
Reading Time: 3 minutesn today’s complex digital landscape, securing your organization requires moving beyond simple checklists. You need a strategy that focuses on what truly matters: your most critical business assets. This is where the Operationally Critical Threat, Asset, and Vulnerability Evaluation (OCTAVE) framework comes in. Developed by Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI), OCTAVE provides a risk-based approach to threat modeling that aligns security efforts with business goals.