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Advanced persistent threats are APT to be deceptive, devious
Brian Laing, VP of business development and products at APT defense firm Lastline, spoke to SCMagazine.com at Black Hat about the evolution of advanced persistent threats and some of their more devious tactics.
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APT to attack: Breaking down the advanced persistent threat
Every organization that maintains intellectual property should be aware of advanced persistent threats, reports Angela Moscaritolo.
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Tracing the advanced persistent threat: Interview with Joe Stewart
While McAfee's recently released "Shady RAT" report concentrated on the victims of a mass cyberespionage ring, another researcher has decided to focus his attention on the adversaries behind such attacks. In a video recorded last week at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, Joe Stewart of Dell SecureWorks explains how he was able to trace 60 families of custom malware thanks to error messages yielded by a "connection bouncer" tool used by the hackers to hide their tracks, but which inadvertently pointed back to about a dozen command-and-control centers hosted by ISPs in China. Two of the malware families are known to have been used in the RSA SecurID breach. "It gives you a better line on attribution," Stewart told SCMagazineUS.com.
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Advanced Persistent Threats not so advanced anymore, researchers find
Attackers no longer need specialized skills to carry out what is considered an Advanced Persistent Threat, according to researchers with Imperva.
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Collection of information key to thwarting APT attacks
Intelligence-driven information security is the future of battling advanced persistent threats, according to a new report.
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Lack of resources exposes organizations to APTs, study finds
A lack of budget and resources is opening up enterprises to advanced persistent threats, according to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute.
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Mass email worm found spreading
Never mind the advanced persistent threat. A new mass-mailing worm that may conjure up images of Nimda and Code Red appears to be threatening email infrastructures.
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Spy malware buried on official Tibetan website
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have identified a new "watering hole" advanced persistent threat attack that takes advantage of a previously patched Java vulnerability.
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Riding low and slow, Hikit targets U.S. defense contractors
The advanced persistent threat malware exploits existing vulnerabilities in servers, enabling attackers to maintain access to victims' data while remaining below the radar.