SABSA^® is the world’s leading open security architecture framework and methodology. SABSA is a top-to-bottom framework and methodology to conceive, conceptualise, design, implement and manage security in a business-driven model.

The term ‘business-driven’ is the key to SABSA’s power, and its acceptance. SABSA is all about empowering the organisation to do business as it needs and wants to do, while ensuring that it is secured and fully enabled. SABSA is an open and inclusive standard that readily integrates with other frameworks and tools such as ITIL, 17799/27000 series, COBIT and the like. It can be used as a compliance and governance framework for complex sets of standards.

SABSA is used commonly as the security parallel and tool set for organisations using the world’s leading IT Architecture Framework – Zachman.

Why is SABSA so successful

SABSA is governed by The SABSA Institute. In the United Kingdom an “Institute” is not an ordinary company: it has a protected and highly-regulated status that guarantees:

• SABSA intellectual property can never be sold
• SABSA will always remain vendor-neutral
• SABSA will be free-use in perpetuity
• SABSA will have ongoing development to meet the needs of business

SABSA’s community can obtain true competency-based professional certifications that provide trust and confidence to peers and employers of an architect’s capabilities.

SABSA Roadmap

The SABSA Certification Program is structured into three areas – Foundation (the mandatory base for all certification), Advanced Modules (counting towards Practitioner and Masters certification), and Topical Master Classes (two-day non- exam events covering specialty areas and offering credits towards certification).

There are five core career streams:

• Advanced Risk, Assurance & Governance
• Advanced Architectural Design
• Advanced Architecture Programme Management
• Advanced Incident, Monitoring & Investigations Archi