Episode 14 — Model Privacy Threats the Right Way with LINDDUN
This episode teaches LINDDUN as a privacy-focused threat modeling approach, which the CIPT exam may use to test your ability to identify privacy threats beyond classic security categories. We define what LINDDUN is trying to surface, including threats related to linkability, identifiability, non-repudiation, detectability, information disclosure, unawareness, and non-compliance, and we explain how those categories show up in modern product and data workflows. You will learn a practical method for using the model: start with a data flow view of the system in your mind, identify where data enters, moves, and exits, then ask targeted questions that reveal privacy-specific weaknesses. We also connect each threat type to likely mitigations, such as minimizing identifiers, separating contexts, tightening access, improving transparency, and embedding compliance checks into release processes. Troubleshooting topics include avoiding “threat modeling theater,” handling incomplete system knowledge, and prioritizing mitigations based on realistic harm and feasibility. By the end, you will be ready to hear a scenario and quickly identify which LINDDUN categories are implicated and what controls best address them. Produced by BareMetalCyber.com, where you’ll find more cyber audio courses, books, and information to strengthen your educational path. Also, if you want to stay up to date with the latest news, visit DailyCyber.News for a newsletter you can use, and a daily podcast you can commute with.
