Security Threat Modeling

Summary

This chapter covers how to model security threats using graphs. We explore server and network modeling, threat identification and prioritization, vulnerability assessment, role-based access control, and monitoring agents.

Concepts Covered

1. Server Modeling
2. Network Modeling
3. Threat Modeling
4. Threat Prioritization
5. Vulnerability Assessment
6. Person Roles
7. Role-Based Access Control
8. RBAC and Performance
9. Monitoring Agents

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, students will be able to:

• Model servers and networks as graph structures
• Design threat models identifying attack vectors
• Prioritize threats based on graph analysis
• Conduct vulnerability assessments using graphs
• Implement role-based access control in graphs
• Optimize RBAC for performance
• Design monitoring systems using graph patterns