n dvncd prsstnt thrt (PT) s stlthy thrt ctr, typclly stt r stt-spnsrd grp, whch gns nthrzd ccss t cmptr ntwrk nd rmns ndtctd fr n xtndd prd. n rcnt tms, th trm my ls rfr t nn-stt-spnsrd grps cndctng lrg-scl trgtd ntrsns fr spcfc gls.
Sch thrt ctrs' mtvtns r typclly pltcl r cnmc. vry mjr bsnss sctr hs rcrdd nstncs f cybrttcks by dvncd ctrs wth spcfc gls, whthr t stl, spy, r dsrpt. Ths trgtd sctrs ncld gvrnmnt, dfns, fnncl srvcs, lgl srvcs, ndstrl, tlcms, cnsmr gds nd mny mr. Sm grps tlz trdtnl spng vctrs, ncldng scl ngnrng, hmn ntllgnc nd nfltrtn t gn ccss t physcl lctn t nbl ntwrk ttcks. Th prps f ths ttcks s t nstll cstm mlwr.
PT ttcks n mbl dvcs hv ls bcm lgtmt cncrn, snc ttckrs r bl t pntrt nt cld nd mbl nfrstrctr t vsdrp, stl, nd tmpr wth dt.
Th mdn "dwll-tm", th tm n PT ttck gs ndtctd, dffrs wdly btwn rgns. Fry rprtd th mn dwll-tm fr 2018 n th mrcs s 71 dys, M s 177 dys, nd PC s 204 dys. Sch lng dwll-tm llws ttckrs sgnfcnt mnt f tm t g thrgh th ttck cycl, prpgt, nd chv thr bjctvs.