Understanding the need for cybersecurity

"I think it's useful to recognize that different stakeholders have different viewpoints. As an example, imagine you are standing on a hill: in front of you there is a valley and mountains to the east and west. Multiple people in that same setting will have a different viewpoint depending on where they are standing and the direction they look. This is similar to enterprise architecture: different disciplines, users, and stakeholders have a different view depending on their focus. The security architect needs to be able to see all these views at the same time. This is because security is a cross-cutting architectural concept that can't be singled out and put into its own, separate box. Instead, it needs to cut across the whole organization and take these different viewpoints into account."

– John Sherwood, Chief Architect, thought leader, and co-Founder of The SABSA Institute

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