FireEye has just released its 2013 Advanced Threat Report (ATR),
which provides a high-level overview of the computer network attacks
that FireEye discovered last year.
In this ATR, we focused almost exclusively on a small, but very
important subset of our overall data analysis – the advanced
persistent threat (APT).
APTs, due to their organizational structure, mission focus, and
likely some level of nation-state support, often pose a more serious
danger to enterprises than a lone hacker or hacker group ever could.
Over the long term, APTs are capable of cyber attacks that can rise
to a strategic level, including widespread