Humans have and will always be using techniques we now call Threat Modeling. The circumstances we are in and history is full of threat modeling techniques employed at and effectively used to counter an adversary. The adversary has multitude of forms and attacks utilizes any vector for effectively neutralizing your efforts to counter the adversary.
So what do we do when we say threat modeling. Is threat an adversary? There are tomes written on the approach towards an adversary. Here in this blog, I will term "Threat Modeling" as something akin to understanding the adversary in terms of the threat he brings to the table and the varied tools (Armaments) in his disposal, his ability to understand your weaknesses and exploit it. All this put together helps the incumbent to understand the posture he has taken viz the adversary and therefore understands the various actions and reactions thereof.
The activity to list all the threats, countermeasures, weaknesses and appropriate actions and reactions of the adversary and the subsequent changes in the action as a consequence of a countermeasure are all studied and we get ready to take on the adversary. This activity of self realization can be simplified and call it "Threat Modeling"
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