Software Architect's Handbook

Information security architect

A security architect is responsible for an organization's computer and network security. They build, oversee, and maintain an organization's security implementations. Security architects must have a full understanding of an organization's systems and infrastructure so that they can design secure systems.

Security architects conduct security assessments and vulnerability testing to identify and evaluate potential threats. Security architects should be familiar with security standards, best practices, and techniques that can be used to combat any identified threats. They recognize security gaps in existing and proposed software architectures and recommend solutions to close those gaps.

Once security components ...