How APT Naming Conventions Make Us Less Safe

**Executive Summary:** The article argues that the current practice of creating many vendor-specific names for the same APT groups causes confusion, hampers collaboration, and fosters a false sense of security; it recommends adopting standardized, nation-state-focused naming conventions and that defenders prioritize mitigating the capabilities of whole adversary organizations (not just specific subgroups or campaigns) to build more effective, holistic defenses.