In The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Trend Micro have announced the establishment of the CSA Asia Pacific headquarters. As founding sponsor, Trend Micro will be the first security company within APAC to chair the CSA Executive Council.
Additionally, CSA has appointed Aloysius Cheang, currently its Asia Pacific Strategy Advisor, as Managing Director Asia Pacific.
CSA will also be honoring Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen with the first Cloud Security Alliance Industry Leadership award for her long-standing support and significant achievements in bringing cloud security innovations to the APAC region.
The dynamism of the cloud computing market and its exponential adoption across Asia Pacific has created a growing sense of urgency among organizations to take a hard look at cloud security. Asia Pacific plays a critical role in the future of cloud computing, and a stronger physical presence for CSA in this region will help us provide greater access and support to governments, businesses and our rapidly growing members and partners in the region, said Cheang.
CSA has announced a series of goals and initiatives specifically for Asia Pacific. These include:
- Selection of APAC Headquarters location, to be completed in Q2 2012.
- Engaging regional key stake holders including government, legal experts, service providers, technology providers and consumers.
- Customizing/developing relevant best practices and standards for the APAC market.
- Center of excellence for research and training.
- Establishment of global standards secretariat within APAC.
- Serving as a regional hub for corporate members looking to bridge the gap between the West and the East.
- Serving as a cloud operations magnet for corporate members and providing support for emerging growth members.
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