Is your threat model already behind?

Most organisations think they have a threat model. What they usually have is a historical artefact: a snapshot of how the environment looked on the day several people sat in a room with diagrams, coffee, and varying levels of optimism. The session happens. Assets are mapped. Threats are identified. Risks are scored. A document is produced. The document is reviewed, approved, uploaded somewhere nobody voluntarily visits, and occasionally resurrected during audits or post-incident archaeology. ...

May 2, 2026 · 5 min