Security Architect

Design security from the ground up. Learn threat modeling, security design principles, cloud-native architecture patterns, and how to communicate risk to stakeholders.

📚 4 topic areas🔗 12 curated resources📝 10 quiz questions

What you'll cover

Threat Modeling

Structure your security thinking with STRIDE, PASTA, and Attack Trees to find design flaws before attackers do.

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Threat Modeling — OWASP Guide

OWASP comprehensive guide to threat modeling methodologies

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STRIDE Methodology — Microsoft

Microsoft's STRIDE threat categories and threat modeling tool

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Threat Modeling Manifesto

Principles and values for effective threat modeling

Security Design Principles

Defense in depth, separation of duties, fail-safe defaults, and economy of mechanism — the timeless principles that underpin every good security design.

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NIST Secure Software Development Framework

NIST guidelines for integrating security into software development

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Zero Trust Architecture (NIST SP 800-207)

NIST Zero Trust Architecture standard

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Zero Trust Architecture Path

Deep dive into Zero Trust design and implementation