SD Elements automates threat modeling to scale cybersecurity risk mitigation and integrates security into DevOps workflows.
In this webinar, Security Compass explores how SD Elements helps organizations automate threat modeling, reduce friction between security and development teams, and improve compliance with minimal manual effort. The session includes a platform demo, insights into implementation, and guidance on customer success strategies.
Why Traditional Threat Modeling Falls Short
Manual threat modeling methods are too slow, inconsistent, and unscalable for today’s agile environments.
Challenges with traditional approaches include:
- Labor-intensive and reliant on scarce security experts
- Difficult to scale across large application portfolios
- Lack of actionable guidance for developers
- Hard to integrate with CI/CD pipelines and issue trackers
- Struggle to meet compliance and privacy demands
As a result, organizations often:
- Threat model only critical apps
- Miss or delay mitigation implementation
- Leave systems vulnerable due to process breakdowns
How SD Elements Automates Threat Modeling
SD Elements automates the identification of risks and recommends actionable controls tailored to your tech stack and compliance needs.
Key automation features:
- Adaptive survey captures tech stack, deployment, and regulatory context
- Auto-identifies weaknesses and relevant security/privacy controls
- Provides developer-friendly guidance with code samples and just-in-time training
- Seamlessly integrates into Jira, GitHub, and other tools
- Generates audit-ready compliance and risk reports
Example: Threat Modeling in Minutes
A guided project survey enables teams to model applications in under an hour without deep security expertise.
| Feature | SD Elements Capability |
|---|---|
| Risk Identification | Auto-generated from survey inputs |
| Control Recommendations | Aligned with tech stack and compliance needs |
| Developer Guidance | Code snippets, training, and config examples |
| Integration | Jira, GitHub, issue trackers |
| Reporting | Compliance reports (SOC 2, GDPR, NIST, etc.) |
Supported Standards and Frameworks
SD Elements maps security tasks to over 40 regulations and frameworks, including OWASP, NIST, and GDPR.
Sources include:
- OWASP Top 10 & OWASP API Top 10
- NIST 800-53
- ISA/IEC 62443
- GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, FedRAMP, CCPA
Though it doesn’t generate data flow diagrams, SD Elements supports integration with methodologies like STRIDE and PASTA by allowing the import of external findings.
Services to Accelerate Implementation
Security Compass provides expert-led services to help organizations deploy SD Elements and operationalize threat modeling at scale.
Service highlights:
- Rapid deployment (typically within 9 days)
- Custom implementation aligned with business objectives
- Support from experienced AppSec engineers
- Standardized processes to scale across the enterprise
Customer Success and Value Realization
A dedicated Customer Success Manager ensures fast onboarding, adoption, and ROI realization.
The customer journey includes:
- Align: Define goals and success metrics
- Execute: Deploy SD Elements with expert guidance
- Realize: Scale adoption across teams
- Advocate: Continue value delivery and growth
Expected value timelines:
- Initial visibility and benefits within 2–4 weeks
- Full maturity over time through iterative engagement
Summary
SD Elements offers scalable, automated threat modeling that bridges security and development, enabling secure software delivery at speed.
With powerful automation, deep compliance mapping, and strong support services, SD Elements helps teams embed security early and often — transforming threat modeling from a manual bottleneck into a proactive, continuous practice.
For more information, visit Security Compass or explore the SD Elements content library.