Secure Design
Detect, manage and mitigate cyber attacks
What is secure design?
Secure Design refers to the structured approach an organisation takes to ensure security is embedded into systems, applications, and infrastructure from the outset, rather than being added retrospectively. Its goal is to reduce risk, improve resilience, and ensure that security controls are proportionate, effective, and aligned to business objectives.
Security Architecture forms a key component of Secure Design.
Security Architecture focuses on the design and oversight of security controls across an organisation’s technology landscape. It involves defining security principles, standards, and reference architectures that guide how systems are built, integrated, and maintained. Effective Security Architecture ensures that risks are identified early, security requirements are clearly defined, and solutions are aligned with regulatory, legal, and operational obligations.
Experienced providers support organisations by assessing existing environments, designing secure target architectures, advising on technology selection, and embedding security into transformation programmes and new initiatives. This structured approach helps organisations build secure, scalable, and resilient systems by design.
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Accreditation Standards
Is your organisation considering achieving one of our accreditations? Find out more and download our accreditation standards using the link below.
Security Architecture
To achieve this accreditation, organisations must demonstrate capability across six domains: Preparation, People and Organisation, Processes and Guidelines, Scoping, Assignment Execution, and Post-Delivery.
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Whether you’re at the start of your career, or ready to take the leap into a more experienced role, we run examinations across a number of cyber security disciplines, providing career pathways and progression options for professionals at every stage of their working lives.
Our certifications are recognised worldwide and having CREST qualified individuals demonstrates a high standard of knowledge, skills and competence. In a growing cyber market, this could help you stand out against the crowd.
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Visit our dedicated page to find our full list of available certifications: CREST Certifications
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Why CREST?
Whether you’re looking for globally recognised certifications or trusted suppliers of cyber services, we are committed to building cyber excellence across the globe by creating a community of individuals and organisations that are as dedicated to building a safer digital world as we are.
But it’s not just about us; collaboration is at the heart of our mission. That’s why we work with government organisations, community supporters, and discipline communities and focus groups to build a community that provides opportunities to enhance capability and raise awareness of cyber security across a whole range of industries.
