Practice What Is Threat Modeling? (4.1) - Secure Software Development - Cyber Security Advance
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What is Threat Modeling?

Practice - What is Threat Modeling?

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Define threat modeling in your own words.

💡 Hint: Think about what it means to assess possible security risks.

Question 2 Easy

What does STRIDE stand for?

💡 Hint: Remember that it's a framework for different kinds of threats.

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Question 1

What is the main purpose of threat modeling?

To design software more quickly.
To identify and assess potential threats.
To eliminate all bugs from the software.

💡 Hint: Think about the focus of security initiatives.

Question 2

STRIDE is a framework used for threat categorization.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall what STRIDE represents.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Suppose you are developing a new messaging app. Identify at least three threats and utilize STRIDE to categorize them.

💡 Hint: Think about the features of your app and potential vulnerabilities related to them.

Challenge 2 Hard

Design a simple threat model for a shopping cart feature in e-commerce. Use both STRIDE and DREAD frameworks.

💡 Hint: Break the functionality down into steps and consider what could go wrong at each point.

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