Title :
Targeted Cyberattacks: A Superset of Advanced Persistent Threats
Author :
Sood, Ashok ; Enbody, R.J.
Author_Institution :
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
Targeted cyberattacks play an increasingly significant role in disrupting the online social and economic model, not to mention the threat they pose to nation-states. A variety of components and techniques come together to bring about such attacks.
Keywords :
Internet; invasive software; social networking (online); advanced persistent threats; computer virus; online economic model; online social model; targeted cyberattacks; worms; Computer crime; Economics; Electronic mail; Internet; Malware; Privacy; Routing protocols; Social network services; Targeting; advanced persistent threats; cyber warfare; cybercrime; targeted attacks;
Journal_Title :
Security & Privacy, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2012.90
