An ontological analysis of threat and vulnerability

Eric G. Little; Galina L. Rogova

doi:10.1109/ICIF.2006.301716

An ontological analysis of threat and vulnerability

Eric G. Little
, Galina L. Rogova

Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

D'Youville College

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Abstract

The overall goal of this paper is to provide a formal ontological analysis of threat. In particular, this paper discusses the formal ontological structure of threats as integrated wholes possessing three interrelated parts: intentions, capabilities and opportunities, and shows how these elements stand to one another, as well as to states of vulnerability. This discussion offers a means for understanding variations of threat conditions such as potential vs. viable threats and dispersed threats. A general, metaphysical, upper-level framework for the development of a formal threat ontology (ThrO) offers a necessary foundation for designing consistent and comprehensive models for threat prediction and mitigation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2006 9th International Conference on Information Fusion, FUSION
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICIF.2006.301716
State	Published - 2006
Event	2006 9th International Conference on Information Fusion, FUSION - Florence, Italy Duration: Jul 10 2006 → Jul 13 2006

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Name	2006 9th International Conference on Information Fusion, FUSION

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Conference	2006 9th International Conference on Information Fusion, FUSION
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Florence
Period	07/10/06 → 07/13/06

Keywords

Basic Formal Ontology (BFO)
Capability
Integrated whole
Mereotopology
Ontology
Opportunity intent
Relations
Threat assessment
Vulnerability

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