Advanced Persistent Threat
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Advanced Persistent Threats in Cybersecurity – Cyber Warfare
Author: Nicolae Sfetcu
language: en
Publisher: MultiMedia Publishing
Release Date: 2024-06-22
This book aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), including their characteristics, origins, methods, consequences, and defense strategies, with a focus on detecting these threats. It explores the concept of advanced persistent threats in the context of cyber security and cyber warfare. APTs represent one of the most insidious and challenging forms of cyber threats, characterized by their sophistication, persistence, and targeted nature. The paper examines the origins, characteristics and methods used by APT actors. It also explores the complexities associated with APT detection, analyzing the evolving tactics used by threat actors and the corresponding advances in detection methodologies. It highlights the importance of a multi-faceted approach that integrates technological innovations with proactive defense strategies to effectively identify and mitigate APT. CONTENTS: Abstract Introduction - Cybersecurity - - Challenges in cyber security - - Solutions in cyber security - Cyber warfare - - Challenges in maintaining cybersecurity - - Implications of cyber warfare Advanced Persistent Threats - Definition of APT - History of APT - Features of APT - APT methods, techniques, and models - - APT life cycle - - Consequences of APT attacks - Defense strategies - Related works - Case studies - - Titan Rain - - Sykipot - - GhostNet - - Stuxnet - - Operation Aurora - - Duque - - RSA SecureID attack - - Flame - - Carbanak - - Red October - - Other APT attacks - - Common characteristics - Opportunities and challenges - Observations on APT attacks APT detection - Features of advanced persistent threats - Evolution of APT tactics - Ways to detect APT - - Traffic analytics - - Technological approaches to APT detection - - Integrating data science and artificial intelligence - Proactive defense strategies - Related works - Notes on APT detection Conclusions Bibliography DOI: 10.58679/MM28378
Advanced Persistent Threat
The newest threat to security has been categorized as the Advanced Persistent Threat or APT. The APT bypasses most of an organization's current security devices, and is typically carried out by an organized group, such as a foreign nation state or rogue group with both the capability and the intent to persistently and effectively target a specific entity and wreak havoc. Most organizations do not understand how to deal with it and what is needed to protect their network from compromise. In Advanced Persistent Threat: Understanding the Danger and How to Protect your Organization Eric Cole discusses the critical information that readers need to know about APT and how to avoid being a victim. Advanced Persistent Threat is the first comprehensive manual that discusses how attackers are breaking into systems and what to do to protect and defend against these intrusions. - How and why organizations are being attacked - How to develop a "Risk based Approach to Security" - Tools for protecting data and preventing attacks - Critical information on how to respond and recover from an intrusion - The emerging threat to Cloud based networks
Attribution of Advanced Persistent Threats
An increasing number of countries develop capabilities for cyber-espionage and sabotage. The sheer number of reported network compromises suggests that some of these countries view cyber-means as integral and well-established elements of their strategical toolbox. At the same time the relevance of such attacks for society and politics is also increasing. Digital means were used to influence the US presidential election in 2016, repeatedly led to power outages in Ukraine, and caused economic losses of hundreds of millions of dollars with a malfunctioning ransomware. In all these cases the question who was behind the attacks is not only relevant from a legal perspective, but also has a political and social dimension. Attribution is the process of tracking and identifying the actors behind these cyber-attacks. Often it is considered an art, not a science. This book systematically analyses how hackers operate, which mistakes they make, and which traces they leave behind. Using examples from real cases the author explains the analytic methods used to ascertain the origin of Advanced Persistent Threats.