Course

Establish your threat model

In this course, you’ll get to grips with the three main components of thread modeling and how to establish one.

Course description

A threat model is the foundation of any security plan, yet most organizations struggle to establish one, let alone implement it. This course teaches you the three main components of threat modeling, how to establish a threat model and how to implement it. You want to evaluate what to protect, whom to defend against and where you’ll be attacked.

Syllabus

Establish your threat model overview

Video — 00:01:30

A brief introduction to the ideas that this course section will cover.

Know thy enemy: Attackers

Video — 00:21:32

Exploring the different types of external attackers and insider threats, including the motivation and characteristics for each.

Know thyself: Assets and attack surfaces

Video — 00:16:17

Understanding the assets you want to protect and the attack surfaces where adversaries launch their campaign.

Big ideas

Video — 00:03:51

A summary of the key points of this course.

Meet the author

Ted Harrington is the #1 bestselling author of “Hackable”, which led to his TED talk “Why You Need To Think Like a Hacker.” He’s the Executive Partner at ISE, the company of ethical hackers famous for hacking cars, medical devices, and web apps; he also co-founded START, software which simplifies vendor risk management. His clients include Google, Amazon, and Netflix, and he has been featured in more than 100 media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and Forbes. His team founded IoT Village, an event series whose hacking contest is a four-time DEF CON Black Badge winner, and he hosts the Tech Done Different podcast.

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