC-16 | Security and Privacy Attributes | DSP-04DSP-06IAM-16 |
| AC-17 | Remote Access | HRS-04 |
| AC-19 | Access Control for Mobile Devices | UEM-01UEM-13 |
| AC-20 | Use of External Systems | HRS-02UEM-14 |
AT Awareness and Training
AU Audit and Accountability
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| AU-01 | Policy and Procedures | AA-01LOG-01 |
| AU-02 | Event Logging | CEK-09LOG-01LOG-07LOG-08LOG-10LOG-11LOG-12 |
| AU-03 | Content of Audit Records | LOG-07LOG-08LOG-11LOG-12 |
| AU-05 | Response to Audit Logging Process Failures | LOG-13 |
| AU-06 | Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting | AA-05LOG-03LOG-04LOG-05LOG-13SEF-06 |
| AU-08 | Time Stamps | LOG-06 |
| AU-09 | Protection of Audit Information | IAM-12LOG-02LOG-04LOG-09 |
| AU-10 | Non-repudiation | IAM-12 |
| AU-11 | Audit Record Retention | LOG-02LOG-09 |
| AU-12 | Audit Record Generation | LOG-11 |
CA Security Assessment and Authorization
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| CA-01 | Policy and Procedures | AA-01 |
| CA-02 | Control Assessments | AA-01AA-02AA-03AA-04AA-05AA-06CEK-09GRC-07STA-05STA-06STA-11STA-12STA-13 |
| CA-05 | Plan of Action and Milestones | AA-04AA-05AA-06CCC-08GRC-04 |
| CA-07 | Continuous Monitoring | AA-02AIS-03LOG-03LOG-10SEF-05STA-11TVM-09TVM-10 |
| CA-08 | Penetration Testing | AA-02AIS-05TVM-06 |
| CA-09 | Internal System Connections | AA-04DSP-05IVS-08 |
CM Configuration Management
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| CM-01 | Policy and Procedures | CCC-01IVS-01UEM-01 |
| CM-02 | Baseline Configuration | AIS-06CCC-06CCC-07IVS-04IVS-05UEM-03UEM-05UEM-07 |
| CM-03 | Configuration Change Control | AIS-06CCC-01CCC-02CCC-03CCC-04CCC-05CCC-07CCC-08CCC-09CEK-05IVS-07UEM-05 |
| CM-04 | Impact Analyses | CCC-02DSP-15IVS-05 |
| CM-05 | Access Restrictions for Change | CCC-03CCC-04 |
| CM-06 | Configuration Settings | CCC-06IVS-04UEM-05UEM-07 |
| CM-07 | Least Functionality | UEM-02UEM-10 |
| CM-08 | System Component Inventory | CEK-21DCS-05DCS-06DCS-08DSP-03STA-07UEM-04UEM-12 |
| CM-09 | Configuration Management Plan | CCC-01CCC-03 |
| CM-11 | User-installed Software | UEM-02 |
CP Contingency Planning
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| CP-01 | Policy and Procedures | BCR-01 |
| CP-02 | Contingency Plan | BCR-01BCR-02BCR-03BCR-04BCR-05BCR-07BCR-09IVS-02 |
| CP-03 | Contingency Training | BCR-04BCR-06 |
| CP-04 | Contingency Plan Testing | BCR-04BCR-06BCR-10 |
| CP-06 | Alternate Storage Site | BCR-08 |
| CP-07 | Alternate Processing Site | BCR-03BCR-11 |
| CP-08 | Telecommunications Services | BCR-03BCR-07BCR-11 |
| CP-09 | System Backup | BCR-08CCC-09CEK-18CEK-20 |
| CP-10 | System Recovery and Reconstitution | BCR-09CCC-09 |
IA Identification and Authentication
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| IA-01 | Policy and Procedures | IAM-01IAM-02 |
| IA-02 | Identification and Authentication (Organizational Users) | IAM-10IAM-13IAM-14IAM-15 |
| IA-03 | Device Identification and Authentication | DCS-08 |
| IA-04 | Identifier Management | IAM-03IAM-06IAM-13 |
| IA-05 | Authenticator Management | IAM-02IAM-06IAM-14IAM-15 |
| IA-08 | Identification and Authentication (Non-organizational Users) | IAM-14 |
IR Incident Response
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| IR-01 | Policy and Procedures | BCR-09CEK-19SEF-01SEF-02SEF-08 |
| IR-02 | Incident Response Training | DCS-11SEF-03 |
| IR-03 | Incident Response Testing | BCR-10SEF-04 |
| IR-04 | Incident Handling | LOG-05SEF-02SEF-03SEF-05SEF-06 |
| IR-05 | Incident Monitoring | SEF-06 |
| IR-06 | Incident Reporting | BCR-07CEK-19DSP-18SEF-07SEF-08 |
| IR-07 | Incident Response Assistance | SEF-07 |
| IR-08 | Incident Response Plan | SEF-01SEF-03 |
MP Media Protection
PE Physical and Environmental Protection
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| PE-01 | Policy and Procedures | DCS-01DCS-02DCS-03 |
| PE-02 | Physical Access Authorizations | DCS-03DCS-09 |
| PE-03 | Physical Access Control | DCS-03DCS-07DCS-09 |
| PE-04 | Access Control for Transmission | DCS-12 |
| PE-05 | Access Control for Output Devices | DCS-06DCS-15 |
| PE-06 | Monitoring Physical Access | DCS-07DCS-10DCS-11 |
| PE-08 | Visitor Access Records | DCS-10 |
| PE-09 | Power Equipment and Cabling | DCS-12DCS-14 |
| PE-10 | Emergency Shutoff | DCS-14 |
| PE-11 | Emergency Power | BCR-11DCS-14 |
| PE-13 | Fire Protection | DCS-13 |
| PE-14 | Environmental Controls | DCS-13 |
| PE-15 | Water Damage Protection | DCS-13 |
| PE-16 | Delivery and Removal | DCS-02 |
| PE-17 | Alternate Work Site | HRS-04 |
| PE-18 | Location of System Components | DCS-15 |
PL Planning
PM Program Management
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| PM-01 | Information Security Program Plan | GRC-01GRC-03GRC-05GRC-06GRC-07SEF-02STA-01STA-13 |
| PM-02 | Information Security Program Leadership Role | GRC-01GRC-05GRC-06HRS-09STA-04 |
| PM-03 | Information Security and Privacy Resources | GRC-05 |
| PM-05 | System Inventory | DSP-03DSP-06 |
| PM-06 | Measures of Performance | AIS-03SEF-05TVM-09TVM-10 |
| PM-09 | Risk Management Strategy | GRC-02 |
| PM-15 | Security and Privacy Groups and Associations | GRC-08SEF-08 |
| PM-16 | Threat Awareness Program | GRC-08 |
PS Personnel Security
PT Personally Identifiable Information Processing and Transparency
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| PT-01 | Policy and Procedures | DSP-01DSP-06DSP-07DSP-08DSP-09DSP-13DSP-14DSP-16DSP-18DSP-19HRS-12 |
| PT-02 | Authority to Process Personally Identifiable Information | DSP-08DSP-12 |
| PT-03 | Personally Identifiable Information Processing Purposes | DSP-03DSP-08DSP-12DSP-15 |
| PT-04 | Consent | DSP-11 |
| PT-05 | Privacy Notice | DSP-11 |
| PT-06 | System of Records Notice | DSP-11 |
RA Risk Assessment
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| RA-01 | Policy and Procedures | GRC-02TVM-01 |
| RA-02 | Security Categorization | DCS-05DSP-04 |
| RA-03 | Risk Assessment | AA-03BCR-02CEK-06CEK-07DSP-09GRC-02STA-08STA-14TVM-08 |
| RA-05 | Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning | AIS-05AIS-07TVM-01TVM-03TVM-05TVM-06TVM-07TVM-08TVM-09TVM-10 |
| RA-07 | Risk Response | AA-03AA-06CEK-07 |
| RA-08 | Privacy Impact Assessments | DSP-09 |
| RA-09 | Criticality Analysis | BCR-02 |
SA System and Services Acquisition
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| SA-01 | Policy and Procedures | AIS-01IPY-01IVS-01STA-01 |
| SA-03 | System Development Life Cycle | AIS-04AIS-06IVS-07 |
| SA-04 | Acquisition Process | CCC-05DSP-13IPY-01IPY-02IPY-03IPY-04IVS-07STA-03STA-09STA-10UEM-03 |
| SA-08 | Security and Privacy Engineering Principles | AIS-01AIS-02AIS-04DSP-07 |
| SA-09 | External System Services | DSP-13DSP-14DSP-19IPY-02IPY-03STA-06STA-09STA-12UEM-14 |
| SA-11 | Developer Testing and Evaluation | AIS-02AIS-03AIS-04AIS-05AIS-07CCC-02TVM-05 |
| SA-15 | Development Process, Standards, and Tools | AIS-02AIS-04 |
SC System and Communications Protection
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| SC-01 | Policy and Procedures | CEK-01IVS-01 |
| SC-03 | Security Function Isolation | IVS-06 |
| SC-05 | Denial-of-service Protection | IVS-02IVS-09 |
| SC-06 | Resource Availability | IVS-02 |
| SC-07 | Boundary Protection | IVS-03IVS-05IVS-06IVS-08IVS-09UEM-10UEM-11 |
| SC-08 | Transmission Confidentiality and Integrity | CEK-03DSP-10DSP-17IPY-03IVS-03 |
| SC-12 | Cryptographic Key Establishment and Management | CEK-01CEK-02CEK-08CEK-09CEK-10CEK-11CEK-12CEK-13CEK-14CEK-15CEK-16CEK-17CEK-18CEK-19CEK-20CEK-21 |
| SC-13 | Cryptographic Protection | CEK-01CEK-03CEK-04CEK-05CEK-06CEK-07CEK-10DSP-10LOG-10UEM-08 |
| SC-17 | Public Key Infrastructure Certificates | CEK-13 |
| SC-28 | Protection of Information at Rest | CEK-03DSP-07DSP-17UEM-08 |
| SC-42 | Sensor Capability and Data | UEM-01 |
SI System and Information Integrity
| Control | Name | CSA CCM v4 References |
|---|---|---|
| SI-01 | Policy and Procedures | AIS-01TVM-01TVM-02 |
| SI-02 | Flaw Remediation | AIS-07IVS-04TVM-03TVM-04UEM-07 |
| SI-03 | Malicious Code Protection | TVM-02TVM-04UEM-09 |
| SI-04 | System Monitoring | IVS-09LOG-03LOG-05LOG-13UEM-11 |
| SI-05 | Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives | TVM-07 |
| SI-07 | Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity | CCC-04CCC-07 |
| SI-12 | Information Management and Retention | DSP-02DSP-16 |