Re: informIT: Modern Malware

[Gary McGraw <gem () cigital com>]

hi mh,

I agree that the APT term is overused by the marketing types.  In this
case you can translate it as malware that infects a server or an ad
network and is "served up" to unwitting victims in a drive by download.
Neil, anything to add?

What would you call it haroon?

gem

On 3/26/11 8:14 AM, "Haroon Meer" <haroon () thinkst com> wrote:

> Hi
>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Gary McGraw <gem () cigital com> wrote:
> > Dasient protects the server side of the APT problem
> > (especially when it comes to bad ads)
>
> Arguing over  semantics and loosely defined terms is a recipe for a
> circular flame-thread, but this statement seems wrong on many levels.
>
> I know every vendor (and his cousin who is currently thinking of
> starting a business) is claiming to defend against APT, but this seems
> like horrible buzzword misuse.
>
> /mh
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