Study and Analysis Signatures of Advanced Persistent Threat
Zhi Xue · Information Security and Communications Privacy · 2012
APT(Advanced Persistent Threat) is a generic term for describing a serial of cyber attacks,and it aims at specific targets or designated organizations. This kind of new threat is far more complicated in the penetration and diversified in the means. Analysis on advanced persistent threat indicates that APT is a long-term threat with different stages,and appears alternately in stable stage or in unstable stage. Moreover,the network attack contains various approaches,thus making it hard to be detected and defended.