Advanced persistent threats remain an unprecedented dread in our digital age. In fact, unlike traditional threats, advanced persistent threats can affect the whole IT infrastructure. Attackers with strong networking knowledge can carry out advanced threats that are detected only after the network has been attacked.
Advanced persistent threats also target critical installations, such as web
servers, government departments, and customer databases.
Therefore, the US federal government is increasingly
adopting network security solutions, to mitigate risks and to protect its websites
and web applications. The US federal government is also increasingly adopting
BYOD policies to reduce their operational costs; to enable employees to access
confidential data from remote locations and more.