Building a model

Consolidate insights into a practical, reusable threat model.

Why building a model matters

A threat model turns scattered exercises into a structured picture. It allows teams to see patterns, prioritise risks, and plan mitigation in a coherent way.

Exercise instructions

  1. Review all previous exercises: adversaries, attack paths, impacts, scenarios.

  2. Organise findings into a model with sections:

    • Adversaries

    • Attack paths

    • Operational impacts

    • Mitigations

  3. Ensure the model is understandable by someone not in the exercise.

  4. Highlight the top 2–3 risks and key lessons learned.

Outcome

You can produce a lightweight, actionable threat model that captures realistic threats and operational consequences, ready to inform planning and decision-making.