Threat modeling

Concept

Threat modeling is a structured security exercise in which developers and security experts review an application's design to identify what can go wrong and where security gaps are, ideally early in development.

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-03