Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are sophisticated cyber attacks that aim to maintain long-term access to a target network, often focusing on organizations with sensitive data. Unlike regular attacks, APTs utilize advanced tactics to evade detection and can persist for months or even years. The term APT was first used by the US Air Force in 2006, emerging from observations made during the early 2000s when unique, targeted attacks began to surface that differed from common spam or low-effort social engineering tactics. This methodology indicated the involvement of nation-state actors.
"The majority of these attacks were very similar... Then we have a very small number of customers who got these unrelated, very sophisticated attacks that tightly targeted the destination organization."
"The term APT was first coined by the US Air Force in 2006 but became part of the wider lexicon in the cybersecurity community shortly thereafter."
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