Threat modeling: Identifying risks independently
Increase your IT security by taking on the role of the attacker

What is threat modeling?

Every organization's IT applications and software development processes are regularly targeted by cyberattacks—there's no way to prevent this. It's better to be prepared and know how attackers operate.

Threat modeling can be used to identify potential threats or dangers to a software application or system by assessing its protection requirements and risks. The key question is: What could go wrong?

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Threat modeling uncovers fundamental errors

Threat modeling does not focus on classic bugs, i.e., deficiencies in code quality or typical programming errors, but rather analyzes security design flaws. These are fundamental errors in software design, technical concepts, or requirements. These errors can only be identified with contextual knowledge, which is why their analysis cannot be automated. If they are not detected in time, countermeasures are often complex and expensive.

Thanks to threat modeling, developers and IT security experts can better understand the system or application and thus protect it more effectively. In addition, measures can be taken to improve security, such as implementing encryption technologies, introducing access controls, or hardening network components.

Our workshop offering: Threat modeling with the entire team

To make threat modeling useful for your organization, we offer workshops tailored to your needs for identifying and evaluating security risks and countermeasures.

After the workshop, participants will have a better understanding of vulnerabilities in their daily work. The methodology helps everyone involved to make the topic of IT security tangible and to derive concrete measures that can be planned in the project backlog.

Workshop participants learn the methodology and approach of consciously putting themselves in the role of an attacker. This enables them to independently identify the key functional and technical risks.

Key data about our workshop

Interactive workshop format
Focus on your specific core applications
Duration: 1 day or 2 half-days
2 security experts with extensive experience in software engineering
Max. 12 participants
Includes preparation and follow-up
Can be conducted online or in person
In German or English

Agile security development

Methodologically, our agile workshops are based on the STRIDE framework. We look at the overall system and describe specific threats in the form of so-called evil user stories in order to derive and prioritize targeted countermeasures.

Benefits of Threat Modeling

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[Translate to en:] Ansprechpartner Sven Strittmatter

Would you like to know how to systematically address key security issues and integrate IT security into your development processes from the outset? Please feel free to send me a message and I will get back to you.

Sven Strittmatter, Software Architect and Security Consultant

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FAQ

What is Threat Modeling?

Threat modeling is a structured method for systematically identifying and evaluating security risks, in which potential attack vectors, threat actors, and protection requirements of a solution are analyzed in order to identify security vulnerabilities early on in the design phase.

Why is threat modeling important for secure software development?

Threat modeling identifies potential security risks during the planning and architecture phase, before they manifest themselves in the code. This reduces costly retrofitting later on and increases the quality and security of the entire solution.

When should threat modeling be performed?

Threat modeling should ideally be used early in the development process, e.g., during architecture planning or before major changes, to ensure that risks can be addressed at the design stage.

How does iteratec implement threat modeling using the STRIDE framework?

iteratec conducts agile threat modeling workshops based on the STRIDE framework, in which the entire system is examined and specific threats are described as evil user stories. From this, targeted countermeasures are derived and prioritized in order to integrate security into development at an early stage and in a structured manner.

What does iteratec's threat modeling workshop offer?

iteratec offers an interactive threat modeling workshop tailored to specific applications. Participants learn to identify security risks and countermeasures, put themselves in the shoes of attackers, and derive concrete measures for the project backlog—conducted by experienced security experts, online or on-site.

Threat modeling: Identifying risks independently Increase your IT security by taking on the role of the attacker