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Security-Driven Software Development
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Security-Driven Software Development

by Aspen Olmsted
March 2024
Intermediate to advanced
262 pages
5h 54m
English
Packt Publishing
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6

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. ...

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