Google Adopts New Threat Actor Naming System
The new two-word naming convention uses a memorable term utilized in public reporting and a cluster-categorization word. The post Google Adopts New Threat Actor Naming System appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Google has announced that Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is adopting a new cryptonym-based naming convention for tracking threat actors.
According to the internet giant, the schema moves away from sequential numbers and disparate identifiers, relying instead on two-word combinations for each activity cluster.
The first word, Google explains, is a unique and memorable term that may have been used in public reporting and which is meant to represent the threat actor. A randomly generated term will be used if none exists.
Source: https://www.securityweek.com/google-adopts-new-threat-actor-naming-system/
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