arXiv AI By Peter Williams, Adam Sobey, Erisa Karafili

High-Precision APT Malware Attribution with Out-of-Scope Resilience

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arXiv:2606. 03523v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Early attribution of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) activity can help defenders prioritise investigation, select countermeasures, and reduce the impact of an intrusion.

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