Executive Summary
Threat modeling is one of the most effective design-time security practices. It shows how systems can be attacked, reveals architectural weakness, and guides safer decisions before code ships or cloud resources deploy. Yet most organizations struggle to scale it: practice is inconsistent, models arrive too late, and tooling investment skews toward reactive scanning rather than proactive design assurance. This Threat Modeling Maturity Model helps teams find their footing and a path forward. It is built to let teams:
- Evaluate the current state of their threat modeling practice.
- Understand the capabilities Secure by Design actually requires.
- Identify clear, practical steps to advance. Integrate threat modeling with cloud, AI, and DevOps.
- Get more measurable value from design-time security.
Written for CISOs, CIOs, architects, platform leaders, and product teams to see where they stand today and build a roadmap toward continuous, architecture-driven security. ThreatModeler® Nexus™ supports every stage, from early exploratory modeling to continuous, cloud-integrated Secure by Design, without a disruptive transformation.
