Advanced Persistent Threat

Table of Contents

Cover image

Title page

Copyright

Dedication

Author Biography

Preface

Section I. Understanding the Problem

Chapter 1. The Changing Threat

Introduction

The Current Landscape

Organizations View on Security

You will be Compromised

The Cyber ShopLifter

The New Defense in Depth

Proactive vs Reactive

Loss of Common Sense

It is All About Risk

What Was In Place?

Pain Killer Security

Reducing the Surface Space

HTML Embedded Email

Buffer Overflows

Macros in Office Documents

The Traditional Threat

Common Cold

Reactive Security

Automation

The Emerging Threat

APT—Cyber Cancer

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)

APT—Stealthy, Targeted, and Data Focused

Characteristics of the APT

Defending Against the APT

APT vs Traditional Threat

Sample APT Attacks ...