Enterprise Security Planning using the Zachman Framework – Builder’s Perspective

In recent years enterprise architecture (EA) has acquired recognition as playing a pivotal role in change processes. Purported benefits of having enterprise architecture include improved decision making, improved adaptability to changing demands or market conditions, elimination of inefficient and redundant processes, optimization of the use of organizational assets and effectively achieve current and future objectives of the enterprise. By including security requirements in the EA process and security professionals in the EA team, enterprises can ensure that security requirements are incorporated into priority investments and solutions. Zachman Framework is a simple, logical and comprehensive enterprise architecture framework that can be used for enterprise security planning .This paper gives an overview of how Zachman’s Framework helps in designing and implementing a streamlined, integrated enterprise security architecture. Also, discussed in this paper is a detailed specification of the security requirements from the builder's perspective of the Zachman Framework