Week 3 State of my Experiences Address

This week we focused on the Threat Process Modeling Tools. I discovered that the benevolent overlords at Microsoft actually offer a tool for FREE! Imagine my surprise. Apologies if this comes of as cynical, it is meant to be. Looking into the functionality of this tool I discovered that there is a lot more to learn in regards to threat modeling.  During weeks 1 and 2 I struggled to grasp the gist of what was being asked of me for the assignments. Looking back at that assignment now, I kick myself after finally understanding what was needed to be turned in. I guess that is why they say hindsight is 20/20. Regardless, threat modeling is a process that is vital in the security development cycle. Proper threat modeling not only serves to put the best and most secure product out there but also saves the organization money in the long run. Threat modeling does so by helping engineers and programmers identify security flaws during development. It is this feature that serves to be a money-saver for companies. Imagine putting out a product that was not properly assessed just to turn around and spend more capital on patches and updates just to make sure that your customers are not hacked by malicious actors. It doesn't make sense right? Cheers!