PC Magazine - Security Watch: Advanced Persistent Threats Not So Advanced After All

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May 06, 2014
By Neil J. Rubenking

The phrase "Advanced Persistent Threat" brings to my mind a particular image, a cadre of devoted hackers, tirelessly digging for new zero-day attacks, closely monitoring the victim network, and silently stealing data or performing secret sabotage. After all, the infamous Stuxnet worm needed multiple zero-day vulnerabilitiess to accomplish its aim, and the Stuxnet spinoff Duqu used at least one. However, a new report from Imperva reveals that it's possible to pull off this kind of attack using much less sophisticated means.

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