Reviewing the STRIDE threat model and use cases
The Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, and Elevation of Privilege (STRIDE) threat model is unique in that it is primarily used for development environments and, for a while, was known for being synonymous with Microsoft because it was created by two Microsoft employees, Loren Kohnfelder and Praerit Garg. Each of the six categories in this model can be correlated to a core security concept that the authors tried to focus on. The concepts are like the confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA) triad.
The CIA triad is used to guide security policies and guidelines based on what is more important in your organization. This simple model is the basis for all security in that it provides a core focus for making security decisions based on how you value those three principles. Confidentiality is the principle of keeping data and systems private and can be linked to items like the principle...
