Sabsa ((better)) Jun 2026

: It provides a shared vocabulary for business leaders, IT architects, and security practitioners to collaborate effectively [25]. SABSA vs. Other Frameworks

| Layer | View | Key Question | Focus | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Business View | Why do we need security? | Business strategy, risk appetite, and governance. | | 2. Conceptual | Architect’s View | What are we protecting? | High-level security domains and trust relationships. | | 3. Logical | Designer’s View | How do we protect it? | Security services, logical flows, and control frameworks. | | 4. Physical | Builder’s View | Where and with what? | Technology selection, hardware, and physical locations. | | 5. Component | Tradesman’s View | Specifics? | Configuration settings, patches, and product specifics. | | 6. Operational | Service View | Is it working? | Monitoring, incident response, and lifecycle management. | : It provides a shared vocabulary for business

For enterprises seeking to navigate complex regulatory environments and sophisticated threat landscapes, SABSA offers the structural rigor necessary to build a resilient, defensible, and business-aligned security architecture. | Business strategy, risk appetite, and governance

SABSA mandates that security must be addressed at six distinct levels of abstraction to ensure traceability from the boardroom to the server room. | High-level security domains and trust relationships