SEC-ARCH.AV1
Enterprise Security Architecture
Learn to carve out your own enterprise security architecture — mastering security skills, staying ahead of threats, and growing your career.
- Practice in 38 Hands-On Labs — nothing to install
- 19 Interactive Lessons and 157 topics mapped to the official exam objectives
Intermediate Self-paced · 1 year access
38 Hands-On LiveLabs
Practice real IT tasks in guided environments.
- Real environments
- Auto-graded
- No installation
19Interactive Lessons
157Topics
38LiveLab
2Videos
140Flashcards
140Glossary of terms
01 / Skills you'll get
What you will be able to do
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Enroll in our enterprise security architecture course to build a proactive security framework that protects your entire business, not just its parts.
In this course, dive into the SABSA model, learn to measure risk and ROI, and design layered security strategies. You’ll gain a hands-on experience with tools to turn security into a business enabler.
- Proactive Security Architecture Frameworks: Master the SABSA® model to build layered, business-aligned security architectures.
- Risk Assessment & ROI Measurement: Learn to prioritize threats, quantify security investments, and track business impact.
- Policy & Governance Development: Create enforceable security policies, compliance strategies, and governance structures.
- Systems Thinking for Security: Apply engineering principles to integrate security across people, processes, and technology.
- Operational Risk Mitigation: Develop strategies to manage vulnerabilities, continuity, and regulatory demands.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Sell security value to leadership, secure budgets, and align teams with business goals.
Course Highlights
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19 Structured Lessons Comprehensive coverage of core course objectives
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38 Hands-On LiveLabs Interactive guided scenarios with instant evaluation
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1 Year Full Access Self-paced learning accessible anytime on all devices
02 / Lessons & labs
See exactly what you will learn and practice
Lessons
19 Interactive Lessons · 157 topics01 Preface 7 topics +
- Benefits
- The Evolution of Information Security
- Information Security Literature
- How to Use This Course
- About the SABSA® Model
- Relationship to Other Methods, Models and Standards
- And Finally...
02 The Meaning of Security 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- The Cultural Legacy: Business Prevention
- Measuring and Prioritising Business Risk
- Information Security as the Enabler of Business
- Adding Value to the Core Product
- Empowering the Customers
- Protecting Relationships and Leveraging Trust
- To Summarise: What Does ‘Security’ Mean?
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
03 The Meaning of Architecture 7 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- The Origins of Architecture
- Managing Complexity
- Information Systems Architecture
- Enterprise Security Architecture
- Why Architectures Sometimes Fail to Deliver Benefit – and How to Avoid that Fate
- Security Architecture Needs a Holistic Approach
- To Summarise: What Does Architecture Mean?
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
04 Security Architecture Model 10 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- The SABSA® Model
- The Architect’s View
- The Designer’s View
- The Builder’s View
- The Tradesman’s View
- The Facilities Manager’s View
- The Inspector’s View
- The SABSA® Matrix
- Detailed SABSA® Matrix for the Operational Layer
- To Summarise: The Security Architecture Model
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
05 Case Study 3 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Intergalactic Banking and Financial Services Inc
- Interviews at IBFS
- To Summarise: IBFS Inc
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
06 A Systems Approach 10 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- The Role of Systems Engineering
- Why a Systems Approach?
- What Does the Systems Approach Make You Do?
- The Need for Systems Engineering in Security Architectures
- Some Basic Concepts
- The Control System Concept
- Using the Systems Approach in Security Architecture
- Case Study
- Advanced Modelling Techniques
- To Summarise: A Systems Approach
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
07 Measuring Return on Investment in Security Architecture 9 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- What Is Meant by ‘Return on Investment’?
- Why Do You Need Metrics?
- The Security Management Dashboard
- The Balanced Scorecard Approach
- Business Drivers and Traceability
- Business Attributes and Metrics
- Setting Up a Metrics Framework
- Maturity Models Applied to Security Architecture
- To Summarise: Measuring Return on Investment in Security Architecture?
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
08 Using This Course as a Practical Guide 6 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Using the SABSA® Model to Define a Development Process
- Strategy and Concept Phase
- Design Phase
- Implementation Phase
- Manage and Measure Phase
- To Summarise: How to Use This Course as a Practical Guide
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
09 Managing the Security Architecture Programme 11 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Selling the Benefits of Security Architecture
- Getting Sponsorship and Budget
- Building the Team
- Getting Started: Fast Track™ Workshops
- Programme Planning and Management
- Collecting the Information You Need
- Getting Consensus on the Conceptual Architecture
- Architecture Governance and Compliance
- Architecture Maintenance
- Long-Term Confidence of Senior Management
- To Summarise: Managing the Security Architecture Programme
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
10 Contextual Security Architecture 12 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Business Needs for Information Security
- Security As a Business Enabler
- Digital Business
- Operational Continuity and Stability
- Safety-Critical Dependencies
- Business Goals, Success Factors and Operational Risks
- Operational Risk Assessment
- Business Processes and Their Need for Security
- Organisation and Relationships Affecting Business Security-Needs
- Location Dependence of Business Security Needs
- Time Dependency of Business Security Needs
- To Summarise: Contextual Security Architecture
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
11 Conceptual Security Architecture 9 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Conceptual Thinking
- Business Attributes Profile
- Control Objectives
- Security Strategies and Architectural Layering
- Security Entity Model and Trust Framework
- Security Domain Model
- Security Lifetimes and Deadlines
- Assessing the Current State of your Security Architecture
- To Summarise: Conceptual Security Architecture
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
12 Logical Security Architecture 10 topics · 4 LiveLab +
- Business Information Model
- Security Policies
- Security Services
- Application and System Security Services
- Security Management Services
- Entity Schema and Privilege Profiles
- Security Domain Definitions and Associations
- Security Processing Cycle
- Security Improvements Programme
- To Summarise: Logical Security Architecture
4 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
13 Physical Security Architecture 7 topics · 7 LiveLab +
- Business Data Model
- Security Rules, Practices and Procedures
- Security Mechanisms
- User and Application Security
- Platform and Network Infrastructure Security
- Control Structure Execution
- To Summarise: Physical Security Architecture
7 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
14 Component Security Architecture 7 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Detailed Data Structures
- Security Standards
- Security Products and Tools
- Identities, Functions, Actions and ACLs
- Processes, Nodes, Addresses and Protocols
- Security Step-Timing and Sequencing
- To Summarise: Component Security Architecture
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
15 Security Policy Management 14 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- The Meaning of Security Policy
- Structuring the Content of a Security Policy
- Policy Hierarchy and Architecture
- Corporate Security Policy
- Policy Principles
- CA and RA Security Policies
- Application System Security Policies
- Platform Security Policies
- Network Security Policies
- Other Infrastructure Security Policies
- Security Organisation and Responsibilities
- Security Culture Development
- Outsourcing Strategy and Policy Management
- To Summarise
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
16 Operational Risk Management 10 topics · 1 LiveLab +
- Introduction to Operational Risk Management
- Regulatory Drivers for Operational Risk Management
- The Complexity of Operational Risk Management
- Approaches to Risk Assessment
- Managing Operational Risk
- Risk Mitigation
- Risk-Based Security Reviews
- Risk Financing
- The Risk Management Dashboard
- To Summarise
1 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
17 Assurance Management 7 topics · 2 LiveLab +
- Assurance of Operational Continuity
- Organisational Security Audits
- System Security Audits
- System Assurance Strategy
- Functional Testing
- Penetration Testing
- To Summarise
2 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
18 Security Administration and Operations 11 topics · 3 LiveLab +
- Introduction to Security Management and Administration
- Managing the People
- Managing Physical and Environmental Security
- Managing ICT Operations and Support
- Access Control Management
- Compliance Management
- Security-Specific Operations
- Managed Security Services
- Product Evaluation and Selection
- Business Continuity Management
- To Summarise
3 LiveLab in this lesson — see the labs panel →
19 Appendix A: List of Acronyms +
Hands-On Labs Our edge
38 LiveLabs- Balancing Security and Business Enablement in a Digital Enterprise
- Evolving Architecture in a Modern City
- Implementing the SABSA® Model for Enterprise Security Architecture
- Discussing Security Architecture at IBFS
- Applying a Systems Approach to a Security Architecture
- Enhancing System Efficiency Through Decomposition and Performance Measurement
- Evaluating Return on Investment in Security Management
- Applying Maturity Models to Security Architecture
- Using the SABSA® Model to Define a Development Process
- Communicating the Value of Security Architecture to Senior Leadership
- Implementing Fast Track™ Workshops for Enterprise Security Architecture
- Meeting Business Needs for Information Security in a Digital Enterprise
- Ensuring Security in Safety-Critical Systems
- Conducting Vulnerability Scanning Using Nessus
- Examining PKI Certificates
- Configuring a VPN
- Configuring a Network Firewall
- Designing Conceptual Security Architecture for Business Alignment
- Setting Security Policies
- Securing Business Information through Logical Enterprise Layers
- Implementing Intrusion Detection and Prevention
- Enhancing Application and System Security
- Configuring RAID
- Safeguarding the Physical Layer in a Multi-Branch Retail Corporation
- Understanding SHA Hash Algorithms
- Performing Symmetric Encryption
- Creating Asymmetric Key Pairs
- Enforcing Password Policies
- Securing User and Application Interfaces at FinCore Systems
- Integrating Security Components in a Global Financial Services Platform
- Examining the HTTP and DNS Protocols
- Aligning Security Policies with Business Risk
- Managing Operational Risk
- Understanding Operational Continuity & Assurance
- Performing Penetration Testing Using the SET Toolkit
- Understanding Operational Risk Management
- Introducing Security Management and Administration
- Understanding Access Control Management
Labs run in your browser — nothing to install.
03 / FAQs
Questions before you start
Who is this course for?+
- Security architects, IT managers, and CISOs.
- Cybersecurity professionals aiming to specialize in risk-driven security design.
- Compliance officers needing to align security with regulations like GDPR or HIPAA.
What are the key frameworks covered?+
The enterprise security architecture course typically includes:
- SABSA (business-driven security design)
- TOGAF (enterprise architecture integration)
- NIST CSF (risk management and compliance)
How does ESA differ from traditional cybersecurity?+
ESA focuses on holistic, proactive planning (e.g., layered defenses, Zero Trust) rather than reactive tools. It bridges the gaps between business strategy and technical implementation.
What career paths does this course support?+
This security architecture training prepares you for roles like:
- Security Architect ($128K avg. salary)
- Cybersecurity Consultant
- Compliance Manager
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