Ask HN: Why isn't the NSA categorized as an APT?

3•TheOpenSourcer•1h ago

Israel Unit-8200 is an APT Iran has like 4 APT's under its army Why isn't the NSA categorized as an APT?

APT definition: APTs are state-run, organized, and stealthy. The NSA fits this definition.

Can someone explain this? Is it only politics?

Comments

mhb•1h ago

WTF is an APT?

AnimalMuppet•1h ago

Advanced Persistent Threat. It's a cyber security term.

cochinescu•48m ago

It's probably more about convention and terminology. Security researchers tend to label foreign actors as APTs partly for tracking and reporting purposes. With domestic agencies, especially US ones, there's either reluctance or it's treated as a given.

KomoD•25m ago

Sure they are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation_Group

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