Threat Modeling With Good Questions and Without Checklists - Farshad Abasi - ASW #335

Application Security Weekly (Audio)

What makes a threat modeling process effective? Do you need a long list of threat actors? Do you need a long list of terms? What about a short list like STRIDE? Has an effective process ever come out of a list? Farshad Abasi joins our discussion as we explain why the answer to most of those questions is No and describe the kinds of approaches that are more conducive to useful threat models.

Resources:

• https://www.eurekadevsecops.com/agile-devops-and-the-threat-modeling-disconnect-bridging-the-gap-with-developer-insights/
• https://www.threatmodelingmanifesto.org
• https://kellyshortridge.com/blog/posts/security-decision-trees-with-graphviz/

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