AttackTree

AttackTree, developed by Isograph, is a software tool designed to model system vulnerability, identify weak spots, and improve security through threat analysis and attack trees. According to the vendor, this solution is suitable for businesses of varying sizes and caters to safety and reliability professionals, cybersecurity professionals, as well as industries such as automotive, banking, and aerospace. AttackTree provides graphical representations of measures to reduce the consequences of successful attacks, aiming to empower organizations to enhance their security posture and mitigate potential risks effectively.

Key Features

Consequence Driven AttackTrees: According to the vendor, AttackTree allows users to define consequences and attach them to any gate within the attack tree. This feature enables modeling the impact of successful attacks on the target system, prioritizing critical threats, and focusing on severity-based consequences.

Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment: The vendor claims that AttackTree facilitates thorough threat analysis and risk assessment according to recognized standards, such as ISO 21434, SAE J3061, ISO 26262, DO-356, and ED-203. This feature helps users identify, quantify, and prioritize potential threats based on risk levels, likelihood, severity, and controllability.

Improve the security of your assets and IT systems: AttackTree is said to assist in identifying vulnerabilities in systems and enhancing security measures by analyzing weak spots and potential attack paths. The vendor suggests that this feature can strengthen the overall cybersecurity posture of organizations by implementing appropriate countermeasures.

Model consequence mitigation: According to the vendor, AttackTree allows users to construct mitigation trees to evaluate the effects of different mitigation strategies on the consequences resulting from a successful attack. This feature aims to optimize resource allocation for mitigating potential attacks and analyze the impact of mitigation measures on the overall system security.

Build models quickly using the advanced GUI features of AttackTree: The vendor claims that AttackTree provides a user-friendly graphical interface with drag and drop functionality for easy creation and modification of attack tree diagrams. This feature offers intuitive navigation and visualization features to streamline the process of building and analyzing attack trees.

Link to Requirements Management tools such as Jama Connect®: According to the vendor, AttackTree can be integrated with Requirements Management tools like Jama Connect® to facilitate traceability of security requirements and threats. This feature aims to enhance collaboration and information sharing between teams and tools, improving the management and documentation of security-related information.