Threat Modeling
Identify risks early. Meet compliance
requirements with confidence.
Complex IT landscapes and growing regulatory requirements are increasing the pressure on organizations to identify security risks early and in a traceable manner, and to make well‑founded decisions. Threat Modeling offers an effective approach to make potential attack scenarios and risks visible at the architecture and system level.
Threat Modeling as a Building Block of Modern Compliance Requirements
NIS‑2: Preventive Cyber Risk Management
The NIS 2 Directive requires the systematic identification and assessment of cyber risks.Threat Modeling helps analyze potential attack paths already at the architecture and design level.
DORA: Secure by Design and Resilience
DORA requires the early consideration of security risks in system design.Threat Modeling analyzes realistic attack scenarios and supports the development of digital resilience.
Cyber Resilience Act (CRA): Risk assessment across the entire lifecycle
The Cyber Resilience Act requires continuous risk assessments.Threat Modeling provides a consistent and traceable methodological foundation for this assessment.
Other Reasons Why Threat Modeling Is Gaining Importance
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Increasing System and Architecture Complexity
Networked, partly cloud-based IT landscapes make it difficult to maintain an overview of security risks. Threat Modeling helps analyze complex architectures in a structured way and makes security‑relevant dependencies visible at an early stage.
Increasing Professionalization of Attackers
Modern tools and AI enable attackers to exploit vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and architectural flaws in an increasingly targeted manner. Threat Modeling examines architectures and design decisions from an attacker's perspective and derives realistic attack scenarios.
Architecture and Design Decisions as a Key Lever
Risks often arise in the early phases. Threat Modeling helps identify these risks early and address them systematically in architecture and design decisions.
Why usd AG Is Your First Choice for Threat Modeling
Why usd AG Is Your First Choice for Threat Modeling
Introduction and Establishment of Threat Modeling in Organizations
Our methodological approach to the introduction and establishment of Threat Modeling is based on established methods and frameworks such as STRIDE and is tailored to the specific conditions of your organization. Implementation is carried out in close collaboration with your teams, either remotely or on‑site, depending on the phase and context.
The introduction of Threat Modeling follows a structured, step‑by‑step approach:
Step 1
Scoping & analysis of the initial situation
Step 2
Threat Modeling Design
Step 3
Embedding in processes and governance
Step 4
Operationalization through templates and guidelines
Step 5
Pilot phase and initial application
Step 6
Enablement
Step 7
Transition into regular operations
Even After Threat Modeling at Your Side
Depending on your needs, we support you beyond the methodological and organizational introduction of Threat Modeling with further consulting services and security analyses. Our security experts build on the insights gained from Threat Modeling.
Deepen & Develop the
Threat Modeling Approach
E.g. workshops, targeted coaching or expansion to other systems and applications.
Ensure the Quality and Consistency of Threat Modeling
E.g. reviews and technical support for your own Threat Modeling activities.
Adding Security Analyses
in a Targeted Manner
E.g. security scans, pentests or red team assessments.
Embed Insights into Governance and Security Organization
E.g. targeted further development of your ISMS or support for related security topics.
