Advanced Persistent Threat

Chapter 12

Implementing Adaptive Security

Introduction

It is amazing how quick and fast technology changes. Almost overnight technology has taken over and has become a key part of our lives. Since the beginning of time there has always been a constant battle between good and evil. The second that new technology is invented there are entities that are looking at ways to exploit it and take advantage of it. Technology that makes employees lives easier can also make an attacker’s life easier. Technology that allows an organization to streamline its operation, increasing overall productivity, will also allow an adversary to more easily attack an organization in a streamlined manner. The APT was an evolution of how adversaries used advanced technologies ...