Dr. Joshua Dwight
The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Vietnam
Dr. Joshua Dwight is an Associate Program Manager of IT and Software Engineering at RMIT in Hanoi. He teaches and develops curriculum for several IT courses including cybersecurity, cloud computing, and software engineering project management. His current research focuses on cyber fraud and cybersecurity education. Additionally, he currently serves on a Southeast Asia work group to help prevent tech-enabled organized crime in the region. He has also taught at the City University of Seattle, the Banking Academy of Vietnam, and Shenzhen Polytechnic University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Information Technology from the University of the Cumberlands, an MBA from Louisiana State University, and an MSc in Information Systems Management from Seattle Pacific University. Before his academic pursuits, Dr. Dwight spent over a decade working in industry such as the Merchant Risk Council, Boeing, Costco, Washington Federal Bank, and the US Department of Justice.
Title: The Role of Generative AI In STRIDE Cyber Threat Modeling
Cyber threats and attacks are constant and sophisticated. Combatting cyber threats and adapting security measures is a continuous journey. Cyber threat modeling can help proactively reveal issues and vulnerabilities in systems. The STRIDE model can help diagram and test out potential cyber security scenarios. However, the rise of Generative AI has been shown to potentially increase productivity in other cyber threat modeling approaches. This presentation explores the role of Generative AI in cyber threat modeling. Specifically, does Generative AI complement the STRIDE model and associated tools or replace current automated models? The Microsoft Threat Modeling Tool and multiple Generative AI tools will be explored and applied to ransomware attacks.