Course Release Date: June 4, 2021

D321 - Diagramming Threats

Approximate Length – 30 Minutes

Intended Audience – Privacy Engineers and other Privacy Professionals, Software Developers, Managers, Architects and Engineers.

Lesson Description

Do you know what privacy threats are hiding in plain sight? Using a leading online tool, this course will demonstrate how to systematically address privacy threats through a process called threat mapping or threat modeling. Following a detailed, step-by-step explanation, learn how to pull together in a clear, guiding visual, the interactions and relationships between potential threat actors, at-risk individuals, and others, and ultimately avoid unpleasant and costly surprises.

Learning Areas

  • Threat Mapping/Modeling
  • Understanding the Interactions and Relationships Between All Actors

Lesson Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students should understand how to use online tools to systematically map out the interactions and relationships between threat actors, at-risk individuals, and others, and produce a practical threat model diagram.

This lesson will prepare designers and developers to create interfaces purposefully designed not to manipulate users.