A development team building a healthcare platform wants to break down potential malicious behaviors into individual stages to understand each possible attack route. Which method best supports this analysis?
Document typical usage routines for operational reference
Inspect interfaces during the final deployment phase
Construct a branching representation to illuminate each action within an infiltration route
Creating a branching representation—commonly referred to as an attack tree—enables teams to visualize every possible step an adversary might take during an intrusion. This method aligns with structured threat modeling approaches, such as MITRE ATT&CK, where tactics and techniques are broken into sequential or conditional steps. Unlike general documentation of typical usage patterns, which focuses on expected behavior, an attack tree exposes decision points, privilege escalations, lateral movement, and exfiltration paths. Techniques like vaulting credentials and post-deployment checks are important for hardening, but do not provide the same visibility into attacker decision-making or workflow logic. Attack trees are especially useful for regulated environments like healthcare, where patient data and system integrity are critical.
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