There FireEye can safely detonate the Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) that cyber-crooks cook up.

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APTs will continue as governments and other well-funded organizations look to cyber-space to conduct their espionage.

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One aspect of APTs that has received little attention is its relationship to negligent employees.

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Understanding APTs and blocking potential attack vectors before they occur is a difficult challenge.

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One such company is Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. ( AMEX: APTS), which saw buying by Director Steve Bartkowski.

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While APTs have become the latest security buzz word, the harm that these attacks can do is real.

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And in 2005, he incorporated FireEye to detect and stop APTs.

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The threat du jour is called Advanced Persistent Threats, or APTs.

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These attacks are known as Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).

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