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The Dark Tower had been rebuilt, it was said. From there the power was
spreading far and wide, and away far east and south there were wars and
growing fear. Orcs were multiplying again in the mountains. Trolls were
abroad, no longer dull-witted, but cunning and armed with dreadful weapons.
And there were murmured hints of creatures more terrible than all these,
but they had no name. J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings |
Welcome to Practical Threat Analysis (PTA) - a calculative threat modeling methodology and a threat risk assessment tool that assist security consultants and analysts in assessing the operational and security risks in their systems and building an appropriate risk mitigation policy. The role of a practical threat analysis process is to identify system vulnerabilities, map system assets, asses the risk of the threats and define an effective risk mitigation plan for a specific system architecture, functionality and configuration. Read more >
Latest Updates of PTA Professional Edition Risk Assessment Tool
Latest Version: 1.60 Build 1214 - ontains an updated code signing certificate (issued by VeriSign, Inc) that replaces the older certificate which has been expired on 19 December 2011. Users who encounter difficulties in running PTA after this date are invited to download and install the latest cumulative update.
Keep your PTA up-to-date by downloading a free cumulative update with the latest improvements and bug fixes (5 MB size; less than 1 minute download time). Click here to read more about the new features introduced in version 1.60 build 1214.
If this is your first time with PTA, you are invited to visit the PTA download area and get the full version of PTA Professional Edition Risk Assessment Tool.
Latest Support Notes: if you encounter problems when trying to run PTA for the first time after installation, please check section 8 in PTA support page which includes updated solutions regarding difficulties in running PTA on machines with Office 2007/2003 installed and other known issues.
Next Release, scheduled to the end of February 2012, will provide advanced export capabilities enabling the transfer of PTA Professional Edition threat models and libraries to external data processing and data mining systems. Beta testers are invited to contact Menachem for details on downloading preliminary versions.
The trial version of PTA Professional Edition Risk Assessment tool enables you to use the software for 30 days. In order to extend the usage period, you are invited to join the PTA Free Program for Students, Researches and Independent Security Analysts which enables you to use, free-of-charge, a single instance of PTA Professional Edition for your professional aims.
PTA Qualified Partner Directory
PTA Qualified Partners Directory is a world-wide list of expert security consulting groups with proven experience in using the Practical Threat Analysis methodology and tools for threat risk assessment and compliance projects. Feel free to contact one of our qualified partners for getting tips and assistance in your risk analysis missions and add value to your service proposition.
The PTA Professional Edition Risk Assessment tool is free-of-charge for individuals and can be downloaded, installed and operated within minutes. We believe that the popularity and availability of PTA will contribute to your productivity and let you benefit from the experience of security analysts world wide. Read More > how PTA experts utilize the methodology and tool to:
We invite you to share your experience with the members of the PTA users community and publish your ideas and insights on how to better manage risk assessment projects - feel free to send us your feedback and comments.
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