A Review of Adam Shostack’s “Threat Modeling”

Adam Shostack lives and works in Seattle, Washington, as the President of Shostack & Associates. He has more than a decade of experience in information security, much of which he spent at Microsoft, and he’s passionate about his field. He’s the author of Threat Modeling: Designing for Security (Wiley, 2014), which continues to receive excellent reader reviews years after launch.

One such review of Adam Shostack’s Threat Modeling: Designing for Security is highlighted below:

·         “Adam is the expert of threat modeling and presented a talk at Blackhat 2018 covering the most current threats and they are easily folding into the existing threat model. The book is easy to read and understand. Highly recommend for every security professional.”

Click here to buy the book on Amazon.

Want to keep reading about Adam Shostack’s career as a cybersecurity game changer? If so, head to adam.shostack.org for complete information on his professional accomplishments, published works and more. His site includes a link to his firm’s main page and contact information for interested parties. You can also click here to read an article he wrote on threat modeling for the MIS Training Institute.


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