APT Threats Today Need a Different Kind of Response
IT Connection Blog by Bernt OstergaardSummary Bullets: · The ‘Flame’ advanced persistent threat (APT) is invisible to commercial AV defences and may lie dormant for years. · Combating APTs may create a new role for the ITU and further international anti-malware efforts. The latest news on the (often purported to be state-sponsored) APT front is a massive piece of spy software, dubbed ‘Flame,’ which seems to have been around for many years - at least since 2010. The worm was discovered by accident when security vendor Kaspersky was looking for another mystery APT dubbed ‘