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name: d3fend-model description: | Guides cybersecurity asset modeling, inventory, and vulnerability assessment using MITRE D3FEND. Covers asset inventory (hardware, software, network, data, containers), network mapping, vulnerability enumeration, dependency mapping, and operational risk assessment. Use when building CMDBs, running asset discovery, mapping network topology, assessing vulnerabilities, or modeling organizational cyber posture—not for hardening controls (d3fend-harden), detection engineering (d3fend-detect), or incident response (d3fend-evict).

D3FEND — Model

When to Use

• Building or auditing asset inventories (hardware, software, network, data)
• Mapping network topology and logical/physical links
• Running vulnerability assessments and enumerating exposures
• Modeling operational dependencies and service mappings
• Assessing organizational cyber risk posture
• Analyzing container images and configurations

When NOT to Use

• Implementing hardening controls → d3fend-harden
• Designing detection rules or monitoring → d3fend-detect
• Network segmentation or access mediation → d3fend-isolate
• Incident response or eviction actions → d3fend-evict
• General enterprise security program design → cybersecurity

Core Workflows

1. Asset Inventory

Asset Type	What to Capture	Tools
Hardware	Devices, firmware, components	Lansweeper, Nmap, agent-based discovery
Software	Installed apps, versions, licenses	SCCM, osquery, SBOM tools
Network	Nodes, interfaces, VLANs	Nmap, SNMP, network scanners
Data	Databases, file stores, sensitivity	Data classification tools
Containers	Images, registries, runtime inventory	Trivy, Docker Scout, Kubernetes APIs

See references/asset_inventory.md

2. Network Mapping

• Logical: Layer 3 topology, routing paths, traffic policies
• Physical: Cable runs, rack layouts, wireless coverage
• Active: Scanning, probing, traceroute
• Passive: NetFlow, ARP tables, DHCP logs

See references/network_mapping.md

3. Vulnerability Assessment

1. Discovery → asset inventory
2. Scanning → Nessus, Qualys, OpenVAS
3. Analysis → CVSS scoring, exploitability, exposure
4. Prioritization → threat intel, asset criticality
5. Reporting → remediation timelines

See references/vulnerability_assessment.md

4. Dependency & Risk Mapping

• Service dependencies: upstream/downstream services
• Operational: business process → IT asset mapping
• Data exchange: flows, interfaces, protocols
• Access modeling: who can access what

See references/dependency_risk_mapping.md

When to load references

• Asset inventory → references/asset_inventory.md
• Network mapping → references/network_mapping.md
• Vulnerability assessment → references/vulnerability_assessment.md
• Dependency & risk mapping → references/dependency_risk_mapping.md