STRIDE: Threat Modeling Step by Step

Learn how to secure your software systems by mastering STRIDE — Microsoft’s industry-standard threat modeling framework. In this hands-on course, you will discover how to proactively identify and mitigate security threats early in the development lifecycle using a structured and scalable methodology. This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.

Whether you're a software engineer, security analyst, architect, DevOps professional, or product manager, this course will equip you with the skills to model threats using Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) and apply the STRIDE framework (Spoofing, Tampering, Repudiation, Information Disclosure, Denial of Service, and Elevation of Privilege) effectively.

You’ll follow a practical, step-by-step approach:

• Build a visual model of your system using DFDs

• Identify threats across different components

• Prioritize threats using a risk matrix

• Map threats to security controls and mitigations

• Track system changes that affect your threat profile

You’ll also explore real-world scenarios using a fictional health tracking app, HealthTrack, to anchor your learning in practical examples.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Conduct structured threat modeling workshops

• Improve design-phase security posture

• Align your findings with security controls

• Communicate risk to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

No prior threat modeling experience is required. All templates and examples are included. If you want to future-proof your applications and build secure software from the start, this course is for you.

Take control of your system’s security before attackers do. Enroll today and build your STRIDE modeling skills step by step.