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title: Personal Threat Modelling for Fun and Peace of Mind
osem_url: https://osem.seagl.org/conferences/seagl2018/program/proposals/564
beginning: '2018-11-10T10:45:00.000-08:00'
end: '2018-11-10T11:35:00.000-08:00'
presenters:
- name: Tiberius Hefflin
  osem_url: https://osem.seagl.org/users/350
  gravatar_id: 6d292736b7f5c9cb95d1657cb28e9f70
  biography: Tibbs recently graduated from the University of West of Scotland with
    a degree in computer security. She has relocated to Portland, OR, where she evangelizes
    for privacy and security while doing security assurance work for Portland General
    Electric. She is passionate about encouraging small children to take the plunge
    into STEM and about laughing at cats on the internet.
---

It’s easy to see what being secure means in an enterprise setting, but what about personal security? In a world where technology and the goal posts for security are constantly changing, understanding what threats you face and what risk they pose is the first step. In this talk, I will discuss what a threat model is, and walk you through the process of making a threat model relevant to your personal circumstances. Having this model will enable you to choose mitigation actions to suit your risk profile and lifestyle.
