SABSA Foundation

The SABSA Foundation Modules (F1 & F2) are the SABSA Institute’s official starting point for developing Security Architecture Competencies. SABSA Foundation Training is designed to create a broad-spectrum of knowledge and understanding of the SABSA method, its frameworks, concepts, models & techniques.

Theories and concepts are put to the test in ‘proof-of-concept’ style case study exercises and workshops leaving candidates with a real-world understanding of how SABSA is applied.

SABSA is the leading open-use method for delivering cohesive information security solutions to enterprises. The SABSA Framework ensures that the security needs of your organisation are met completely and are designed, delivered and supported as an integral part of your IT management infrastructure.

SABSA Foundation Competency Development Outcomes

1. Define enterprise security architecture, its role, objectives and benefits
2. Describe the SABSA model, architecture matrix, service management matrix and terminology
3. Describe SABSA principles, framework, approach and lifecycle
4. Use business goals and objectives to engineer information security requirements
5. Create a business attributes taxonomy
6. Apply key architectural defence-in-depth concepts
7. Explain security engineering principles, methods and techniques
8. Use an architected approach to design an integrated compliance framework
9. Describe and design appropriate policy architecture
10. Define security architecture value proposition
11. Use SABSA to create an holistic framework to align and integrate standards
12. Describe roles, responsibilities, decision-making and organisational structure
13. Explain the integration of SABSA into a service management environment
14. Define Security Services
15. Describe the placement of security services within ICT Infrastructure
16. Create a SABSA Trust Model
17. Describe and model security associations intra-domain and inter-domain
18. Explain temporal factors in security and sequence security services
19. Determine an appropriate start-up approach for SABSA Architecture
20. Apply SABSA Foundation level competencies to the benefit of your organisation