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[ESA-Cyber]

how do we use the EA . lots of files. is there a link where I click on as a web page with lots of hyper links and takes me from one place to other place? and I am looking for security archicture aspect on how to build it and model it ?

[yasenstar]

You can try to navigate the links I've put together in the README file (https://github.com/yasenstar/EA/blob/master/README.md) first.
For Security Architecture, I'm now working on one another cross-mapping between ArchiMate and SABSA and you may find informtion in this repo: https://github.com/yasenstar/ArchiMate_SABSA

EA is no one tool fits all, try to position your expectation to either layers or aspects, then drill down to the detail information.

Good luck,
Xiaoqi

[ESA-Cyber]

So how do we use it to build security strategy?

Is it all document or I can see it as clickable webpages ?

[ESA-Cyber]

How do you use architecture to build security strategy & transformation program ? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2025, at 9:13 PM, Yasen ***@***.***> wrote:  You can try to navigate the links I've put together in the README file (https://github.com/yasenstar/EA/blob/master/README.md) first. For Security Architecture, I'm now working on one another cross-mapping between ArchiMate and SABSA and you may find informtion in this repo: https://github.com/yasenstar/ArchiMate_SABSA EA is no one tool fits all, try to position your expectation to either layers or aspects, then drill down to the detail information. Good luck, Xiaoqi — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#1 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AEOBKXJCBV62TY6JEQ7EKGD3FTAGDAVCNFSM6AAAAACABUWQMCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGNJZGI4TMMQ>. You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[yasenstar]

I don't see one super method fits all for security program modeling.
While studying the SABSA alignment with OpenGroup, I think the first thing is treat Security as a business, so the way (refer to BizBok from Business Architecture Guild) we trigger the business architecture can be leveraged to security architecture.
Which means, the step 1 is the understand the capability of your security architecture, then gradually expand to other 3 core domains - value stream, information and organization, you may not need to adopt all but the concept can be similar.
Further step will be the 6 supporting domains surrounding the core.
For sure, Security Architecture is far beyond the business concept, as it covers quite many technical aspects, so from this point you may link to certain ISO or Zero Trust Architecture, and even some technical knowledge base like CISSP (and expand to specific cloud security), so technology capability model will be also the one key artefact to be built.
Hope from those, you can initial the roadmap for your security strategy & transformation program.
Good luck!
Xiaoqi

[ESA-Cyber]

Makes sense. I will connect with you over linkedin. how to find you or DM you ?

[ESA-Cyber]

I feel if we have EA bult already you can just come and have vertical security domain that covers all the layers or using IBM architecture model. the challenge when someone didn't build his own EA and you will come as security architect or CISO and being tasked to build tracable arcihtecture and strategy instead of vague one following GRC point of view without the need to go ahead and build EA

[ESA-Cyber]

 How do you use architecture to build security strategy & transformation program ? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 26, 2025, at 9:13 PM, Yasen ***@***.***> wrote:  You can try to navigate the links I've put together in the README file (https://github.com/yasenstar/EA/blob/master/README.md) first. For Security Architecture, I'm now working on one another cross-mapping between ArchiMate and SABSA and you may find informtion in this repo: https://github.com/yasenstar/ArchiMate_SABSA EA is no one tool fits all, try to position your expectation to either layers or aspects, then drill down to the detail information. Good luck, Xiaoqi — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub<#1 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe<https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AEOBKXJCBV62TY6JEQ7EKGD3FTAGDAVCNFSM6AAAAACABUWQMCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43URDJONRXK43TNFXW4Q3PNVWWK3TUHMYTGNJZGI4TMMQ>. You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>