<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> This paper focuses on cybersecurity knowledge, claiming that this knowledge may have a value of its own, and suggests a market mechanism to foster the creation of this kind of value. The goal is to elaborate the value of cybersecurity knowledge and propose a semantic approach with an example model to enable better handling of the relevant body of knowledge and its value. The problem of attributing value to cybersecurity should be perceived as analogous to that in information technology. We have examined the relevant body of knowledge with a focus on its characteristics from the viewpoint of different types of market players and their interests. By applying our model, it is possible to increase the accessibility of knowledge and observe externalities from sharing thereof.</p></abstract>

This paper focuses on cybersecurity knowledge, claiming that this knowledge may have a value of its own, and suggests a market mechanism to foster the creation of this kind of value. The goal is to elaborate the value of cybersecurity knowledge and propose a semantic approach with an example model to enable better handling of the relevant body of knowledge and its value. The problem of attributing value to cybersecurity should be perceived as analogous to that in information technology. We have examined the relevant body of knowledge with a focus on its characteristics from the viewpoint of different types of market players and their interests. By applying our model, it is possible to increase the accessibility of knowledge and observe externalities from sharing thereof.

A Concept for Ontology-Based Value of Cybersecurity Knowledge

International Journal of Management and Economics

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This paper focuses on cybersecurity knowledge, claiming that this knowledge may have a value of its own, and suggests a market mechanism to foster the creation...

A Concept for Ontology-Based Value of Cybersecurity Knowledge

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Mar 29, 2018

Page range: 50 - 57

Received: Jun 09, 2016

Accepted: Feb 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2018-0005

Keywords
cybersecurity, threats, value, Semantic Web

© 2018 Krzysztof Węcel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

A Concept for Ontology-Based Value of Cybersecurity Knowledge

Article Category: Research Article

Published Online: Mar 29, 2018

Page range: 50 - 57

Received: Jun 09, 2016

Accepted: Feb 03, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2018-0005

Keywordscybersecurity, threats, value, Semantic Web

© 2018 Krzysztof Węcel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
cybersecurity, threats, value, Semantic Web