[{"_1":2,"_46":-5,"_47":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_14":15,"_44":-5,"_45":-5},"root",{"_5":-5,"_6":-5,"_7":-5,"_8":9,"_10":11},"user","shoppingCartId","toast","locale","en","constants",{"_12":13},"paypalClientId","AenrHU49peF-ZUH-Yq7AXLLNZYGUGlml474U16NCjB4ZznmQCEjiliN3whyuVZmkb7VxEzmTALgtKEKE","routes/_store+/_readers+/email_author.$slug/route",{"_16":17,"_43":-5},"book",{"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":23,"_24":25,"_26":27,"_28":29},"id","Z2lkOi8vbGVhbnB1Yi9TdG9yZTo6Qm9va1Byb2R1Y3QvNjg0NDc","title","Cybersecurity Architecture 101 (For beginners)","state","published","contactAuthorMethod","email","aboutText","

Cybersecurity Architecture 101 (For Beginners) is a practical, standards based guide for people who need to understand how modern security is actually designed, not just which tools to buy. It assumes little or no prior background and walks you step by step from core concepts to real world architectural decisions.

The book starts with foundations: the CIA triad, AAA, risk, secure design principles, and threat modeling. From there, it dives into the major architectural domains: identity and access, networks, endpoints, cloud, applications and APIs, and data security. In each domain you learn how the layer works, how it typically fails, and how to design it in a more resilient way.

You then see how governance, risk and compliance, Zero Trust, and enterprise security architecture sit above the technical layers and keep many independent decisions aligned. Dedicated chapters on DevSecOps and secure delivery pipelines, security patterns and blueprints, documentation, and implementation roadmaps show how to turn ideas into repeatable practice that teams can actually follow.

Throughout, the book is grounded in real frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF, NIST SP 800-53, NIST 800-207, NIST SSDF, ISO 27001 and 27002, CIS Controls, MITRE ATT&CK, NIS2, and CSA guidance. Each chapter combines narrative explanations, tables, examples, and mini case studies so you can see how architecture plays out in realistic environments.

Whether you are a security beginner, an engineer moving toward an architect role, or a leader who needs to understand how the pieces fit together, this book gives you a clear mental model of cybersecurity architecture and a concrete path to start applying it in your own organization.

","authors",[30],{"_18":31,"_32":33,"_5":34},"Z2lkOi8vbGVhbnB1Yi9TdG9yZTo6UHJvZHVjdEF1dGhvci83MjgwMw","name","Søren Jensen",{"_35":36},"avatar",{"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42},"url","https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7a451661520960e553c466adc6cf8ec3?r=pg&d=mm","styleName","medium","exists",true,"currentUser","routes/_store+/_layout","routes/_store+/_readers+/_layout","actionData","errors"]

Email the Author