Category: Blogs
The Attributer’s Blog – Informed
An important aspect of good system design is that users should understand how the system works for their benefit. The attribute ‘informed’ is defined in the Big Blue Book of SABSA (Enterprise Security Architecture: A Business Driven Approach, Sherwood, Clark and Lynas) as follows: “The user should be kept fully informed about services, operating procedures, operational schedules, planned outages, and […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Safe
In this article we pick up the thread of the previous article on the attribute ‘emergent’ with regard to system properties and follow it through on a specific path – that of systems safety. By ‘safety’ we mean not being injurious or dangerous to human life and health. Safety and security are closely related concepts. In the French and Dutch […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Emergent
SABSA thinking is based heavily on systems engineering concepts. We see the enterprise itself as a system of systems, hierarchically complex, with layered tiers of sub-systems and component interactions at every level of decomposition and abstraction. Systems are designed to have certain functionality to meet the system requirements, and in SABSA we articulate these requirements and functional properties through a […]
The Attributer’s Blog – The 2015 Seasonal Special: COLLABORATIVE
For the last time this year we look at Business Attributes from the SABSA Business Attributes Taxonomy, looking at each one from new perspectives. At this time of the year, when we celebrate the passing of the Winter Solstice, Christmas and New Year, it is traditional to feast on rich meats and exotic fruits and to share these with our […]
The Attributer’s Blog – Data Centric
It is some years since the Jericho Forum published its ‘Commandments’ on how to plan for a de‐perimeterized future digital business environment. The most recent version 1.2 was published in May 2007. The conclusion of that document included the following words: “De‐perimeterization has happened, is happening, and is inevitable; central protection is decreasing in effectiveness: It will happen in your […]