Enterprise information security architecture

Dear little one,

Have you ever played with building blocks? You know how you can stack them up in different ways to make cool shapes and towers? Well, grown-ups also like to use blocks, but they’re not made of plastic – they’re made of computer stuff.

Now, sometimes when people have a lot of computer stuff to protect, like important documents or secret codes, they use something called an "Enterprise Information Security Architecture." That's just a fancy way of saying they want to make sure their computer stuff is kept safe and no bad people can get into it.

Just like how you can make different shapes with your building blocks, grown-ups can use different computer blocks, called "security controls," to keep everything safe. Some of these security blocks might be firewalls, antivirus software, or strong passwords.

But since there are so many blocks out there, grown-ups need a plan to put them all together in the right way. That's where the "security architecture" part comes in. They make a plan on how to stack and use all of the security blocks.

And just like how you keep building and changing your tower, grown-ups keep changing their security architecture to stay ahead of the bad guys who are always trying to find ways to get into the computer stuff.

So that’s what Enterprise Information Security Architecture is all about – it’s like building with computer blocks to protect important stuff. Pretty cool, huh?