Seven Common Misconceptions about Threat Modeling

  • 17 February 2023
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“Misconception 1: Threat Modeling Requires Threat Modeling Expertise

It certainly doesn’t hurt to have years of threat modeling experience creating process flow diagrams or data flow diagrams, but it’s no longer necessary.

It’s not feasible to expect developers to also be security mitigation experts. So, for a while, outside expertise was required to do in-house threat modeling. Today, most of the threat modeling expertise is built right into threat modeling tools making threat modeling is just one more part of a developer’s IDE.”

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Do any of these misconceptions resonate with you?  Have they held you back from starting a threat modeling project?

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MISCONCEPTION #2

Threat modeling is an essential part of the software development process, as it helps identify and address potential security vulnerabilities in a system or application. However, there are several common misconceptions about threat modelling that can hinder its effectiveness. Here are most common misconceptions:

"Threat modeling is a one-time activity that can be completed at the end of the development lifecycle": Threat modeling should be integrated into the software development process from the beginning, rather than being an afterthought. It's important to start early and continue throughout the development lifecycle to ensure that security is integrated into the system design and development process.

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Misconception 4 :

Dynamic threat modeling must begin with a solid baseline threat model that is done in real-time. Threat modeling for cloud systems expands on standard threat modeling to account for unique cloud services. It allows organizations to further security discussions and assess their security controls and mitigation threats.

Developers and IT departments are being told they need to move applications to the cloud and are often left on their own to navigate the challenges related to developing and managing the security of applications in those environments. Because it’s important to dispel the myths, expose the realities and establish best practices for securing cloud-based applications.

 

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