Threat Modeling Approaches: On Premises or Third Party?


What’s the difference between on-premises and cloud security threat modeling approaches? Both can help protect against cloud threats and have distinct benefits and risks.


The latest tech developments are happening here in the cross-section of cybersecurity and cloud security. More and more treasured data is being kept and used to make data-driven decisions. So, defending data against internal threats, malware vulnerabilities and unwanted external access is paramount. Advanced cloud security approaches such as threat modeling in the cloud and other software-as-a-service-based solutions can help. They allow your organization to recognize and circumvent threats to key software and data center components of your IT infrastructure.


Two Main Hosting Options


There are two main options for hosting: on-premises servers or in the cloud with a third-party cloud service provider (CSP) using application programming interfaces (APIs). Some defense concerns arise in general for the cloud computing environment. Organization cybersecurity leaders need to consider these when applying threat models in the cloud environment. For example, you’ll have to think about multitenancy and secure data transmission. Data is no longer maintained in data center systems, but now at the CSP. So, the attack surface increases. You have less control over your threat modeling in the cloud, too. Securing data and functions with cryptographic key management techniques involves both the CSP and the cloud tenants. The threat model should judge the threats by taking into account the two-party involvement in cryptographic key exchange and storage, which can introduce problems.


Identity and access management (IAM) also plays an essential role in securing access to public cloud resources. It offers a way for user access provisioning and de-provisioning to specific resources. In addition, IAM with role-based access control can miti ..

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