Effective Risk Assessment is an incredible tool available to the Information Security professional. A defensible risk assessment ensures that you’ll analyze the most risky aspects of your most risky applications. It lets you develop countermeasures that have the biggest impact. In a real world scenario a properly conducted risk assessment can help you work in the most efficient way. This talk is about how MathWorks uses the OCTAVE Allegro Framework to model application risks and develop countermeasures.