DocumentCode
22500
Title
Targeted Cyberattacks: A Superset of Advanced Persistent Threats
Author
Sood, Ashok ; Enbody, R.J.
Author_Institution
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Volume
11
Issue
1
fYear
2013
fDate
Jan.-Feb. 2013
Firstpage
54
Lastpage
61
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Security & Privacy, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1540-7993
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSP.2012.90
Filename
6231617
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