Advanced persistent threats (APTs) represent the most demanding computer security challenges any organization must endure. Experienced computer exploitation adversaries use a multitude of attacks in their arsenal to successfully penetrate the most heavily armored and secured networks in order to steal valuable company intellectual capital and even government secrets. How do you know if your organization is the target of an APT? If it is, how can you properly categorize and combat this threat while maintaining continuity of operations? APTs are the pinnacle of computer threats and preparing for them is just as important as identifying that you have become a target. We’ll go over steps your organization can take to prepare and defend against APTs and provide you with knowledge you need to become a hardened target.