Security related activities within the Technology Architecture phase of the ADM are: Assessing the security-specific architecture elements for a baseline perspective Revising assumptions about interconnecting systems Identifying and evaluating applicable guidelines and standards Identifying methods for regulating resource consumption Engineering a method for continuously measuring and communicating security measures Identifying the clearance level of users, administrators, and interconnecting systems Identifying minimal privileges required to achieve a technical or business objectives Identifying mitigating security measures Performing threat analysis.