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Sniffnet documents threat model and incident response after GitHub Secure Open Source Fund sprint
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The Sniffnet project participated in the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, a 3-week sprint providing $10k in funding and mentorship, and published the resulting incident response plan and threat model using the STRIDE framework.
The post offers a concrete template for open-source maintainers who want to move security from reactive patching to proactive planning. The published INCIDENT_RESPONSE.md and THREAT_MODEL.md files demonstrate a lightweight, incremental approach to threat modeling that smaller projects can adopt without dedicated security staff.
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Sniffnet and 49 other projects joined the fourth session of the GitHub Secure Open Source Fund, receiving $10k in funding and mentorship from the GitHub Security Lab.
The project published an incident response plan (INCIDENT_RESPONSE.md) defining roles, responsibilities, and ordered actions for security incidents.
A threat model (THREAT_MODEL.md) was created using the STRIDE framework, starting with the most critical assets ranked by likelihood and impact rather than attempting exhaustive coverage upfront.
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