# Threat Modeling **Domain:** Cybersecurity / Risk Analysis / System Design **Doc Type:** Canonical Practice Node **Maturity:** Foundational ## Definition **Threat modeling** identifies valuable assets, likely adversaries, possible attack paths, trust boundaries, consequences and available mitigations before or during system design and response. ## Key Principle Risk depends on capability, intent, access and exposure rather than on social rank alone. A person with unusual access, relationships, reach or information may present a high-value target even without formal office. ## See Also [[wiki/Attack Surface|Attack Surface]], [[wiki/Highly Targeted Individuals|Highly Targeted Individuals]], [[wiki/Operational Security|Operational Security]], [[wiki/Counterintelligence Risk|Counterintelligence Risk]]