What is security architecture?

Security architecture embeds controls into your systems and products so that privacy, integrity, and availability are baked in—not retrofitted. It maps threats and shows where controls should live, whether you're designing an application or infrastructure.

Security architectures can become quite complex. Depending on the size of the architecture, it is not a one-size-fits all solution and needs to be tailored to your specific needs. These needs can range from the architecture framework that is currently being used in the organisation, such as SOA, TOGAF, SABSA, or others, to the business needs and the various controls and functions that may already exist in your application or infrastructure.

We collaborate with your organisation to determine what works best for you—rather than recommending technologies and processes simply because they are "best practice."

We help you incorporate security architecture design principles to develop transparent security that fits your workforce, based on a thorough understanding of your processes and way of working.

We support your security architecture design and processes—from control ideation to risk assessments and threat modelling.