#ThreatDigest: Trends Among Iranian Espionage Threat Actors

APT stands for advanced persistent threat and refers to threat actors who are acting in the interests of other political states.In other words, espionage.In this episode of our #ThreatDigest series, hosts Selena Larson and Crista Giering, Senior Threat Intelligence Analysts at Proofpoint, interview Joshua Miller, Senior Threat Researcher at Proofpoint, about the advanced persistent threat landscape in Iran.Join us as we discuss:Determining whether malware is motivated for finances or for espionageHow Iranian threat actors have shifted their strategy since COVIDWhat we can infer about Iranian government priorities from threat actorsWhy Iranian threat actors are taking more risksWhere to start in tracking APTs in the world of cyber threat intelligence Check out the resources we mentioned during the podcast:Operation SpoofedScholars: A Conversation with TA453 BadBlood: TA453 Targets US and Israeli Medical Research Personnel I Knew You Were Trouble: TA456 Targets Defense Contractor Media Coverage Doesn't Deter Actor From Threatening Democratic Voters DHS blames Iran for threatening emails sent to Democratic voters A Cyber Threat Intelligence Self-Study Plan: Part 1 STAR Webcast: Dissecting BadBlood: an Iranian APT Campaign Better Than Binary - Elevating State-Sponsored Attribution via Spectrum of State Responsibility  For more episodes like this one, subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the Proofpoint website, or just search for Protecting People in your favorite podcast player.Listening on a desktop & can’t see the links? Just search for Protecting People in your favorite podcast player.