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In this post, we’ll break down how APT groups work, explain their tactics and evasive techniques, and how to detect APT attacks. A whopping 93% of SMB execs even think nation-state hackers are using businesses like theirs as a backdoor into the country's digital defenses. SMBs can be stepping stones to bigger targets-especially if they're in a supply chain or serve larger entities. They often deploy multi-stage, multi-vector approaches with a high degree of obfuscation and persistence.īut for every small-to-medium-sized business (SMB) out there asking themselves "Why would an APT group care about me?" We have the answer.

Well-funded and made up of an elite squadron of hackers, these groups target high-value entities like governments, large corporations, or critical infrastructure. On the other end are state-sponsored groups using far more sophisticated tactics-often with long-term, strategic goals in mind.Īdvanced Persistent Threats (APT) groups fall into this latter category.

On one end of the spectrum, there’s the script kiddie or inexperienced ransomware gang looking to make a quick buck. Cyber criminals come in all shapes and sizes.
