What is Security Threat Modeling?
Threat modeling is an analysis of potential threats before they appear. Threat modeling protects the organization from potential breaches, revenue loss, reputation, and brand damage.
- Identify likely threats through conducting interviews, OSINT, automated and manual assessments
- Perform attack modeling and analysis to evaluate the risks of potential threats
- Provide recommendations and mitigation strategies
Once decision-makers are aware of the likely threats, they can make rational decisions about addressing them.
Threat Modeling Process
Threat modeling is not a one-time activity but an iterative process. If there are changes in underlying assets or the perception of threats, an organization should embark on another round of Threat modeling. The threat modeling process includes the following:
- Create a list of an organization’s IT and physical assets – e.g., desktops, laptops, servers, facilities, etc.
- Identify the software that powers the business– e.g., workflows, BPM software, invoicing systems, analytics systems, ERP systems, etc.
- Develop a security profile for each system, including
- Security controls used to protect the applications – firewalls, endpoint encryption, backup, and DR processes
- Access Controls
- Change management processes and protocols
- Identify potential threats – cyber-criminals, disgruntled employees, etc.
- Understand which threat can cause the most damage.
- Prioritize threats
- Foresee the organizational impact of the threats
- Clearly understand the recovery pathways
- Provide management reports on the same
- Drive investments where needed.
Benefits of Anvaya’s Security Threat modeling
Anvaya’s security threat modeling helps organizations
- Identify threats early and provide Insights into organization-specific risks
- Identify flaws in practices and deficiencies in designs
- Understand new forms of attack that are now emerging in the market
- Detect problems early in the software development life cycle (SDLC)—even before coding begins.
- Optimize investments in risk mitigation
- Save time spent in recovering from attacks.
- Remediate issues before they become risks
