Seyed Reza Hadianfar - PhD student in Information Technology Management, Islamic Azad University, Kish faculty members of Alborz Islamic Azad University, Karaj
Alireza Pourebrahimi - faculty members of Islamic Azad University of South Tehran, Tehran
Mohammad Malekinia - faculty members of Islamic Azad University of South Tehran, Tehran- PhD student in Information Technology Management, Islamic Azad University, Kish faculty members of Alborz Islamic Azad University, Karaj

Advanced Persistent Threat can be defined as a very complex and targeted cyberattack. Hackers are always looking for a way to penetrate users' systems, especially those who have important and valuable information. On the other hand, organizations, companies, and institutions have always sought to detect various types of anti-malware to prevent cyberattacks, so hackers are trying to create an undetectable malware so that it can remain in the user's system for a long time. Therefore, they move towards Advanced Persistent attacks. These attacks have been one of the biggest threats to the information technology in recent years. In this article, we will briefly discuss Advanced Persistent Threat, its identification, and ways to deal with it.

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), Cybersecurity, Backdoor, Cyberattacks, Server Command and Control Introduction(Heading)