TCP #29: Your AWS cloud infrastructure could be at risk

Learn to spot the dangers before they strike with Threat Modeling

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Do you want to be in a situation where a critical vulnerability slips through, threatening your systems and business?

If left unchecked, these threats can escalate, leading to downtime, data breaches, and loss of customer trust.

What if you could identify these risks before they turn into disasters? Instead of scrambling to fix issues after they happen, you can anticipate and mitigate them.

Threat modeling is the answer.

Threat modeling is critical in securing your cloud infrastructure, especially in AWS environments where the scale and complexity of applications can introduce numerous vulnerabilities.

You can design more secure systems and minimize risks by identifying potential threats early.

In today’s newsletter issue, I’ll break down the critical steps to threat modeling on AWS and show you how to apply them with practical examples.

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What is Threat Modeling?

Threat modeling is a structured approach to identifying potential security threats, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures.

The goal is to understand the security risks in your AWS environment and build defenses accordingly.

Whether deploying a new application or managing existing infrastructure, threat modeling allows you to anticipate and address risks before they become problems.

For example, imagine you’re designing an application that processes sensitive customer data in AWS.

Threat modeling helps you ask critical questions like, “What if someone gains unauthorized access to my S3 buckets?” or “How can we prevent privilege escalation attacks?”

Step 1: Define the System

The first step in threat modeling is defining the system architecture.