Security Architecture Foundations for Security Architects: From Frameworks to Business Integration

This course provides a foundational understanding of modern security architecture frameworks, including SABSA, TOGAF, and NIST CSF, and how they apply across enterprise environments. Join instructor Taha Sajid as he explores core design principles such as least privilege, defense-in-depth, and architectural resilience to build secure, scalable systems. The course emphasizes aligning security architecture with business strategy, compliance obligations, and risk management. Check out this course to learn how to design reference architectures and communicate your decisions effectively to both executive leaders and technical teams.

Learning objectives

• Explain key security architecture frameworks such as SABSA, TOGAF, and NIST CSF, and identify how they apply to enterprise environments.
• Apply core security design principles—like defense-in-depth, least privilege, and resilience—to build secure and scalable system architectures.
• Align security architecture with business strategy, regulatory requirements, and risk management priorities.
• Design and document a reference security architecture tailored to specific business or technical contexts.
• Communicate architectural decisions to executive stakeholders and technical teams to drive alignment and adoption.