Ask HN: Why isn't the NSA categorized as an APT?
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? Sure they are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equation_Group It is perspective. From the Iranian stance, NSA is an APT and theirs is not. Likewise the UK version, Russian versions etc. Them / Us. Because it's not wrong when "we" (i.e. those naming who counts as APT) are doing it. Remember the Snowden leaks? They are. WTF is an APT? Advanced Persistent Threat. It's a cyber security term. Thanks. Well that answers the question. Opponents are threats, your tools to counter are not. As in: Your gun is a threat to me, my gun is how I defend against YOUR gun.