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Defense Methodologies against Advanced Persistent Threats

Pedro Ramos Brandao1 and Viktoriya Limonova1
  • 1 Instituto Superior de Tecnologias Avançadas de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract

Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) are complex and sophisticated attacks. Their main aim is to obtain unauthorized access to financial and corporate data. As such, it is essential to devise and improve monitoring and defense strategies. This study is intended to analyze various defense methodologies proposed by numerous experts to find a possible solution.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 18 No. 1, 2021, 207-212

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2021.207.212

Submitted On: 28 July 2021 Published On: 8 October 2021

How to Cite: Brandao, P. R. & Limonova, V. (2021). Defense Methodologies against Advanced Persistent Threats. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 18(1), 207-212. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2021.207.212

Open AccessCopyright: © 2021 Pedro Ramos Brandao and Viktoriya Limonova. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • APT
  • Advanced Persistent Threats
  • Cybersecurity
  • Targeted Cyberattacks