[WildHighlander57]

What does “APT” mean?

visually_augmented wrote:

“From the report:

“CISA is aware of compromises, which began at least as early as March 2020, at U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and private sector organizations by an APT actor. “”

[greeneyes]

APT = Advanced Persistent Threat- typically a nation state penetrating computer systems undetected for a significant length of time.

[ConjunctionJunction]

APT = Advancement Persistent Threat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_persistent_threat

[grey_whiskers]

APT == "Advanced Persistent Threat":

SUMMARY:

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is aware of compromises of U.S. government agencies, critical infrastructure entities, and private sector organizations by an advanced persistent threat (APT) actor beginning in at least March 2020. This APT actor has demonstrated patience, operational security, and complex tradecraft in these intrusions. CISA expects that removing this threat actor from compromised environments will be highly complex and challenging for organizations.