> I have a hard time imagining these APT attacks are manual at the keyboard typing.
(My perspective on this comes from doing security assessments and pentests 10+ years ago. Take that for what it's worth.)
I think of it a little bit like robotic vs. human space missions.
A robot can gather a ton of data without human intervention. It can perform repeated mindless activities. A certain amount of contingency against unforeseen issues can be engineered-in. Beyond the point of expected anomalies, though, the robot is going to fail (and perhaps expose your operation).
When it comes to reacting to rapidly changing mission conditions nothing beats a human in the loop. It's really hard to plan for all the peculiarities of any given environment. Intuition and experience play an immense role. Most of all, though, you may only get one shot before you're detected and stopped.
(My perspective on this comes from doing security assessments and pentests 10+ years ago. Take that for what it's worth.)
I think of it a little bit like robotic vs. human space missions.
A robot can gather a ton of data without human intervention. It can perform repeated mindless activities. A certain amount of contingency against unforeseen issues can be engineered-in. Beyond the point of expected anomalies, though, the robot is going to fail (and perhaps expose your operation).
When it comes to reacting to rapidly changing mission conditions nothing beats a human in the loop. It's really hard to plan for all the peculiarities of any given environment. Intuition and experience play an immense role. Most of all, though, you may only get one shot before you're detected and stopped.