Threat Modeling

Summary

Systematically identifying what could go wrong in a system's design before it's built — frameworks like STRIDE help structure the thinking (Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Info Disclosure, DoS, Elevation of privilege).

• 1Run a basic STRIDE threat model on a simple hypothetical application design.
• 2Learn why threat modeling during design catches architectural flaws code review alone would miss.
• 3Practice diagramming data flows and trust boundaries for a hypothetical system.