Threat Modeling
Threat modeling systematically identifies and evaluates potential security threats and vulnerabilities in a software application, system, or network. It is a proactive security technique used to understand and address security risks during the design and development stages. Threat modeling aims to reduce the likelihood and impact of security breaches by identifying and mitigating potential threats early in the development process.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover threat modeling by looking at the following main topics:
- Threat model overview
- STRIDE
- DREAD
- Attack trees
- Mitigations
- Microsoft threat modeling
- Example of the enterprise threat model
By the end of this chapter, you will understand how and why we use threat models. You will also have had exposure to several thread modeling frameworks.
