Effective risk reduction and increased product security for critical infrastructure 

Level up the security of your products with IriusRisk threat modeling, to minimize the likelihood and impact of potential cyber attacks. Build and release more secure software to your valued end users thanks to our secure by design solution. 

Why secure by design and threat modeling for critical infrastructure?

With subsectors impacting national security, public health, systems and networks, critical infrastructure remains a lucrative target for cyber attackers looking to obtain personal or patient data and other high value assets to cause maximum damage.

With continued technological advancements too, the risk landscape is emerging and expanding, and more has to be done to secure products, services and information. Factoring in secure by design principles and strategies, enables organizations to create more secure products, by design and by default. Increasing the resiliency of systems and products.

Adding threat modeling into the SDLC from the design phase, is another layer to see new threats or weaknesses that can be missed by scanning tools and other traditional approaches.

MITRE EMB3D for security management and prioritization 

MITRE EMB3D is a comprehensive framework designed to safeguard embedded devices used in industries like healthcare, automotive, and critical infrastructure, to improve the overall security of embedded devices' hardware and software.

MITRE EMB3D provides a structured model that identifies potential cyber threats, maps them to specific device properties, and suggests mitigation strategies. The framework will be updated when necessary with new vulnerabilities and defenses, ensuring it stays relevant as security risks evolve over time.

IEC/ ANSI 62443 

Industrial Control Systems and their Operational Technology assets remain a prime target for continuous cyber attacks - particularly those deemed as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI).

These critical, high-risk systems have unique security requirements to prevent compromise - but how do you identify these? IriusRisk helps engineers and security analysts to quickly understand the security threats that apply to the design of a system. We are able to offer a dedicated Security Library for IEC 62443 (parts 4-1, 3-3 & 4-2).

Companies like IriusRisk are key to enabling adoption of the ISA/IEC 62443 standards for supplier companies.

Commercial tools that simplify the threat analysis and compliance tasks during product development remove barriers to applying the ISA/IEC 62443 standards.

Andre Ristaino, ISA Managing Director, Consortia and Conformance Programs

How do CWEs and CVEs impact your threat models?

When it comes to security, vulnerability management plays a critical role in protecting systems and software from exploitation.  Two essential elements in this field are Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) and Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE). 

This blog explores the benefits of CWEs for long-term security resilience and why focusing solely on CVEs may lead to short-sighted results. We will also share which options we offer within IriusRisk Threat Modeling and why they matter.