Workshare Joins Cloud Security Alliance

London, United Kingdom, September 8, 2015 (Newswire.com) - ​Workshare today announced that it has joined the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the world’s leading organization dedicated to defining and raising awareness of best practices to help ensure a secure cloud computing environment. As a key member, Workshare will support the CSA as it continues to educate on the uses of Cloud Computing to help IT and businesses maintain data security and control within the cloud.

More than 2 million professionals rely on Workshare’s secure enterprise file sharing and collaboration solutions to boost productivity by significantly cutting down document review cycles and time-intensive administration. With 15 years’ experience working with organizations in regulated sectors, Workshare brings a wealth of expertize in providing highly secure public, and hybrid cloud deployment offerings, which meet the strict compliance and data security needs.

"Workshare's expertize and long-standing commitment to customer security will be a tremendous asset to the Cloud Security Alliance, and we are excited to work together to successfully deliver security assurance."

Jim Reavis, CEO, Cloud Security Alliance

Anthony Foy, CEO at Workshare commented, “Security and confidence in both our business and our customers’ business is crucial. As the uptake of cloud solutions continues to soar, it is important that vendors take measures to ensure their customers are fully educated on cloud security and are equipped to carry out best practice. We’re proud to be joining the Cloud Security Alliance as we continue to fully support the work and growth of our customers.”

Jim Reavis, CEO at the Cloud Security Alliance commented, “Workshare’s expertize and long-standing commitment to customer security will be a tremendous asset to the Cloud Security Alliance, and we are excited to work together to successfully deliver security assurance.”

The initiative builds on Workshare’s security framework and follows the company’s recent ISO 27001:2013 certification, an internationally recognized information security standard, which meets the demand of regulated companies who require a systematic approach to managing sensitive information.

About the Cloud Security Alliance

The Cloud Security Alliance is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing, and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. The Cloud Security Alliance is led by a broad coalition of industry practitioners, corporations, associations and other key stakeholders. For further information, visit us at www.cloudsecurityalliance.org, and follow us on Twitter @cloudsa.

ABOUT WORKSHARE

Workshare is a leading provider of secure enterprise file sharing and collaboration applications. Workshare allows individuals to easily create, share, and manage high-value content anywhere, on any device. Workshare enhances the efficiency of the collaborative process by enabling content owners to accurately track and compare changes from contributors simultaneously. Workshare also reduces the commercial risk posed by inadvertently sharing confidential or sensitive documents. More than 2 million professionals in 70 countries use Workshare’s award-winning desktop, mobile, tablet, and online applications. For more information visit www.workshare.com or follow @Workshare on Twitter.