Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Threat Modeling:

The Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure emphasizes secure development practices, which include threat modeling as an integral part of DevSecOps.
Threat modeling identifies potential threats early in the development process, allowing teams to address them proactively.
Why STRIDE?

The STRIDE model is recommended by Microsoft for threat modeling because it provides a top-down approach to identifying threats. STRIDE stands for:
Spoofing
Tampering
Repudiation
Information Disclosure
Denial of Service
Elevation of Privilege
STRIDE is particularly effective in cloud environments for identifying and mitigating risks at various levels of the architecture.
Why Not the Others?

B. DREAD model:

The DREAD model is a risk-ranking framework used to prioritize threats based on Damage, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected users, and Discoverability.
While useful for ranking risks, it is not used for initiating threat modeling in a top-down approach.
C. OWASP threat modeling:

OWASP provides excellent resources and frameworks for secure development, but Microsoft's recommendation for threat modeling in Azure environments specifically emphasizes the STRIDE model as a starting point....

B. the STRIDE model