Their convention is pretty common sense. An animal(or mythological creature) associated with an origin/actor and a different adjective to describe the threat.

Their convention is pretty common sense. An animal(or mythological creature) associated with an origin/actor and a different adjective to describe the threat. This is pretty old-school military jargon and is simple enough that the public could get a general idea. Not sure I agree with the use of spiders or jackals though. Spiders don't quite make sense for financial motivation/greed(unless the reference is pure "web" related). Jackals aren't well known outside of myth to be tricksters. Perhaps these animals make more sense from an ignorant American perspective: Financial gain/greed - Rat Hacktivism - Octopus https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/naming-adversaries-and-why-it-matters-to-security-teams/ https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/naming-adversaries-and-why-...