Threat Modeling Experts in Berlin
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André Beran
Last position:
External Attack Surface Assessment & Cybersecurity Readiness Checks at Graydaxe Cybersecurity GmbH
- Conducting cybersecurity readiness checks based on an in-house assessment methodology
- Analyzing the external attack surface using the Graydaxe EASM platform
- Assessing maturity levels and deriving prioritized recommendations for action
Ali Yazdani
Last position:
Principal Product Security Engineer at Payrails GmbH
- Defined and executed a comprehensive security roadmap: integrated Shift-Left Security, CNAPP, and DevSecOps principles to streamline secure product development and reduce risk exposure.
- Established a robust threat modeling framework: embedded security into design processes, enabling early identification of vulnerabilities and reducing potential risks.
- Developed a scalable Vulnerability Management program: accelerated detection and remediation of new vulnerabilities, significantly shortening the risk response cycle.
- Enhanced cloud and container security: leveraged advanced tools such as Tetragon to achieve deeper visibility and implement a defense-in-depth strategy.
- Automated security controls within CI/CD pipelines: integrated security measures into the development lifecycle to maintain continuous delivery with robust safeguards.
- Championed cross-functional collaboration: partnered with developers and infrastructure teams to prioritize threats and align remediation efforts, fostering a unified security culture.
- Ensured regulatory compliance and audit readiness: collaborated closely with the InfoSec team to adhere to internal policies and successfully support audits for standards like PCI-DSS and SOC2.
Seyed Farhad Miri
Last position:
Senior Product Security Engineer at Delivery Hero
- Developed a custom tool using the Mistral 7B LLM to scan, validate and report security vulnerabilities.
- Security tested AI agents, bots, and other LLMs with a focus on prompt injection, model inversion, data poisoning, EDR/AV bypass and evasion techniques, membership inference, model evasion, overfitting to malicious inputs and contextual manipulation.
- Onboarded repositories to SAST solutions for security scanning, implemented secrets scanning, DAST, SCA, and utilized ZAP for DAST in CI/CD pipelines.
- Engaged in security awareness trainings, developed CTF challenges and training materials to enhance developer security knowledge.
- Planned and executed bi-annual red teaming operations based on the MITRE ATT&CK framework and led internal and external pentests based on the OWASP Top 10 framework for 70+ applications worldwide, resulting in detection, reporting, and remediation of hundreds of vulnerabilities.
- Triaged HackerOne reports.
Matthias Steinmann
Last position:
Senior Security Consultant (freelance) at DVZ M-V
- ISMS and security concept for the Fabasoft e-file according to BSI 200-1/2, among others
- Structural analysis (A.1), modeling (A.3), and baseline protection checks (A.4)
- Preparation for OWASP penetration test, incident response plan, risk analysis
- DevOps Bitbucket, ARC42, IAM with Keycloak/AD, multi-tenant setup, DMS, SOC
- Emergency preparedness concept (BSI 200-4), operations and service concept (BSK), ITSM
Vishnu Kv
Last position:
Red Team Engineer (Professional Management Level VI) at Schwarz Group (Lidl, Kaufland, Stackit)
- Developed Red Team infrastructure for real-world attack simulations using Sliver C2 and custom tools
- Executed advanced Red Team operations, integrating AI/LLM security research for prompt injection attacks
- Conducted comprehensive breach assessment attacks and vulnerability assessments across enterprise infrastructure
- Performed root cause analysis and purple team exercises, generating executive-level reports
- Lead LLM red teaming initiatives to improve AI model security for GPT-4, Mistral, and internal GenAI models
Jan Kopia
Last position:
Consultant for Information Security & Auditor at Kopiasonsulting GmbH
Operational management of the company: building teams and infrastructure, developing products, analysis and implementation of IT security measures
Project assignments in the IT security environment focusing on establishing blue teaming activities (defensive processes and technologies) to defend against cyber attacks
Conducting red teaming processes, including penetration tests and security analyses for companies
Consulting on setting up Security Operation Centers and implementing SIEM systems, and building Computer Incident Response Teams (CSIRT)
Auditor for ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, § 8a, ISO 27019, § 11 1a EnWG, TISAX
Advising companies in critical infrastructures on information security and compliance with the IT Security Act
Building SIEM/SOC processes and SOC analyst work (Splunk, ELK-Stack)
Integrating data into monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
Consulting on BSI IT baseline protection, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, BCM, ITIL and risk management
Security assessments and penetration testing of IT and network architectures
Amit Vitekar
Last position:
Security Consultant (Ethical Hacker) at Security Research Labs (SRLabs)
- Led telecom security testing team & SOC deployments across Tier-1 carriers; reduced critical vulnerabilities by 30%.
- Conducted 5G/O-RAN fuzzing, penetration testing, and vulnerability research (basebands, RAN, core).
- Designed testbeds for protocol fuzzing (AFL++, LibAFL) on 5G stacks.
- delivered client workshops on secure telecom with AI assisted workflows.
- Researched AI-driven SOC and penetration testing (LLMs for log triage, anomaly detection, adversarial monitoring).
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Statistics of experts using Threat Modeling
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
18 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
8
Top business areas
Information Technology, Audit, Product Development
Top industries
Information Technology, Professional Services, Telecommunication
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Audit, Legal
Bachelor's degree or higher
100%
Master's degree or higher
57%
Doctorate
14%
Certifications per freelancer
7
Most common languages
English, German, Persian
Speak two or more languages
86%
Based on our profile pool as of 30 Aug 2026.
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Average rates of experts in Berlin using Threat Modeling
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About the technology
What it covers
Threat modeling helps teams find where a system can fail before attackers do. It is used to map assets, trust boundaries, entry points, and likely abuse paths in web apps, APIs, cloud services, and internal tools. Strong work ends with clear threats and concrete fixes.
Common methods
- STRIDE reviews for spoofing, tampering, and privilege issues
- Attack trees for likely abuse paths
- Data-flow diagrams to show trust boundaries
- Risk ranking that ties threats to real delivery work
Where it fits
Companies bring in threat modeling specialists during product design, major releases, cloud migrations, and security reviews. In Berlin, it often supports SaaS teams, fintech groups, and privacy-sensitive products that need strong design decisions before launch. It also helps when teams must align security, product, and engineering fast.
Tooling and inputs
Strong professionals work from architecture diagrams, API specs, cloud diagrams, and code review context. They may use Miro, Lucidchart, spreadsheets, or security notes from Jira and Confluence. The tool matters less than the ability to turn messy system detail into a clear risk picture.
What good specialists do
Good threat modeling experts ask sharp questions, challenge assumptions, and keep the scope tight. They understand authentication, authorization, session handling, encryption, logging, and common cloud patterns. They also know how to write findings in a way that product and engineering teams can act on.
Why freelance support helps
Freelancers are useful when a team needs outside perspective, short-term capacity, or support for a specific system. They can review a design, lead a workshop, or help establish a repeatable threat modeling process. That is often easier than pulling senior specialists off delivery work.
Frequently asked questions
Need clarity? These are the questions we hear most often about Threat Modeling.
Threat modeling is used to find security weaknesses in a design before they become incidents. It helps teams identify assets, trust boundaries, likely attack paths, and the most useful mitigations. In practice, it supports safer product decisions, better architecture, and clearer security requirements.
Threat modeling happens early and looks at design risk, while penetration testing looks for exploitable issues in a running system. The two work well together, but they solve different problems. Threat modeling helps you decide what to build safely; testing helps you verify what actually shipped.
Threat modeling can be done by an internal team, but a specialist helps when the system is complex or the team lacks a common method. External support is useful for cloud platforms, APIs, identity flows, and large changes that touch many services. A good freelancer also keeps the workshop practical and focused on decisions.
Threat modeling is often done with STRIDE, attack trees, data-flow diagrams, and risk-based review questions. Some teams also use secure design checklists or map threats to OWASP guidance. The best freelancer chooses a method that fits the system instead of forcing a heavy process.
A strong Threat modeling freelancer usually understands application security, cloud architecture, identity and access control, logging, and encryption. They should also be comfortable reading diagrams, API specs, and infrastructure notes. Good communication matters just as much as technical depth.
Threat modeling works well remotely because most of the work centers on diagrams, workshops, and written findings. Berlin can still matter if your team wants live sessions in the same room or needs German and English communication across local stakeholders. Many engagements mix remote preparation with on-site workshops.
Threat modeling for a single service may need one focused specialist, while a large platform or regulated product benefits from someone who has done many design reviews. The key is not only seniority but the ability to reason across architecture, product, and delivery. If the scope spans several teams, choose someone who can guide others through the process.
A strong Threat modeling professional produces clear threats, explains why they matter, and ties each one to a realistic mitigation. Look for structured thinking, practical examples, and findings that fit your architecture and release flow. Good work should help your team make decisions, not just fill a document.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Threat Modeling in their recent projects is 97 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 773 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Threat Modeling in their recent projects, 100% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 57% hold at least a Master's degree, and 14% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Threat Modeling in their recent projects have 18 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Threat Modeling in their recent projects are English (100%), German (71%), and Persian (14%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Threat Modeling in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Professional Services (71%), and Telecommunication (57%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Berlin, Germany who have used Threat Modeling in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Audit (57%), and Product Development (57%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used Threat Modeling
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