Threat modeling : designing for security / Adam Shostack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shostack, Adam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer security.

Computer networks--Security measures.

Computer networks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (626 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : John Wiley and Sons, [2014]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Adam Shostack is responsible for security development lifecycle threat modeling at Microsoft and is one of a handful of threat modeling experts in the world. Now, he is sharing his considerable expertise into this unique book. With pages of specific actionable advice, he details how to build better security into the design of systems, software, or services from the outset. You'll explore various threat modeling approaches, find out how to test your designs against threats, and learn effective ways to address threats that have been validated at Microsoft and other top companies. Systems security managers, you'll find tools and a framework for structured thinking about what can go wrong. Software developers, you'll appreciate the jargon-free and accessible introduction to this essential skill. Security professionals, you'll learn to discern changing threats and discover the easiest ways to adopt a structured approach to threat modeling. Provides a unique how-to for security and software developers who need to design secure products and systems and test their designs Explains how to threat model and explores various threat modeling approaches, such as asset-centric, attacker-centric and software-centric Provides effective approaches and techniques that have been proven at Microsoft and elsewhere Offers actionable how-to advice not tied to any specific software, operating system, or programming language Authored by a Microsoft professional who is one of the most prominent threat modeling experts in the world As more software is delivered on the Internet or operates on Internet-connected devices, the design of secure software is absolutely critical. Make sure you're ready with Threat Modeling: Designing for Security .

Contents:

part I. Getting started

part II. Finding threats

part III. Managing and addressing threats

part IV. Threat modeling in technologies and tricky areas

part V. Taking it to the next level.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118822692

1118822692

9781118810057

1118810058

OCLC:

874161580