Ask HN: Why isn't the NSA categorized as an APT?
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Sure they are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation_Group
It is perspective. From the Iranian stance, NSA is an APT and theirs is not. Likewise the UK version, Russian versions etc.
Them / Us.
Them / Us.
Because it's not wrong when "we" (i.e. those naming who counts as APT) are doing it.
Remember the Snowden leaks? They are.
WTF is an APT?
Advanced Persistent Threat. It's a cyber security term.
Thanks. Well that answers the question. Opponents are threats, your tools to counter are not.
As in: Your gun is a threat to me, my gun is how I defend against YOUR gun.
As in: Your gun is a threat to me, my gun is how I defend against YOUR gun.
cochinescu(1)
APT definition: APTs are state-run, organized, and stealthy. The NSA fits this definition.
Can someone explain this? Is it only politics?