Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) pose a significant threat to organizations due to their sophisticated and long-term nature, often backed by well-funded nation-states. These threats typically involve espionage, data theft, or disruption of critical infrastructure, and are capable of evading traditional security tools through customized malware and Living-off-the-Land tactics. The use of such tactics allows APT groups to blend in with legitimate user activity, making detection challenging. Effective detection of APTs requires minimizing breakout time, which is the time it takes for an attacker to move laterally within a network. State-aligned threat activity has significant implications that extend beyond the immediate target, raising the stakes from criminal to geopolitical1. This makes it crucial for organizations to prioritize advanced threat detection and response to mitigate potential damage. So what matters to practitioners is that APTs can have far-reaching consequences, affecting not only the targeted organization but also the broader geopolitical landscape.