Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are well-resourced, often state-sponsored, threat actors that maintain long-term access to high-value targets. Coverage of major APT groups, their tradecraft, intelligence collection objectives, and the detection engineering and threat hunting practices defenders use to identify and disrupt sustained intrusion campaigns.
The 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte survey found only 22% of state CISOs feel confident protecting public data — a historic collapse driven by budget cuts, AI-enabled attacks, and an expanding third-party breach surface.
ShinyHunters didn't get more sophisticated — they got more systematic. Seven major organizations breached in six weeks using two repeatable playbooks: vishing for SSO credentials and automated Salesforce misconfiguration sweeps.
Nation-state APTs, insider threats, cybercriminal groups — a guide to threat actors, their motivations, and how security teams defend against modern attacks.
