Experts agree that a cyber conflict with physical ramifications outside of a traditional kinetic conflict is unlikely. But they also believe the cyber vector is a new force multiplier in nation-state conflicts. Whether APTs are targeting infrastructure, corporations or governments, there is a strong need for public/private collaboration to improve security.
“Enhanced situational awareness based on reliable threat intelligence is critical to forming effective defense strategies against these advanced threat actors. Without a thorough understanding of the threat, defensive strategies and spending will be inefficient at best and ineffective at worst,” said Hensley.
Hensley advocates a layered security process and controls, continuously applied and updated based on ongoing visibility of evolving threats. Security processes and controls should include vulnerability lifecycle management, endpoint protection, intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls, logging visibility, network visibility and security training.
Advanced Persistent Threats
Advanced Persistent Threats
In the past year, we have witnessed cyber attacks of unprecedented sophistication and reach. These attacks demonstrate that malicious actors have the ability to compromise and control millions of computers that belong to governments, private enterprises and ordinary citizens. If we are going to prevent motivated adversaries from attacking our systems, stealing our data and harming our critical infrastructure, the broader community of security researchers — including academia, the private sector and government — must work together to understand emerging threats and to develop proactive security solutions to safeguard the Internet and physical infrastructure that relies on it.
This slideshow features emerging cyber threats for 2012, identified by the Georgia Tech Information Security Center and the Georgia Tech Research
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