Best for system design analysis.
It looks at six threat categories:
**S**poofing — pretending to be someone else
**T**ampering — changing data or files
**R**epudiation — denying an action happened
**I**nformation disclosure — leaking sensitive info
**D**enial of service — making systems unavailable
**E**levation of privilege — gaining higher access
STRIDE is one of the best ones to learn first. It maps nicely to Security+ and real-world app security.
Basically: how bad is it and how easy is it to exploit?
Small warning though: DREAD can be subjective, so teams often use it carefully or combine it with other risk scoring methods.
Process for Attack Simulation and Threat Analysis.
This one is more business-focused. It asks:
“How do real attackers behave, and how does that impact the business?”
Good for enterprise environments, risk teams, and serious security planning.
Visual, Agile, and Simple Threat modeling.
This is built for modern DevOps/agile teams where software changes fast.
Think: security built into the development pipeline.
These are visual maps showing how an attacker could reach a goal.
Phishing employee → steal password → bypass weak MFA → access database
Exploit web app bug → dump database → exfiltrate data
Attack trees are awesome because they make attacks feel like a flowchart.
For a MacBook threat model:
Asset: your MacBook, Apple ID, passwords, files, external SSD
Threats: phishing, malware, stolen laptop, weak passwords, malicious browser extensions
Risk priority: Apple ID compromise is high impact
Controls: MFA, FileVault, strong passwords, YubiKey, software updates, backups, limited admin use
That is threat modeling in real life.
The best line on the image
“Think like an attacker. Defend like a pro.” 🔥
That is exactly the mindset:
You are not being paranoid — you are being prepared.
That is how SOC analysts, incident responders, security architects, and digital forensics people think.
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