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Advanced Persistent Threats

Advanced Persistent Threats

Anti-virus products, blacklists, and other security solutions that require prior knowledge of a threat are ineffective against APT and other adaptive, persistent attackers.

Attackers are using whatever tools they have to their advantage. Customized malware has the ability to evade detection at the perimeter. To effectively combat today's stealth enterprise threats, and the people behind them, threat intelligence is required. We must move our aperture of visibility towards the human behind the malware.

HBGary's revolutionary behavior-based method is a proven early APT malware detection approach that scans physical memory (not virtual, which is just the operating system telling you about itself). Rootkits and targeted malware can't hide in physical memory - a correct set of execution instructions is needed or it will not run. Within minutes, your IR team can detect - and counter - attackers in your enterprise so you can quickly and cost-effectively mitigate the risk - saving your organizations thousands of dollars in consultant fees.

To get the latest information on APT and other targeted attacks from HBGary's leading security experts, follow the blogs, white papers, and breaking news below.

Recent Blogs

Feb 9, 2012

APT and the Five Eyes Nations

Discussions around APT tend to focus on its impact to the manufacturing and defense contractors which comprise the U.S. Defense Industrial Base. HBGary currently monitors about 18 APT groups, and trends in our data suggest that APT is not just a U.S.-centric problem. read more

Jan 20, 2012

APT on the Asphalt

No, that's not a misprint. Your next APT threat could very well come from the corporate parking lot that sits outside your otherwise (hopefully) well-secured facility. read more

Recent News

Feb 21, 2012

APT and the Oil Industry

At HBGary, we have been tracking numerous APT groups that are above and beyond the “dirty dozen” -- the dozen or so code-named APT groups that focus on the defense industrial base. In particular, we have been tracking two organized groups that are focused entirely on the Oil and Gas sector. The commonly–held belief is that these groups are in fact state-sponsored and mission-oriented to support an emerging country’s global energy growth. read more

Feb 15, 2012

Kaspersky SAS2012 Summit

At the recent Kaspersky SAS2012 Summit in Cancun, HBGary CEO Greg Hoglund presented on "Lateral Movement and other APT Interactions Within the Enterprise." read more

Oct 21, 2011

A Fight-Through Capability

In-depth interview with HBGary CEO Greg Hoglund on APT, the importance of actionable threat intelligence and why organizations should take a "defense in depth" approach to security. read more

Sep 29, 2011

In-House Malware Analysis: Why You Need It, How To Do It

HBGary CEO Greg Hoglund shares his insight. read more

Recent White Papers

The New Battlefield: Fighting and Defeating APT Attackers in the Enterprise

HBGary Threat Report: Operation Aurora