Microsoft and CrowdStrike partner to link hacking group names

Microsoft and CrowdStrike announced today that they've partnered to connect the aliases used for specific threat groups without actually using a single naming standard. As the two companies explained on Monday, this will be done by mapping (or linking) the different names their security analysts use for each group they track. Microsoft has updated its threat actor reference guide with a list of common hacking groups tracked by CrowdStrike and Redmond, all mapped using each company's naming systems. "This reference guide serves as a starting point, a way to translate across naming systems so defenders can work faster and more efficiently, especially in environments where insights from multiple vendors are in play," said Vasu Jakkal, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Security. "This effort is not about creating a single naming standard. Rather, it's meant to help our customers and the broader security community align intelligence more easily, respond faster, and stay ahead of th ... Read full article.