An advanced persistent threat (APT) is a stealthy cybersecurity threat typically orchestrated by a state or state-sponsored group.
Notes on verification
Definition matches Wikipedia and is corroborated by CISA/NIST, Palo Alto Networks, Splunk, and an academic survey, all converging on stealth and state/state-sponsored origin as typical characteristics. [tier=gold indep_score=0.925 clusters=4 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- Advanced persistent threat (wikipedia)
- https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/project-upskill-glossary (corroboration)
- https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/what-is-advanced-persistent-threat-apt (corroboration)
- https://www.splunk.com/en_us/blog/learn/apts-advanced-persistent-threats.html (corroboration)
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.11415 (corroboration)