San Francisco, April 20 (Ians) Microsoft has introduced a new naming taxonomy for hackers, in which they will be identified with names inspired by weather conditions.
As one of eight groups used by Microsoft to track cyber-attacks, hackers will now be named after weather events, which include — storms, typhoons, blizzards, sleet, sandstorm, tempest, tsunami, and flood.
“With the new taxonomy, we intend to bring better context to customers and security researchers that are already confronted with an overwhelming amount of threat intelligence data. It will offer a more organised, memorable, and easy way to reference adversary groups so that organisations can better prioritise threats and protect themselves,” Microsoft said in a blogpost.
The new taxonomy will include five key groups, including — nation-state actors, financially motivated actors, private sector offensive actors (PSOAs), influence operations, and groups still in development.
For instance, if a new cybersecurity threat is discovered or comes from an unknown source,...
As one of eight groups used by Microsoft to track cyber-attacks, hackers will now be named after weather events, which include — storms, typhoons, blizzards, sleet, sandstorm, tempest, tsunami, and flood.
“With the new taxonomy, we intend to bring better context to customers and security researchers that are already confronted with an overwhelming amount of threat intelligence data. It will offer a more organised, memorable, and easy way to reference adversary groups so that organisations can better prioritise threats and protect themselves,” Microsoft said in a blogpost.
The new taxonomy will include five key groups, including — nation-state actors, financially motivated actors, private sector offensive actors (PSOAs), influence operations, and groups still in development.
For instance, if a new cybersecurity threat is discovered or comes from an unknown source,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
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