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Threat modelling
The cheapest security weakness to fix is the one you catch before it is built. Threat modelling is a structured way of looking at a system's design and asking how it could be attacked, so that weaknesses are designed out rather than discovered later in a live product.
Heelr connects you with professionals who run threat modelling on your systems and designs, identifying the realistic ways they could be attacked and what to do about it. Every professional is identity-verified with validated certifications, and you agree scope and price before work begins.
What threat modelling covers
Threat modelling examines how a system is designed, maps the ways it could realistically be attacked, and prioritises the risks worth addressing. It fits earliest in the lifecycle, at design time, which is what separates it from testing. A penetration test checks a built system; threat modelling shapes a system before it exists or before it changes significantly.
Common questions
When should we do threat modelling?
At design time, before building something new or making a significant change. Catching a design weakness on paper is far cheaper than fixing it in a live product.
How is threat modelling different from penetration testing?
Threat modelling is done on a design, before or during build, to anticipate weaknesses. Penetration testing is done on a finished system to find real ones. Modelling prevents; testing verifies. See penetration testing.
Do we need it if we already do penetration testing?
They serve different moments. Threat modelling reduces the weaknesses that exist to be found; testing confirms what remains. Mature teams do both.