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 […]
SABSA World Congress – Dates announced
The 2016 SABSA World Congress will again be hosted by COSAC. The conference wil run from Sunday 2 October through Thursday 6 October. Click here for more details.
SENC Project: SABSA Enhanced NIST Cybersecurity Framework
The SABSA Institute has launched a new project for the SABSA Community to join and contribute. It concerns the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and is aimed at enhancing that framework with a business focused ‘front-end’ process based on SABSA Business Attributes Profiling. You can download the Project Charter below for full details.
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 […]