Towards a Cyber Information Ontology

TL;DR

This paper proposes a set of standardized terms to bridge cyber ontologies with foundational ontologies, focusing on information copying, aggregation, and representation in cyber information management.

Contribution

It introduces a novel set of terms that serve as an interface between cyber-specific and top-level ontologies, enhancing interoperability.

Findings

Defines key terms for cyber information management

Facilitates integration of cyber ontologies with foundational ontologies

Improves clarity in representing copying and aggregation processes

Abstract

This paper introduces a set of terms that are intended to act as an interface between cyber ontologies (like a file system ontology or a data fusion ontology) and top- and mid-level ontologies, specifically Basic Formal Ontology and the Common Core Ontologies. These terms center on what makes cyberinformation management unique: numerous acts of copying items of information, the aggregates of copies that result from those acts, and the faithful members of those aggregates that represent all other members.