Cloud Security Alliance launched the Security, Trust and Assurance Registry (STAR) The registry gives potential cloud customers a central database from which they can compare providers’ security assertions. Microsoft supplied one of the first self-assessments to the STAR program. Microsoft’s Tim Rains: “Cloud providers that provide potential customers with an appropriate level of transparency will go a long way in building their trust” The registry will become the short list, says Solutionary’s Jon Heimerl, director of strategy for security services provider.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/vetting-the-security-of-cloud-service-providers