Cyber Chaos: Microsoft’s Attempt at Clarity is Anything But!
Clarity in cyber threat names? Microsoft and CrowdStrike’s team-up sounds promising but lacks a unified naming. With names like Seashell Blizzard and Salt Typhoon, it’s more like a bizarre weather forecast than threat tracking. Maybe they’re just in it for the catchy titles!
Hot Take:
Ah, the age-old problem of “too many cooks spoil the broth” strikes again, but this time the chefs are cyber sleuths, and the broth is a bubbling cauldron of threat actor names. Microsoft’s and CrowdStrike’s attempt to untangle this name game is like trying to organize a spontaneous flash mob with choreography but no music. While the rest of us are still trying to figure out if we’re dealing with a storm, a panda, or a bear, these security giants are busy mapping out the wild kingdom of cyber villains. It’s like a cybersecurity safari, minus the clarity, but plus a lot of fancy names. Someone, grab the popcorn!
Key Points:
- Microsoft and CrowdStrike are attempting to bring clarity to threat-actor naming conventions.
- The duo has published a “joint threat actor mapping” but stopped short of a unified naming standard.
- Security vendors are divided on using a single naming standard due to technological and intelligence challenges.
- Threat actor groups have multiple aliases, making tracking and attribution a confusing exercise.
- Vendor marketing and visibility concerns drive the proliferation of unique threat actor names.