What concept does the "D" represent with the STRIDE threat model?

The correct answer is B. Denial of service. Any application can be a possible target of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. From the application side, the developers should minimize how many operations are performed for non-authenticated users. This will keep the application running as quickly as possible and using the…

Submitted by cyberguy42· Apr 18, 2026Cloud Concepts, Architecture and Design

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AData loss
BDenial of service
CData breach
DDistributed

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A
7% (4)
B
87% (47)
C
4% (2)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

Any application can be a possible target of denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. From the application side, the developers should minimize how many operations are performed for non-authenticated users. This will keep the application running as quickly as possible and using the least amount of system resources to help minimize the impact of any such attacks.

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#STRIDE threat model#Threat modeling#Denial of Service#Security models

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