The United Kingdom’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure has released a report detailing projects intended to address cyber threats posted by nation states and other state sponsored actors with the resources and expertise to get past standard security measures.
“Improving Defenses Against Targeted Attack,” was put out by the center’s cyber research program, which advises UK businesses and organizations on security.
The focus of the analysis of these projects is on later stages (in the kill chain) of an attack where a system has been infiltrated and command and control and the completion of the attack’s objectives are at issue.
One such study presents research into techniques for detecting sophisticated attacks that bypass antivirus and firewalls, for example, with an emphasis on spotting and blocking command and control channels for malware.
http://www.cpni.gov.uk/documents/publications/2014/2014028-idata-summary.pdf?epslanguage=en-gb
