ThreatModeler Helps Security Architects to Identify Threats, Prioritize and Mitigate Them

The cloud has revolutionized how we store data. An unfathomable amount of information bytes can now be stored on remote servers, which individuals can access from a multitude of web apps and mobile devices no matter what country, city, or town in which they’re located. Organizations benefit from the scalability and flexibility to:

• Adjust data consumption for peaks and downtimes.
• Pay for bandwidth that is appropriate for your business consumption
• Ensure business continuity for when there is a system outage or natural disaster

The cloud has liberated us from on-premise infrastructure limitations and given us the freedom to work in ways that are far more innovative and productive. DevSecOps teams, for example, can slice and dice hardware into multiple virtual pieces for greater flexibility and use. However, the brave new world of cloud computing is not automatically immune to security threats and cybercrime.

In fact, cloud migration brings a host of new and emerging cyber threats. Although, in theory, the cloud should be like Fort Knox when it comes to keeping your data secure, hackers are forever designing more and more ingenious ways to exploit cloud vulnerabilities.

Enter ThreatModeler, the World’s First Threat Modeling Platform Designed for the Cloud

ThreatModeler, a cybersecurity firm, has spent years studying cloud security and analyzing the weak points where malicious agents can compromise a given system. The organization has established a track record as one of the leaders in the field when it comes to helping security architects and technology development teams to identify, prioritize and address threats.

Established by founder and CEO Archie Agarwal in 2010, ThreatModeler believes that being proactive and aggressive in all areas of your cloud’s security is the best defense. ThreatModeler is unique in that it enables teams, through automated analysis, to evaluate an existing architecture’s attack surface. As early as the planning and design stages, developers can anticipate cyber threats – even before a single line of code is written.

By conducting attack surface analysis, organizations gain an understanding of the attack vectors where a hacker can gain unauthorized entry to your IT infrastructure, steal data and cause major damage. Since security is initiated before the design and deployment stages, ThreatModeler can help ensure that security gaps are closed for a more stable, secure IT architecture.

With Threatmodeler, Design Build and Managing Security in Your Cloud

As an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Technology Partner, ThreatModeler has a unique selling point: an integration with the cloud services provider, which enables users to rapidly build threat models that simulate actual AWS architectures. The threat model mirrors the components and resources that are laid out within the cloud environment for automated attack surface analysis. ThreatModeler identifies the potential threats that along the attack surface. Equipped with a thorough understanding of the attack vectors, security architects and development teams can initiate the necessary actions to make the AWS architecture cybersecure and hack-proof.

ThreatModeler CEO Archie Agarwal believes that concentrating on specific key points and areas is fundamental when it comes to securing your cloud systems. ThreatModeler enables personnel from across disciplines to make contributions informing C-Suite level security decisions. Whether you’re a skilled security architect, a developer who has little-to-no threat modeling experience or a CISO, ThreatModeler makes it simple to collaborate.

ThreatModeler is also a powerful conduit for penetration testing. When you integrate the actionable output that the platform delivers, you gain a better understanding of the potential threats that can compromise your systems and applications. Let ThreatModeler’s attack surface analysis provide extra insights to make a penetration test even more accurate.

ThreatModeler’s easy-to-understand process flow diagram, along with its list of security threats and security requirements, enables teams to prevent false positives and negatives to gain a more concise understanding of the threats that can really hinder your IT ecosystem. When you probe your cloud for weaknesses and vulnerabilities, with ThreatModeler you can really think like a hacker and reveal the changes needed to keep your cloud free from unwelcome cyber threats.