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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Advanced persistent threat"”.
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A Multi-Agent Approach to Advanced Persistent Threat Detection in Networked Systems
Advanced cyber threats that are well planned, funded and stealthy are an increasing issue facing secure networked systems. As our reliance on protected networked systems continues to grow, the motivation for developing new malicious techniques that cannot be easily detected by traditional …
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The application of natural language processing to open source intelligence for ontology development in the advanced persistent threat domain
<p>Over the past decade, the Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) has risen to forefront of cybersecurity threats. APTs are a major contributor to the billions of dollars lost by corporations around the world annually. The threat is significant enough that the <em>Navy Cyber Power 2020</em> plan …
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Attack Planner: Systematization and Expansion of Persistence Knowledge
… but the attacker’s goal is to implant an "advanced persistent threat" (APT) that can survive system reboot and continue exploiting the system over sustained periods of time.
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Game theory with learning for cyber security monitoring
… infrastructures. Such attacks are referred to as advanced persistent threat (APT), and are on constant rise with severe implications. In all these attacks, the presence of an attacker itself is difficult to detect as they log-in as legitimate users. Hence, these attacks comprising multiple actions …
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Quantifying the Impact of Defensive Cybersecurity Effort Against Advanced Persistent Threats For Industrial Control Systems
… defense tactics for countering cybersecurity threats within Industrial Control Systems (ICS) by modeling the offensive and defense interactions between ICS organizations and Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs). In recognizing the persistent and targeted nature of APTs, this research underscores …
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America's Achilles Heel: Cyber Security and Its Implications for America's Status as a World Power
At present the U.S. is facing a sophisticated threat emanating from foreign soil – cyber espionage. This thesis explores the cyber domain, in part because it is a battlefield not fully understood by the public at large and because of the effects presented to the victim nation as a result of cyber …
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Game-Theoretic and Machine Learning-based Defensive Deception for Dependable and Secure Cyber-Physical Systems
… face growing risks from sophisticated cyber threats, particularly Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), which conventional security measures struggle to counter effectively. These threats can subvert controls or launch multi-stage attacks, compromising critical infrastructure. This dissertation …
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Developing an artefact for raising social engineering awareness among administrative staff
… engineering is one of the biggest cyber-security threats faced by organisations. Cyber-criminals no longer primarily aim to exploit information systems, but rather target the 'low hanging fruit', which is the human element. End-users, primarily administrative staff, are at the highest risk of …