Remember DREAD
Full name: Damage potential, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected users, and Discoverability
Memory aid: DREAD asks about Damage, Repeatability, Ease, Audience, and Discovery as a cue.
Scoring can be subjective; define the rating method and its limitations.
Study area: MIS, risk & continuity · Batch 8
Relevant study for: CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 · ISC2 CISSP 2024 outline · CompTIA SecurityX · ISC2 CC
Practice with exam flashcards →MIS, Risk & Continuity / Knowledge library
DREAD — Damage potential, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected users, and Discoverability
Names a historical threat-rating model using five dimensions.
Why learn DREAD — Damage potential, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected users, and Discoverability?
Names a historical threat-rating model using five dimensions.
Where it came from
Scoring can be subjective; define the rating method and its limitations.
- Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): DREAD asks about Damage, Repeatability, Ease, Audience, and Discovery as a cue.
Build your understanding
Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.
- Without looking, expand DREAD: Damage potential, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected users, and Discoverability.
- Recall this memory aid: DREAD asks about Damage, Repeatability, Ease, Audience, and Discovery as a cue.
- Explain the practical use: Names a historical threat-rating model using five dimensions.
- Explain this distinction: Scoring can be subjective; define the rating method and its limitations.
- Identify DREAD in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.
Documentation and sources
- OWASP threat modeling guidance (cheatsheetseries.owasp.org)