--- title: Why Old Threat Models Are Dead #shorts | daily.dev description: A short video argues that traditional threat models built on 'security through complexity' no longer hold, claiming the economics of exploitation have shifted... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-old-threat-models-are-dead-shorts-fiixquefx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Old Threat Models Are Dead #shorts | daily.dev og:description: A short video argues that traditional threat models built on 'security through complexity' no longer hold, claiming the economics of exploitation have shifted... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-old-threat-models-are-dead-shorts-fiixquefx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/fiIxQuEFx.png og:image:alt: Why Old Threat Models Are Dead #shorts og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Why Old Threat Models Are Dead #shorts **[LiveOverflow](https://daily.dev/sources/liveoverflow)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A short video argues that traditional threat models built on 'security through complexity' no longer hold, claiming the economics of exploitation have shifted and outdated attacker capability assumptions leave systems exposed. No specific vulnerabilities, technologies, or dates are named. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Modern Attack Vectors](https://daily.dev/posts/modern-attack-vectors-195zepwhp) · Recorded Future Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Security in the Post-Mythos Era](https://daily.dev/posts/security-in-the-post-mythos-era-ynti0hmky) · Cisco · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#vulnerability](https://daily.dev/tags/vulnerability) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/why-old-threat-models-are-dead-shorts-fiixquefx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Why Old Threat Models Are Dead #shorts","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-old-threat-models-are-dead-shorts-fiixquefx","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-old-threat-models-are-dead-shorts-fiixquefx"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T13:58:49.426Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T14:04:19.056Z","description":"A short video argues that traditional threat models built on 'security through complexity' no longer hold, claiming the economics of exploitation have shifted...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XrKrCGSeNNo/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XrKrCGSeNNo/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"LiveOverflow","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"LiveOverflow","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--UcWYLZRF--/f_auto/v1728073040/logos/liveoverflow","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/liveoverflow"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/why-old-threat-models-are-dead-shorts-fiixquefx","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"security,vulnerability","timeRequired":"PT1M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"Why Old Threat Models Are Dead #shorts","description":"A short video argues that traditional threat models built on 'security through complexity' no longer hold, claiming the economics of exploitation have shifted...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XrKrCGSeNNo/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-30T13:58:49.426Z","duration":"PT1M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/fiIxQuEFx","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/XrKrCGSeNNo"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"LiveOverflow","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/liveoverflow"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Why Old Threat Models Are Dead #shorts"}]} ```