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Amenaza Technologies has created several documents in order to show you how to use SecurITree and to help you better understand the Attack Tree methodology. These documents are legacy and are no longer updated.

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Tutorial

The Quick Tour is just that: a quick tour of how to use SecurITree to create and evaluate an attack tree using a simple house burgling example.

A Quick Tour of Attack Tree Based Risk Analysis Using SecurITree
(PDF - 22 pages, 587 KB; last updated 2002/05/31)

Examples

Attack Tree Primer using SecurITree
This demo uses a house burglary example to introduce attack tree analysis as well as teaching SecurITree's interface.
ACME Demo
A real life demo derived from a consulting engagment. Allows you to see SecurITree in action. It is recommended that you view the "Attack Tree Primer using SecurITree" first.

Reference

White Paper: Understanding Risk Through Attack Tree Analysis
(PDF - 44 pages, 762 KB; last updated 2004/05/04)
A comprehensive discussion of the fundamentals of attack tree analysis. This document also includes a sample methodology showing the steps an analyst would use to perform a risk assessment.
White Paper: The Value Proposition for Attack Tree Risk Modeling
(PDF - 3 pages, 250 KB; last updated 2003/06/10)
White Paper: Creating Secure Systems through Attack Tree Modeling
(PDF - 15 pages, 729 KB; last updated 2003/06/10)
White Paper: HIPAA - A Reasonable Piece of Legislation
(PDF - 2 pages, 160 KB; last updated 2003/03/20)
White Paper: Approaching Risk in your Business
(PDF - 4 pages, 228 KB; last updated 2002/05/16)
White Paper: Predicting Adversarial Behavior with SecurITree
(PDF - 4 pages, 291 KB; last updated 2002/04/10)

Presentations

ICE 2002 - The Tech Conference Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, AB
(PDF - 21 pages, 3.10 MB; presented on 2002/10/21 through 2002/10/24)
COSTO The Council of Security and Strategic Technology Organizations Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA
(PDF - 10 pages, 2.09 MB; presented on 2002/10/14 through 2002/10/17)

Brochures

SecurITree Brochure
(PDF - 2 pages, 1.28 MB; last updated 2002/11/28)

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