From Blueprint to Fortress: Securing System Design with Threat Modeling
Hadley Westover
SAINTCON 2025 · Day 1 · Main Track 3
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the adage "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" has never been more relevant. Hadley Westover, a Cyber Engineer at the Space Dynamics Laboratory, delivered a compelling talk at SAINTCON, titled "From Blueprint to Fortress: Securing System Design with Threat Modeling," advocating for the proactive integration of security into the very fabric of system design. Her presentation underscored that security should not be an afterthought, but a fundamental consideration from the project's inception.