APTs: a review and some likely prospects
- 10:00 15th May 2015 ( week 3, Trinity Term 2015 )LT-B, Wolfson Building
Targeted attacks have become an established part of the threat landscape. Such attacks, aimed at specific victims or groups of victims, are often highly-complex, underpinned by sophisticated modules purpose-built to infiltrate an organisation and steal sensitive information, wipe data or carry out some other specific act of sabotage. The development and implementation of these campaigns often span several years (hence the description 'Advanced Persistent Threat'). This presentation will highlight the key trends we have seen in the development of targeted attacks and offer an insight into their likely future development.
Speaker bio
David has been with Kaspersky Lab since 2004. In his role as Senior Technology Consultant David presented information on malware and other IT threats at exhibitions and events, and provided comment to both broadcast and print media. He also provided information on Kaspersky Lab products and technologies. He was promoted to his current position in 2008. David has a particular interest in the malware ecosystem, ID theft, and Kaspersky Lab technologies, and he conceived and developed the company’s Malware Defence Workshop.David has worked in the anti-virus industry since 1990 in a variety of roles. Prior to joining Kaspersky Lab David worked as Systems Engineer, Product Manager and Product Marketing Manager at McAfee; and before that as Technical Support Manager and Senior Technology Consultant at Dr Solomon’s Software.
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