Mastering Threat Modeling: A Complete Guide to Securing Modern Systems
You’re under pressure. Systems are growing more complex by the day, attack surfaces are expanding, and the cost of a single oversight can mean regulatory fines, public fallout, or career-limiting incidents. You know security can’t be bolted on after the fact. But translating that belief into actionable, structured protection is where most professionals stall. Traditional approaches leave gaps. Ad hoc checklists don’t scale. Frameworks feel academic. You need a repeatable, defensible, and organisation-wide method to proactively identify threats before they become breaches. That’s exactly what Mastering Threat Modeling: A Complete Guide to Securing Modern Systems delivers - a battle-tested, systematic methodology to shift left with confidence and build security into the DNA of every system you own. This course transforms you from reactive defender to strategic architect. In just 21 days, you’ll go from concept to delivering a fully documented, stakeholder-approved threat model for a live system - complete with attack trees, mitigations, and an executive summary ready for review. No fluff. No theory for theory’s sake. Just clarity, control, and credibility. One of our learners, Sarah T., Senior Security Engineer at a Fortune 500 financial services firm, used the framework in Module 5 to model a new API gateway deployment. Within two weeks, her threat model uncovered a previously undetected privilege escalation vector. The fix prevented a potential data exfiltration incident - and earned her a formal recognition from the CISO. She didn’t just stop a breach - she proved her value at the highest level. You’re not just learning a technique. You’re gaining a professional edge. Organisations are demanding professionals who can think like attackers and communicate like leaders. This course gives you the structured process, documentation templates, and reporting tools to stand out. Here’s how this course is structured to help you get there.Course Format & Delivery Details Self-paced. Immediate online access. On-demand learning that fits your schedule, not the other way around. This comprehensive program is designed for professionals who need to deliver results without disrupting their workflow. You gain instant digital access to the full curriculum, structured in progressive modules so you can start applying insights from Day One - no fixed start dates, no rigid timelines. What You Get
- Lifetime access to all course materials, including future updates at no additional cost
- Optimised for 24/7 global access across all devices - seamlessly mobile-friendly for learning anywhere
- Designed for completion in 3 to 4 weeks with 60–90 minutes per day - many learners report drafting their first professional threat model in under 10 days
- Direct instructor guidance through structured feedback checkpoints and peer-reviewed exercises
- A globally recognised Certificate of Completion issued by The Art of Service, a leader in professional training for IT, security, and enterprise architecture
The Art of Service has trained over 120,000 professionals worldwide. Our certifications are cited in job descriptions, acknowledged in audits, and respected by security teams across finance, healthcare, government, and tech. This is not a participation trophy - it’s a career accelerator. Zero-Risk Enrollment. Maximum Trust.
We understand your time is valuable and the stakes are high. That’s why we offer a 30-day satisfied or refunded guarantee. If you complete the first three modules and don’t feel you’ve gained immediate, actionable clarity, simply request a full refund - no questions asked. Pricing is transparent with no hidden fees. One flat investment covers everything: curriculum, templates, tools, updates, and certification. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal - secure payment processing ensures your information stays protected. After enrollment, you’ll receive a confirmation email. Your access credentials and course entry details will be delivered separately once your learner profile is fully provisioned - ensuring a smooth, error-free start. This Works Even If…
You’re new to threat modeling. You work in a regulated industry. You’re not in a security-first role. You’ve tried frameworks like STRIDE or PASTA and found them too abstract. You need to justify security decisions to non-technical stakeholders. This works even if your organisation has no formal threat modeling practice - because you’ll learn how to build one from scratch using proven templates and incremental adoption tactics. Join security engineers, architects, compliance leads, and DevOps leads who’ve used this course to launch internal programs, pass audits, and drive down incident rates. Over 94% of learners report using their completed threat model in a real project within six weeks of finishing.
Module 1: Foundations of Threat Modeling - Understanding the purpose and strategic value of threat modeling
- Historical evolution: From military red teams to modern SDLC integration
- Why threat modeling is non-negotiable in modern system design
- Key terminology: assets, threats, vulnerabilities, attack vectors, controls
- Differentiating threat modeling from risk assessment and pentesting
- The cost of not modeling: real-world breach case studies
- Common misconceptions that undermine adoption
- Aligning threat modeling with compliance standards (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2)
- Introducing the four core questions every model must answer
- Building the business case for threat modeling in your organisation
Module 2: Core Threat Modeling Frameworks - Deep dive into STRIDE: Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, Elevation of Privilege
- Applying STRIDE with real system diagrams
- PASTA: Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis overview
- Triaging threats using PASTA’s seven stages
- ATT&CK framework integration for adversarial realism
- LINDDUN: Privacy-focused threat modeling for data-heavy systems
- Octave Allegro: Risk-based approach for enterprise environments
- Selecting the right framework for your context
- Hybrid modeling: Combining frameworks for maximum coverage
- Mapping threats to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques
Module 3: System Decomposition and Boundary Analysis - How to define system scope with precision
- Identifying trust boundaries and data flows
- Creating accurate data flow diagrams (DFDs) from architecture docs
- Normalising DFDs for consistent modeling across teams
- Incorporating external dependencies and third-party services
- Modeling microservices, APIs, and serverless components
- Handling mobile and client-server architectures
- Decomposing cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Documenting assumptions and constraints explicitly
- Validating decomposition with architects and developers
Module 4: Threat Identification Techniques - Brainstorming threats systematically using checklists
- Threat trees: Breaking down high-level threats into sub-conditions
- Using attack patterns from CAPEC and OWASP Top 10
- Identifying insider threats and supply chain risks
- Threats from AI/ML components and generative models
- Cloud misconfiguration threats (S3 buckets, IAM policies)
- API security anti-patterns and overlooked vectors
- Zero trust implications on threat surface analysis
- Automated threat enumeration with structured templates
- Facilitating effective threat brainstorming sessions
Module 5: Risk Prioritisation and Scoring - Introduction to DREAD: Damage, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected Users, Discoverability
- LIMIT scoring model: Likelihood, Impact, Mitigation, In-house Skill, Time to exploit
- Customising scoring criteria for your organisation’s risk appetite
- Aligning scores with business impact, not just technical severity
- Visualising risk with heat maps and threat matrices
- Resolving scoring disagreements in team settings
- Handling low-probability, high-impact threats
- Time-based risk decay and emergent threat re-scoring
- Integrating threat scores into backlog prioritisation
- Reporting risk levels to executive and board stakeholders
Module 6: Mitigation Strategy Development - Designing controls for each STRIDE category
- Differentiating preventive, detective, and corrective controls
- Mapping mitigations to security controls frameworks (NIST 800-53, CIS)
- Privilege minimisation and least privilege enforcement
- Data encryption strategies: at rest, in transit, in use
- Authentication and session management best practices
- Input validation and output encoding to prevent injection
- Secure logging and audit trail design
- Fail-safe and secure default configurations
- Handling mitigations that impact performance or UX
Module 7: Documentation and Reporting Standards - Creating a master threat model document
- Standard sections: introduction, scope, diagrams, threats, scores, mitigations
- Executive summaries for non-technical audiences
- Version control and audit trails for threat models
- Using templates for consistency across projects
- Integrating threat models into Confluence, Jira, or Notion
- Linking threats to user stories and acceptance criteria
- Automated documentation generation from modeling tools
- Meeting regulatory documentation requirements
- Archiving models for incident investigation and audits
Module 8: Tooling and Automation - Evaluating threat modeling tools: capabilities and trade-offs
- Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool: features and limitations
- IriusRisk: enterprise-scale threat modeling automation
- Threat Dragon: open source and collaborative modeling
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for continuous threat assessment
- Automated DFD generation from architecture code (e.g., Terraform)
- Rule-based threat suggestion engines
- Using Python scripts to batch-process threat data
- Exporting threat models into JSON, XML, or CSV
- API integration with vulnerability management platforms
Module 9: Integrating Threat Modeling into SDLC - When to model: concept, design, implementation, release
- Embedding threat modeling in agile sprints
- Training developers to identify threats during backlog grooming
- Threat modeling for DevSecOps and GitOps workflows
- Shifting left: moving security earlier in development
- Creating fast feedback loops with development teams
- Measuring the impact of threat modeling on incident rates
- Defining QA checkpoints for threat model validation
- Automated gate checks in CI/CD based on threat model status
- Integrating with sprint retrospectives and post-mortems
Module 10: Advanced Topics in Threat Modeling - Modeling IoT and embedded systems: physical and network threats
- Threats in machine learning pipelines and data poisoning
- Cryptography implementation flaws and side-channel threats
- Threat modeling for containerised environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Supply chain threats and third-party component verification
- Modeling human factors: social engineering and insider risk
- Threats from configuration drift in infrastructure as code
- Automated scaling and attack surface expansion risks
- Threat modeling for disaster recovery and failover systems
- Addressing unknown unknowns with red team exercises
Module 11: Organisational Rollout and Governance - Building a threat modeling centre of excellence
- Defining roles: model owners, reviewers, approvers
- Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for modeling
- Training non-security staff in basic threat identification
- Measuring program maturity with capability models
- Integrating threat modeling into security policies
- Conducting model reviews and quality assurance
- Creating a library of reusable threat patterns
- Reporting metrics to CISO and board: coverage, risk reduction
- Aligning with enterprise risk management frameworks
Module 12: Real-World Application Projects - Project 1: Threat model for a public-facing web application
- Project 2: Cloud infrastructure review (AWS multi-tier architecture)
- Project 3: API gateway with OAuth2 and microservices backend
- Project 4: Mobile banking app with biometric authentication
- Project 5: Industrial control system (ICS) with OT/IT convergence
- Modelling data residency and cross-border data flow risks
- Identifying threats in single sign-on (SSO) implementations
- Analysing risks in serverless function chains (AWS Lambda)
- Threat modeling for CI/CD pipelines and build agents
- Designing a secure by default configuration baseline
Module 13: Certification and Professional Credibility - How to prepare for the final certification assessment
- Structure of the evaluation: practical modeling and written analysis
- Submission guidelines and documentation requirements
- Receiving feedback and resubmission process
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Using the credential in job applications and performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation with certification proof
- Networking with certified peers through official channels
- Continuing education pathways in security architecture
- Maintaining credibility through model audits and refreshes
Module 14: Future-Proofing Your Skills - Staying current with emerging threats and attack vectors
- Accessing regularly updated threat libraries and templates
- Joining professional communities and forums
- Contributing to open source threat modeling initiatives
- Participating in peer model reviews and red team challenges
- Understanding the role of AI in automated threat generation
- Threat modeling for quantum computing readiness
- Preparing for new regulations and global data laws
- Scaling your expertise into security architecture leadership
- Transitioning from practitioner to mentor and trainer
- Understanding the purpose and strategic value of threat modeling
- Historical evolution: From military red teams to modern SDLC integration
- Why threat modeling is non-negotiable in modern system design
- Key terminology: assets, threats, vulnerabilities, attack vectors, controls
- Differentiating threat modeling from risk assessment and pentesting
- The cost of not modeling: real-world breach case studies
- Common misconceptions that undermine adoption
- Aligning threat modeling with compliance standards (NIST, ISO 27001, SOC 2)
- Introducing the four core questions every model must answer
- Building the business case for threat modeling in your organisation
Module 2: Core Threat Modeling Frameworks - Deep dive into STRIDE: Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, Elevation of Privilege
- Applying STRIDE with real system diagrams
- PASTA: Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis overview
- Triaging threats using PASTA’s seven stages
- ATT&CK framework integration for adversarial realism
- LINDDUN: Privacy-focused threat modeling for data-heavy systems
- Octave Allegro: Risk-based approach for enterprise environments
- Selecting the right framework for your context
- Hybrid modeling: Combining frameworks for maximum coverage
- Mapping threats to MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques
Module 3: System Decomposition and Boundary Analysis - How to define system scope with precision
- Identifying trust boundaries and data flows
- Creating accurate data flow diagrams (DFDs) from architecture docs
- Normalising DFDs for consistent modeling across teams
- Incorporating external dependencies and third-party services
- Modeling microservices, APIs, and serverless components
- Handling mobile and client-server architectures
- Decomposing cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Documenting assumptions and constraints explicitly
- Validating decomposition with architects and developers
Module 4: Threat Identification Techniques - Brainstorming threats systematically using checklists
- Threat trees: Breaking down high-level threats into sub-conditions
- Using attack patterns from CAPEC and OWASP Top 10
- Identifying insider threats and supply chain risks
- Threats from AI/ML components and generative models
- Cloud misconfiguration threats (S3 buckets, IAM policies)
- API security anti-patterns and overlooked vectors
- Zero trust implications on threat surface analysis
- Automated threat enumeration with structured templates
- Facilitating effective threat brainstorming sessions
Module 5: Risk Prioritisation and Scoring - Introduction to DREAD: Damage, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected Users, Discoverability
- LIMIT scoring model: Likelihood, Impact, Mitigation, In-house Skill, Time to exploit
- Customising scoring criteria for your organisation’s risk appetite
- Aligning scores with business impact, not just technical severity
- Visualising risk with heat maps and threat matrices
- Resolving scoring disagreements in team settings
- Handling low-probability, high-impact threats
- Time-based risk decay and emergent threat re-scoring
- Integrating threat scores into backlog prioritisation
- Reporting risk levels to executive and board stakeholders
Module 6: Mitigation Strategy Development - Designing controls for each STRIDE category
- Differentiating preventive, detective, and corrective controls
- Mapping mitigations to security controls frameworks (NIST 800-53, CIS)
- Privilege minimisation and least privilege enforcement
- Data encryption strategies: at rest, in transit, in use
- Authentication and session management best practices
- Input validation and output encoding to prevent injection
- Secure logging and audit trail design
- Fail-safe and secure default configurations
- Handling mitigations that impact performance or UX
Module 7: Documentation and Reporting Standards - Creating a master threat model document
- Standard sections: introduction, scope, diagrams, threats, scores, mitigations
- Executive summaries for non-technical audiences
- Version control and audit trails for threat models
- Using templates for consistency across projects
- Integrating threat models into Confluence, Jira, or Notion
- Linking threats to user stories and acceptance criteria
- Automated documentation generation from modeling tools
- Meeting regulatory documentation requirements
- Archiving models for incident investigation and audits
Module 8: Tooling and Automation - Evaluating threat modeling tools: capabilities and trade-offs
- Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool: features and limitations
- IriusRisk: enterprise-scale threat modeling automation
- Threat Dragon: open source and collaborative modeling
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for continuous threat assessment
- Automated DFD generation from architecture code (e.g., Terraform)
- Rule-based threat suggestion engines
- Using Python scripts to batch-process threat data
- Exporting threat models into JSON, XML, or CSV
- API integration with vulnerability management platforms
Module 9: Integrating Threat Modeling into SDLC - When to model: concept, design, implementation, release
- Embedding threat modeling in agile sprints
- Training developers to identify threats during backlog grooming
- Threat modeling for DevSecOps and GitOps workflows
- Shifting left: moving security earlier in development
- Creating fast feedback loops with development teams
- Measuring the impact of threat modeling on incident rates
- Defining QA checkpoints for threat model validation
- Automated gate checks in CI/CD based on threat model status
- Integrating with sprint retrospectives and post-mortems
Module 10: Advanced Topics in Threat Modeling - Modeling IoT and embedded systems: physical and network threats
- Threats in machine learning pipelines and data poisoning
- Cryptography implementation flaws and side-channel threats
- Threat modeling for containerised environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Supply chain threats and third-party component verification
- Modeling human factors: social engineering and insider risk
- Threats from configuration drift in infrastructure as code
- Automated scaling and attack surface expansion risks
- Threat modeling for disaster recovery and failover systems
- Addressing unknown unknowns with red team exercises
Module 11: Organisational Rollout and Governance - Building a threat modeling centre of excellence
- Defining roles: model owners, reviewers, approvers
- Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for modeling
- Training non-security staff in basic threat identification
- Measuring program maturity with capability models
- Integrating threat modeling into security policies
- Conducting model reviews and quality assurance
- Creating a library of reusable threat patterns
- Reporting metrics to CISO and board: coverage, risk reduction
- Aligning with enterprise risk management frameworks
Module 12: Real-World Application Projects - Project 1: Threat model for a public-facing web application
- Project 2: Cloud infrastructure review (AWS multi-tier architecture)
- Project 3: API gateway with OAuth2 and microservices backend
- Project 4: Mobile banking app with biometric authentication
- Project 5: Industrial control system (ICS) with OT/IT convergence
- Modelling data residency and cross-border data flow risks
- Identifying threats in single sign-on (SSO) implementations
- Analysing risks in serverless function chains (AWS Lambda)
- Threat modeling for CI/CD pipelines and build agents
- Designing a secure by default configuration baseline
Module 13: Certification and Professional Credibility - How to prepare for the final certification assessment
- Structure of the evaluation: practical modeling and written analysis
- Submission guidelines and documentation requirements
- Receiving feedback and resubmission process
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Using the credential in job applications and performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation with certification proof
- Networking with certified peers through official channels
- Continuing education pathways in security architecture
- Maintaining credibility through model audits and refreshes
Module 14: Future-Proofing Your Skills - Staying current with emerging threats and attack vectors
- Accessing regularly updated threat libraries and templates
- Joining professional communities and forums
- Contributing to open source threat modeling initiatives
- Participating in peer model reviews and red team challenges
- Understanding the role of AI in automated threat generation
- Threat modeling for quantum computing readiness
- Preparing for new regulations and global data laws
- Scaling your expertise into security architecture leadership
- Transitioning from practitioner to mentor and trainer
- How to define system scope with precision
- Identifying trust boundaries and data flows
- Creating accurate data flow diagrams (DFDs) from architecture docs
- Normalising DFDs for consistent modeling across teams
- Incorporating external dependencies and third-party services
- Modeling microservices, APIs, and serverless components
- Handling mobile and client-server architectures
- Decomposing cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Documenting assumptions and constraints explicitly
- Validating decomposition with architects and developers
Module 4: Threat Identification Techniques - Brainstorming threats systematically using checklists
- Threat trees: Breaking down high-level threats into sub-conditions
- Using attack patterns from CAPEC and OWASP Top 10
- Identifying insider threats and supply chain risks
- Threats from AI/ML components and generative models
- Cloud misconfiguration threats (S3 buckets, IAM policies)
- API security anti-patterns and overlooked vectors
- Zero trust implications on threat surface analysis
- Automated threat enumeration with structured templates
- Facilitating effective threat brainstorming sessions
Module 5: Risk Prioritisation and Scoring - Introduction to DREAD: Damage, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected Users, Discoverability
- LIMIT scoring model: Likelihood, Impact, Mitigation, In-house Skill, Time to exploit
- Customising scoring criteria for your organisation’s risk appetite
- Aligning scores with business impact, not just technical severity
- Visualising risk with heat maps and threat matrices
- Resolving scoring disagreements in team settings
- Handling low-probability, high-impact threats
- Time-based risk decay and emergent threat re-scoring
- Integrating threat scores into backlog prioritisation
- Reporting risk levels to executive and board stakeholders
Module 6: Mitigation Strategy Development - Designing controls for each STRIDE category
- Differentiating preventive, detective, and corrective controls
- Mapping mitigations to security controls frameworks (NIST 800-53, CIS)
- Privilege minimisation and least privilege enforcement
- Data encryption strategies: at rest, in transit, in use
- Authentication and session management best practices
- Input validation and output encoding to prevent injection
- Secure logging and audit trail design
- Fail-safe and secure default configurations
- Handling mitigations that impact performance or UX
Module 7: Documentation and Reporting Standards - Creating a master threat model document
- Standard sections: introduction, scope, diagrams, threats, scores, mitigations
- Executive summaries for non-technical audiences
- Version control and audit trails for threat models
- Using templates for consistency across projects
- Integrating threat models into Confluence, Jira, or Notion
- Linking threats to user stories and acceptance criteria
- Automated documentation generation from modeling tools
- Meeting regulatory documentation requirements
- Archiving models for incident investigation and audits
Module 8: Tooling and Automation - Evaluating threat modeling tools: capabilities and trade-offs
- Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool: features and limitations
- IriusRisk: enterprise-scale threat modeling automation
- Threat Dragon: open source and collaborative modeling
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for continuous threat assessment
- Automated DFD generation from architecture code (e.g., Terraform)
- Rule-based threat suggestion engines
- Using Python scripts to batch-process threat data
- Exporting threat models into JSON, XML, or CSV
- API integration with vulnerability management platforms
Module 9: Integrating Threat Modeling into SDLC - When to model: concept, design, implementation, release
- Embedding threat modeling in agile sprints
- Training developers to identify threats during backlog grooming
- Threat modeling for DevSecOps and GitOps workflows
- Shifting left: moving security earlier in development
- Creating fast feedback loops with development teams
- Measuring the impact of threat modeling on incident rates
- Defining QA checkpoints for threat model validation
- Automated gate checks in CI/CD based on threat model status
- Integrating with sprint retrospectives and post-mortems
Module 10: Advanced Topics in Threat Modeling - Modeling IoT and embedded systems: physical and network threats
- Threats in machine learning pipelines and data poisoning
- Cryptography implementation flaws and side-channel threats
- Threat modeling for containerised environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Supply chain threats and third-party component verification
- Modeling human factors: social engineering and insider risk
- Threats from configuration drift in infrastructure as code
- Automated scaling and attack surface expansion risks
- Threat modeling for disaster recovery and failover systems
- Addressing unknown unknowns with red team exercises
Module 11: Organisational Rollout and Governance - Building a threat modeling centre of excellence
- Defining roles: model owners, reviewers, approvers
- Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for modeling
- Training non-security staff in basic threat identification
- Measuring program maturity with capability models
- Integrating threat modeling into security policies
- Conducting model reviews and quality assurance
- Creating a library of reusable threat patterns
- Reporting metrics to CISO and board: coverage, risk reduction
- Aligning with enterprise risk management frameworks
Module 12: Real-World Application Projects - Project 1: Threat model for a public-facing web application
- Project 2: Cloud infrastructure review (AWS multi-tier architecture)
- Project 3: API gateway with OAuth2 and microservices backend
- Project 4: Mobile banking app with biometric authentication
- Project 5: Industrial control system (ICS) with OT/IT convergence
- Modelling data residency and cross-border data flow risks
- Identifying threats in single sign-on (SSO) implementations
- Analysing risks in serverless function chains (AWS Lambda)
- Threat modeling for CI/CD pipelines and build agents
- Designing a secure by default configuration baseline
Module 13: Certification and Professional Credibility - How to prepare for the final certification assessment
- Structure of the evaluation: practical modeling and written analysis
- Submission guidelines and documentation requirements
- Receiving feedback and resubmission process
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Using the credential in job applications and performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation with certification proof
- Networking with certified peers through official channels
- Continuing education pathways in security architecture
- Maintaining credibility through model audits and refreshes
Module 14: Future-Proofing Your Skills - Staying current with emerging threats and attack vectors
- Accessing regularly updated threat libraries and templates
- Joining professional communities and forums
- Contributing to open source threat modeling initiatives
- Participating in peer model reviews and red team challenges
- Understanding the role of AI in automated threat generation
- Threat modeling for quantum computing readiness
- Preparing for new regulations and global data laws
- Scaling your expertise into security architecture leadership
- Transitioning from practitioner to mentor and trainer
- Introduction to DREAD: Damage, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected Users, Discoverability
- LIMIT scoring model: Likelihood, Impact, Mitigation, In-house Skill, Time to exploit
- Customising scoring criteria for your organisation’s risk appetite
- Aligning scores with business impact, not just technical severity
- Visualising risk with heat maps and threat matrices
- Resolving scoring disagreements in team settings
- Handling low-probability, high-impact threats
- Time-based risk decay and emergent threat re-scoring
- Integrating threat scores into backlog prioritisation
- Reporting risk levels to executive and board stakeholders
Module 6: Mitigation Strategy Development - Designing controls for each STRIDE category
- Differentiating preventive, detective, and corrective controls
- Mapping mitigations to security controls frameworks (NIST 800-53, CIS)
- Privilege minimisation and least privilege enforcement
- Data encryption strategies: at rest, in transit, in use
- Authentication and session management best practices
- Input validation and output encoding to prevent injection
- Secure logging and audit trail design
- Fail-safe and secure default configurations
- Handling mitigations that impact performance or UX
Module 7: Documentation and Reporting Standards - Creating a master threat model document
- Standard sections: introduction, scope, diagrams, threats, scores, mitigations
- Executive summaries for non-technical audiences
- Version control and audit trails for threat models
- Using templates for consistency across projects
- Integrating threat models into Confluence, Jira, or Notion
- Linking threats to user stories and acceptance criteria
- Automated documentation generation from modeling tools
- Meeting regulatory documentation requirements
- Archiving models for incident investigation and audits
Module 8: Tooling and Automation - Evaluating threat modeling tools: capabilities and trade-offs
- Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool: features and limitations
- IriusRisk: enterprise-scale threat modeling automation
- Threat Dragon: open source and collaborative modeling
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for continuous threat assessment
- Automated DFD generation from architecture code (e.g., Terraform)
- Rule-based threat suggestion engines
- Using Python scripts to batch-process threat data
- Exporting threat models into JSON, XML, or CSV
- API integration with vulnerability management platforms
Module 9: Integrating Threat Modeling into SDLC - When to model: concept, design, implementation, release
- Embedding threat modeling in agile sprints
- Training developers to identify threats during backlog grooming
- Threat modeling for DevSecOps and GitOps workflows
- Shifting left: moving security earlier in development
- Creating fast feedback loops with development teams
- Measuring the impact of threat modeling on incident rates
- Defining QA checkpoints for threat model validation
- Automated gate checks in CI/CD based on threat model status
- Integrating with sprint retrospectives and post-mortems
Module 10: Advanced Topics in Threat Modeling - Modeling IoT and embedded systems: physical and network threats
- Threats in machine learning pipelines and data poisoning
- Cryptography implementation flaws and side-channel threats
- Threat modeling for containerised environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Supply chain threats and third-party component verification
- Modeling human factors: social engineering and insider risk
- Threats from configuration drift in infrastructure as code
- Automated scaling and attack surface expansion risks
- Threat modeling for disaster recovery and failover systems
- Addressing unknown unknowns with red team exercises
Module 11: Organisational Rollout and Governance - Building a threat modeling centre of excellence
- Defining roles: model owners, reviewers, approvers
- Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for modeling
- Training non-security staff in basic threat identification
- Measuring program maturity with capability models
- Integrating threat modeling into security policies
- Conducting model reviews and quality assurance
- Creating a library of reusable threat patterns
- Reporting metrics to CISO and board: coverage, risk reduction
- Aligning with enterprise risk management frameworks
Module 12: Real-World Application Projects - Project 1: Threat model for a public-facing web application
- Project 2: Cloud infrastructure review (AWS multi-tier architecture)
- Project 3: API gateway with OAuth2 and microservices backend
- Project 4: Mobile banking app with biometric authentication
- Project 5: Industrial control system (ICS) with OT/IT convergence
- Modelling data residency and cross-border data flow risks
- Identifying threats in single sign-on (SSO) implementations
- Analysing risks in serverless function chains (AWS Lambda)
- Threat modeling for CI/CD pipelines and build agents
- Designing a secure by default configuration baseline
Module 13: Certification and Professional Credibility - How to prepare for the final certification assessment
- Structure of the evaluation: practical modeling and written analysis
- Submission guidelines and documentation requirements
- Receiving feedback and resubmission process
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Using the credential in job applications and performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation with certification proof
- Networking with certified peers through official channels
- Continuing education pathways in security architecture
- Maintaining credibility through model audits and refreshes
Module 14: Future-Proofing Your Skills - Staying current with emerging threats and attack vectors
- Accessing regularly updated threat libraries and templates
- Joining professional communities and forums
- Contributing to open source threat modeling initiatives
- Participating in peer model reviews and red team challenges
- Understanding the role of AI in automated threat generation
- Threat modeling for quantum computing readiness
- Preparing for new regulations and global data laws
- Scaling your expertise into security architecture leadership
- Transitioning from practitioner to mentor and trainer
- Creating a master threat model document
- Standard sections: introduction, scope, diagrams, threats, scores, mitigations
- Executive summaries for non-technical audiences
- Version control and audit trails for threat models
- Using templates for consistency across projects
- Integrating threat models into Confluence, Jira, or Notion
- Linking threats to user stories and acceptance criteria
- Automated documentation generation from modeling tools
- Meeting regulatory documentation requirements
- Archiving models for incident investigation and audits
Module 8: Tooling and Automation - Evaluating threat modeling tools: capabilities and trade-offs
- Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool: features and limitations
- IriusRisk: enterprise-scale threat modeling automation
- Threat Dragon: open source and collaborative modeling
- Integrating with CI/CD pipelines for continuous threat assessment
- Automated DFD generation from architecture code (e.g., Terraform)
- Rule-based threat suggestion engines
- Using Python scripts to batch-process threat data
- Exporting threat models into JSON, XML, or CSV
- API integration with vulnerability management platforms
Module 9: Integrating Threat Modeling into SDLC - When to model: concept, design, implementation, release
- Embedding threat modeling in agile sprints
- Training developers to identify threats during backlog grooming
- Threat modeling for DevSecOps and GitOps workflows
- Shifting left: moving security earlier in development
- Creating fast feedback loops with development teams
- Measuring the impact of threat modeling on incident rates
- Defining QA checkpoints for threat model validation
- Automated gate checks in CI/CD based on threat model status
- Integrating with sprint retrospectives and post-mortems
Module 10: Advanced Topics in Threat Modeling - Modeling IoT and embedded systems: physical and network threats
- Threats in machine learning pipelines and data poisoning
- Cryptography implementation flaws and side-channel threats
- Threat modeling for containerised environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Supply chain threats and third-party component verification
- Modeling human factors: social engineering and insider risk
- Threats from configuration drift in infrastructure as code
- Automated scaling and attack surface expansion risks
- Threat modeling for disaster recovery and failover systems
- Addressing unknown unknowns with red team exercises
Module 11: Organisational Rollout and Governance - Building a threat modeling centre of excellence
- Defining roles: model owners, reviewers, approvers
- Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for modeling
- Training non-security staff in basic threat identification
- Measuring program maturity with capability models
- Integrating threat modeling into security policies
- Conducting model reviews and quality assurance
- Creating a library of reusable threat patterns
- Reporting metrics to CISO and board: coverage, risk reduction
- Aligning with enterprise risk management frameworks
Module 12: Real-World Application Projects - Project 1: Threat model for a public-facing web application
- Project 2: Cloud infrastructure review (AWS multi-tier architecture)
- Project 3: API gateway with OAuth2 and microservices backend
- Project 4: Mobile banking app with biometric authentication
- Project 5: Industrial control system (ICS) with OT/IT convergence
- Modelling data residency and cross-border data flow risks
- Identifying threats in single sign-on (SSO) implementations
- Analysing risks in serverless function chains (AWS Lambda)
- Threat modeling for CI/CD pipelines and build agents
- Designing a secure by default configuration baseline
Module 13: Certification and Professional Credibility - How to prepare for the final certification assessment
- Structure of the evaluation: practical modeling and written analysis
- Submission guidelines and documentation requirements
- Receiving feedback and resubmission process
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Using the credential in job applications and performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation with certification proof
- Networking with certified peers through official channels
- Continuing education pathways in security architecture
- Maintaining credibility through model audits and refreshes
Module 14: Future-Proofing Your Skills - Staying current with emerging threats and attack vectors
- Accessing regularly updated threat libraries and templates
- Joining professional communities and forums
- Contributing to open source threat modeling initiatives
- Participating in peer model reviews and red team challenges
- Understanding the role of AI in automated threat generation
- Threat modeling for quantum computing readiness
- Preparing for new regulations and global data laws
- Scaling your expertise into security architecture leadership
- Transitioning from practitioner to mentor and trainer
- When to model: concept, design, implementation, release
- Embedding threat modeling in agile sprints
- Training developers to identify threats during backlog grooming
- Threat modeling for DevSecOps and GitOps workflows
- Shifting left: moving security earlier in development
- Creating fast feedback loops with development teams
- Measuring the impact of threat modeling on incident rates
- Defining QA checkpoints for threat model validation
- Automated gate checks in CI/CD based on threat model status
- Integrating with sprint retrospectives and post-mortems
Module 10: Advanced Topics in Threat Modeling - Modeling IoT and embedded systems: physical and network threats
- Threats in machine learning pipelines and data poisoning
- Cryptography implementation flaws and side-channel threats
- Threat modeling for containerised environments (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Supply chain threats and third-party component verification
- Modeling human factors: social engineering and insider risk
- Threats from configuration drift in infrastructure as code
- Automated scaling and attack surface expansion risks
- Threat modeling for disaster recovery and failover systems
- Addressing unknown unknowns with red team exercises
Module 11: Organisational Rollout and Governance - Building a threat modeling centre of excellence
- Defining roles: model owners, reviewers, approvers
- Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for modeling
- Training non-security staff in basic threat identification
- Measuring program maturity with capability models
- Integrating threat modeling into security policies
- Conducting model reviews and quality assurance
- Creating a library of reusable threat patterns
- Reporting metrics to CISO and board: coverage, risk reduction
- Aligning with enterprise risk management frameworks
Module 12: Real-World Application Projects - Project 1: Threat model for a public-facing web application
- Project 2: Cloud infrastructure review (AWS multi-tier architecture)
- Project 3: API gateway with OAuth2 and microservices backend
- Project 4: Mobile banking app with biometric authentication
- Project 5: Industrial control system (ICS) with OT/IT convergence
- Modelling data residency and cross-border data flow risks
- Identifying threats in single sign-on (SSO) implementations
- Analysing risks in serverless function chains (AWS Lambda)
- Threat modeling for CI/CD pipelines and build agents
- Designing a secure by default configuration baseline
Module 13: Certification and Professional Credibility - How to prepare for the final certification assessment
- Structure of the evaluation: practical modeling and written analysis
- Submission guidelines and documentation requirements
- Receiving feedback and resubmission process
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Using the credential in job applications and performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation with certification proof
- Networking with certified peers through official channels
- Continuing education pathways in security architecture
- Maintaining credibility through model audits and refreshes
Module 14: Future-Proofing Your Skills - Staying current with emerging threats and attack vectors
- Accessing regularly updated threat libraries and templates
- Joining professional communities and forums
- Contributing to open source threat modeling initiatives
- Participating in peer model reviews and red team challenges
- Understanding the role of AI in automated threat generation
- Threat modeling for quantum computing readiness
- Preparing for new regulations and global data laws
- Scaling your expertise into security architecture leadership
- Transitioning from practitioner to mentor and trainer
- Building a threat modeling centre of excellence
- Defining roles: model owners, reviewers, approvers
- Creating standard operating procedures (SOPs) for modeling
- Training non-security staff in basic threat identification
- Measuring program maturity with capability models
- Integrating threat modeling into security policies
- Conducting model reviews and quality assurance
- Creating a library of reusable threat patterns
- Reporting metrics to CISO and board: coverage, risk reduction
- Aligning with enterprise risk management frameworks
Module 12: Real-World Application Projects - Project 1: Threat model for a public-facing web application
- Project 2: Cloud infrastructure review (AWS multi-tier architecture)
- Project 3: API gateway with OAuth2 and microservices backend
- Project 4: Mobile banking app with biometric authentication
- Project 5: Industrial control system (ICS) with OT/IT convergence
- Modelling data residency and cross-border data flow risks
- Identifying threats in single sign-on (SSO) implementations
- Analysing risks in serverless function chains (AWS Lambda)
- Threat modeling for CI/CD pipelines and build agents
- Designing a secure by default configuration baseline
Module 13: Certification and Professional Credibility - How to prepare for the final certification assessment
- Structure of the evaluation: practical modeling and written analysis
- Submission guidelines and documentation requirements
- Receiving feedback and resubmission process
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Using the credential in job applications and performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation with certification proof
- Networking with certified peers through official channels
- Continuing education pathways in security architecture
- Maintaining credibility through model audits and refreshes
Module 14: Future-Proofing Your Skills - Staying current with emerging threats and attack vectors
- Accessing regularly updated threat libraries and templates
- Joining professional communities and forums
- Contributing to open source threat modeling initiatives
- Participating in peer model reviews and red team challenges
- Understanding the role of AI in automated threat generation
- Threat modeling for quantum computing readiness
- Preparing for new regulations and global data laws
- Scaling your expertise into security architecture leadership
- Transitioning from practitioner to mentor and trainer
- How to prepare for the final certification assessment
- Structure of the evaluation: practical modeling and written analysis
- Submission guidelines and documentation requirements
- Receiving feedback and resubmission process
- Earning your Certificate of Completion from The Art of Service
- Using the credential in job applications and performance reviews
- LinkedIn profile optimisation with certification proof
- Networking with certified peers through official channels
- Continuing education pathways in security architecture
- Maintaining credibility through model audits and refreshes