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Threat Modeling Security Fundamentals

Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

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Free Online Course
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English
Duration & workload

3 hours 12 minutes
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On-Demand
Level

Beginner

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Module 1: Explore the four high-level steps of threat modeling.

In this module, you will be able to:

Understand the importance of capturing requirements and assumptions to help create a data-flow diagram
Read about the framework that helps you find security issues in a system
Learn about the security control categories that help you reduce or eliminate potential threats
Highlight the importance of verifying assumptions, requirements, and fixes before deployment

Module 2: Data-flow diagrams are graphical representations of your system and should specify each element, their interactions and context.

In this module, you will be able to:

Distinguish between the shape and function of each element
Include the right context for an element when creating a data-flow diagram

Module 3: Threat models can get complex if all parties involved cannot agree on a data-flow diagram depth layer that provides enough context to satisfy requirements

In this module, you will be able to:

Learn the differences between each data-flow diagram depth layer
Know when to use them

Module 4: Threat modeling is an effective technique to help you identify threats and ways to reduce or eliminate risk. We start by deciding to focus on either what needs to be protected or who it needs protection from.

In this module, you will be able to:

Define a system focused threat modeling exercise
Explain the high-level differences between the system, asset, and attacker focused approaches

Module 5: Threat modeling helps you generate a list of potential threats using STRIDE and find ways to reduce or eliminate risk with corresponding security controls.

In this module, you will be able to:

Discuss each threat category in the threat modeling framework
Learn about the security controls to help reduce or eliminate risk

Module 6: Threat modeling provides you with a list of threats and ways to reduce or eliminate risk, but it doesn't prioritize them for you. Also, there are no layered security control recommendations based on their type and function.

In this module, you will be able to:

Prioritize your issues
Categorize security controls
Understand each security control type and function

Module 7: You can use any canvas, physical or virtual, to create a data-flow diagram. Engineers at Microsoft recommend three tools to help you in your threat modeling journey.

In this module, you will be able to:

Learn about the Threat Modeling Tool
Learn more about Visio

Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to threat modeling

Introduction
Threat Modeling Phases
Step 1 - Design
Step 2 - Break
Step 3 - Fix
Step 4 - Verify
Summary

Module 2: Create a threat model using data-flow diagram elements

Introduction
Data-flow diagram elements
Process - The task element
Data store - The storage element
External entity - The no control element
Data-flow - The data in transit element
Trust boundary - The trust zone change element
Summary

Module 3: Provide context with the right depth layer

Introduction
Data-flow diagram depth layers
Layer 0 - The system layer
Layer 1 - The process layer
Layer 2 - The subprocess layer
Layer 3 - The lower-level layer
Summary

Module 4: Approach your data-flow diagram with the right threat model focus

Introduction
Threat Modeling Focused Approaches
System and other focused approaches
Summary

Module 5: Use a framework to identify threats and find ways to reduce or eliminate risk

Introduction
Threat modeling framework
Spoofing - pretending to be someone or something else
Tampering - changing data without authorization
Repudiation - not claiming responsibility for an action taken
Information disclosure - seeing data I am not supposed to see
Denial of Service - overwhelming the system
Elevation of privilege - having permissions I should not have
Summary

Module 6: Prioritize your issues and apply security controls

Introduction
Issue prioritization, security control types, and functions
Prioritize security issues
Security control types and functions
Summary

Module 7: Use recommended tools to create a data-flow diagram

Introduction
Recommended tools
Threat modeling tool
Visio
Summary

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