Threat Modeling
Before understanding Threat Modeling, it is important to understand where it fits in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and what happens before security testing begins.
What we assess
Coverage areas included in this engagement. Select a topic for methodology depth and business impact.
| Topic | Summary |
|---|---|
| 1. DREAD (Risk Rating Model) | We validate this area during scoped assessments, documenting impact and remediation guidance. |
| 1. Idea Review (Requirement Stage) | Idea review is the earliest stage of SDLC where a product or feature is still just a concept. At this stage, the focus is on understanding what we are building, why we are building it, and what type of data will be used. The security goal is to identify basic risks before any de… |
| 2. Design Review | Design review happens when the system design starts taking shape, including APIs, database structure, and user flows. The focus is on API structure, authentication flow, data flow between components, and external integrations. The security goal is to identify design-level flaws… |
| 2. PASTA (Threat Modeling Process) | We validate this area during scoped assessments, documenting impact and remediation guidance. |
| 3. Architecture Review | Architecture review is performed when the full system structure is defined, including frontend, backend, database, and external services. The focus is on understanding system components, trust boundaries, third-party integrations, and network communication between services. The… |
| 3. LINDDUN (Privacy Model) | We validate this area during scoped assessments, documenting impact and remediation guidance. |
| 4. Threat Modeling (Core Security Activity) | Threat modeling is a structured process used to identify, analyze, and reduce security risks in a system before it is built or released. It helps answer what can go wrong, how an attacker can exploit the system, what the impact would be, and how those risks can be fixed. It is i… |
| SDLC Flow Normally (Security Point of View) | We validate this area during scoped assessments, documenting impact and remediation guidance. |
| Understanding Threat Modeling in SDLC | Before understanding Threat Modeling, it is important to understand where it fits in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and what happens before security testing begins. |
How we run it
Documented phases aligned to industry frameworks. Every step produces evidence your engineering team can replay.
Understanding Threat Modeling in SDLC
Before understanding Threat Modeling, it is important to understand where it fits in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and what happens before security testing begins.
- Before understanding Threat Modeling, it is important to understand where it fits in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and what happens before security testing begins
- Security is not something that starts after development i.e it starts from the very beginning of the system idea.
SDLC Flow Normally (Security Point of View)
From a product security perspective, the early phases of SDLC look like this:
- From a product security perspective, the early phases of SDLC look like this:
2. PASTA (Threat Modeling Process)
Used for deep and structured threat analysis.
- Used for deep and structured threat analysis.
Certification spotlight
Our operators hold industry-recognized offensive security credentials. For this engagement we lean on the certification below.
Primary certification
PenTest+
CompTIA
Why this matters for your engagement
CompTIA PenTest+ validates hands-on offensive methodology across networks, applications, and cloud targets. We apply this framework to scope, execute, and report findings with reproducible evidence your engineering team can action.
Risk areas we cover
High-level risk themes for this engagement. Cards with an arrow open the matching topic page.
1. DREAD (Risk Rating Model)
We validate this area during scoped assessments, documenting impact and remediation guidance.
1. Idea Review (Requirement Stage)
Idea review is the earliest stage of SDLC where a product or feature is still just a concept. At this stage, the focus is on understanding what we are building, why we are building it, and what type of data will be used. The security goal is to identify basic risks before any de…
2. Design Review
Design review happens when the system design starts taking shape, including APIs, database structure, and user flows. The focus is on API structure, authentication flow, data flow between components, and external integrations. The security goal is to identify design-level flaws…
2. PASTA (Threat Modeling Process)
We validate this area during scoped assessments, documenting impact and remediation guidance.
3. Architecture Review
Architecture review is performed when the full system structure is defined, including frontend, backend, database, and external services. The focus is on understanding system components, trust boundaries, third-party integrations, and network communication between services. The…
3. LINDDUN (Privacy Model)
We validate this area during scoped assessments, documenting impact and remediation guidance.
4. Threat Modeling (Core Security Activity)
Threat modeling is a structured process used to identify, analyze, and reduce security risks in a system before it is built or released. It helps answer what can go wrong, how an attacker can exploit the system, what the impact would be, and how those risks can be fixed. It is i…
SDLC Flow Normally (Security Point of View)
We validate this area during scoped assessments, documenting impact and remediation guidance.
Understanding Threat Modeling in SDLC
Before understanding Threat Modeling, it is important to understand where it fits in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and what happens before security testing begins.
What you receive
Every engagement concludes with actionable output your security and engineering teams can operationalize.
Findings report
Documented vulnerabilities with severity ratings, affected assets, and reproducible evidence your team can action.
Remediation guidance
Prioritized recommendations mapped to risk and effort, with clear ownership for engineering and operations teams.
Retest scope
Defined retest window for critical and high findings so you can confirm fixes before auditors or leadership review.
Compliance and trust
Findings are mapped to severity frameworks and can support SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR evidence requests. Review our security practices and subprocessors in the Trust Center.