Microsoft wants one name per hacker group

When cybercriminals strike, speed matters.

But here’s the snag: the same gang can be tracked under different nicknames by different security firms—slowing down response and muddying the intel.

Microsoft is leading an effort to standardize those names (with partners like CrowdStrike), so everyone’s talking about the same threat the same way.

Clearer language = faster action for Chicago-area clinics, schools, insurers, local agencies, and nonprofits.