Re: APT definition

[RL Vaughn <rl_vaughn () baylor edu>]

On 4/11/11 7:20 PM, Paul Ferguson wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 5:19 PM, security curmudgeon
> <jericho () attrition org>  wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 11 Apr 2011, Paul Ferguson wrote:
> >
> > : On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon&
> > : Hannah<rmslade () shaw ca>  wrote:
> > :
> > :>  APT relativity is such that for any attacker there exists a victim for whom the
> > :>  attacker is more advanced and/or persistent
> > :>
> > :>  https://twitter.com/#!/imaguid/status/57522111857700864
> > :
> > : Ha! I like that one.
> > :
> > : Generally I hate the term "APT" because the definition of "Advanced" is
> > : misleading.
> >
> > As is "persistent".. sending a couple PDFs to employees over a one day
> > period got the foot in the door of RSA. That is not "persistent" as far as
> > anything I have seen or done.
>
> Yes, but it *is* persistent as we have seen these same targeted,
> socially-engineered attacks for years now.
>
> - ferg

So, repeating the same message over and over again may eventually
build up an undeserved perception of trust?

It'll never work.

Randy
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