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Threat Modeling Best Practices

Threat Modeling Best Practices

By : Derek Fisher
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Threat Modeling Best Practices

Threat Modeling Best Practices

By: Derek Fisher

Overview of this book

Threat modeling has become a cornerstone of modern cybersecurity, yet it is often overlooked, leaving security gaps that attackers can exploit. With the rise in system complexity, cloud adoption, AI-driven threats, and stricter compliance requirements, security teams need a structured approach to proactively spot and stop risks before attackers do. This book delivers exactly that, offering actionable insights for applying industry best practices and emerging technologies to secure systems. It breaks down the fundamentals of threat modeling and walks you through key frameworks and tools such as STRIDE, MITRE ATT&CK, PyTM, and Attack Paths, helping you choose the right model and create a roadmap tailored to your business. You'll learn how to use leading threat modeling tools, identify and prioritize potential threats, and integrate these practices into the software development life cycle to detect risks early. The book also examines how AI can enhance analysis and streamline security decision-making for faster, stronger defenses. By the end, you'll have everything you need to build systems that anticipate and withstand evolving threats, keeping your organization secure in an ever-changing digital landscape.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Threat Modeling Today’s Systems
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Applying Threat Modeling
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Advanced Topics and Industry Practices
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Index

Avoiding mistakes while threat modeling

Even with the best intentions, there are several common mistakes and pitfalls that can undermine the effectiveness of a threat modeling process. By being aware of these potential issues, teams can avoid falling into these traps and ensure that their threat models are thorough, actionable, and continuously improving.

Starting too late

One of the most critical mistakes is starting the threat modeling process too late in the development life cycle. Threat modeling should be integrated when the design is first developed so that potential threats are identified and mitigations can be devised before coding begins. When threat modeling is left until the end of development, it often uncovers issues that are deeply embedded in the project and more time-consuming and costly to fix.

Lack of expertise

Another pitfall is approaching threat modeling without the necessary expertise. This goes beyond having the right stakeholders and focuses...

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