Advanced Persistent Threats Defense Techniques: A Review

The evolution of the internet in the age of information is very rapid. With the rapid development of the Internet, the significance of privacy and security is also becoming a key concern. This developing security concern is not only limited to multinational organizations and government’s high-value data, but also for the mass users. During the last few years, there has been a number of network breaches with aims of espionage or sabotage, using an advanced and lethal methodology known as Advance persistent threat. Keeping in sight the damage done by such attacks, this survey paper which is based on literature review will provide readers with intensive knowledge of an APT attack with its common phases. Later sections of the paper highlight the existing security methods currently in use or proposed by different researchers and security organizations to counter APT attacks and statistical data on known APT attacks conducted over the last few years is also included in the paper to give the readers a clear idea of the devastation caused by APT attacks. At the end of the paper conclusion and future work is emphasized, which include the crucial steps that can be employed to fight against APT attacks. Data analyzed in this paper is extracted from annual reports published by well-known security implementation groups and reports released by organizations that have been a targeted or victim of an APT attack.

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