Advanced Persistent Threats, Malware

Post date: Oct 06, 2012 8:1:56 AM

How 3 Cyber Threats Transform Incident Response:

Targeted Attacks, System Exploits, Data Theft, and You

the Operation Aurora, Zeus, and piracy

While we still use many of the same old names - viruses, Trojans, and worms - today's malware deserves much more respect than many are giving it. Where traditional viruses mostly aimed to disrupt operations or win fame for their coders' cleverness, today's malware enables potent multistage attacks called advanced persistent threats. In these carefully sequenced attacks, criminals rely on custom and constantly changing malware being placed where it will go unnoticed, returning the maximum value from their investment.     

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