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Course Overview

Agile Development and DevSecOps are tightly interlinked development methodologies used extensively by companies in the modern world. Both are based on iterative development, with Agile designed to satisfy customer requirements through a regular feedback loop as development projects continue, and DevSecOps providing autonomy to development teams to take ownership not only of the development process, but also the requirements for deployment, operations, and security. 

Threat modelling is a methodology used to build security by design into systems throughout the development process, mitigating risks before a system is finalised as part of the design and development lifecycle. Fundamentally threat modelling is built on asking questions throughout about what is intended as the goal of a system, who would want to obstruct those goals, what they can do to obstruct them, and what the design and development team can implement to prevent any obstructions. 

This course is focused on introducing the foundational building blocks of threat modelling and applying them to the Agile and DevSecOps development philosophies to allow developers to design and ultimately build secure systems which are both robust and resilient against any attempts to obstruct the goals of the system whether deliberately or through negligence. While a number of threat models will be introduced the focus is on providing learners with the tools to develop their own appropriate threat models to work with their own Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) and detect and mitigate, vulnerabilities in their systems before they are fully realised in a final production environment. 

This course will provide you with the building blocks and practical tools to apply threat modelling throughout the design process and ensure that your target system is appropriately secure to achieve the goals of your organisation given its threat profile and risk appetite.

What You Will Learn

  • The fundamental concepts of threat, vulnerability, and impact
  • The common threats categories, both malicious and negligent, that apply to Agile and DevSecOps development philosophies
  • The fundamental concepts which underly risk management including the costing of controls and prioritisation of vulnerabilities
  • The common threat modelling approaches of STRIDE, LINDUNN, Persona non Grata and the OWASP Top 10 and how these can be applied to an Agile DevSecOps development process
  • How to apply controls both technical and procedural to develop a secure system in an Agile DevSecOps environment

Program Curriculum

  • Background of Threat Modelling
  • Our Goals for Threat Modelling
  • The Threat Modelling Manifesto
  • Threat Modelling: Not Just for Coding
  • $7 Million Cybersecurity Scholarship by EC-Council
  • Chapter 01 Quiz

  • What are Threats?
  • What are Vulnerabilities?
  • What are Impacts and Assets?
  • A Summary of Threat Modelling Methodologies
  • How to Create Personae Non-Gratae?
  • How to Write Abuse Cases?
  • How to Build Attack Trees?
  • How to Create a Data Flow Diagram?
  • How to Use STRIDE and DREAD?
  • How to Perform a Rapid Risk Assessment?
  • Applying Threat Mapping
  • Chapter 02 Quiz

  • Why Agile and DevSecOps Need Threat Modelling
  • Building a Strategy for Threat Modelling in Agile and DevSecOps
  • Identifying Vulnerable Assets in Agile and DevSecOps
  • Applying STRIDE to Agile and DevSecOps
  • Threat Modelling in Containers
  • Using Threat Modelling Outcomes to Drive Continuous Security Testing
  • Building Collaboration Between Teams for Threat Management in Development and Testing
  • Threat Modelling Post-Deployment and Into the Future
  • Reviewing Designs to Identify Entry Points for Attacks
  • Reviewing Code to Identify Potential Exploitations
  • Chapter 03 Quiz

  • An Overview of Automated Threat Modelling
  • OWASP Threat Dragon
  • Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool
  • Mozilla SeaSponge
  • SAST and DAST Tools for Continuous Threat Modelling
  • Chapter 04 Quiz

  • Recap of Threat Modelling Goals
  • How to Choose a Threat Modelling Method
  • Key Takeaways
  • Thank You and Contact Information
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Instructor

James Bore

James Bore is a Chartered Security Professional with two decades of experience in security and technology ranging from development to operations, to architecture, and more. His experience has included critical national infrastructure companies (CNI), various start-ups, and established private organizations providing security and technology advice around risk management and threat modelling. He has certifications that include project management, enterprise architecture, service provision, and security. He has consulted and trained on threat modelling with various clients, ensuring that security by design is baked into their development methodologies to reduce the cost of implementing security following deployment.

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