An ontology-driven framework for knowledge representation of digital extortion attacks

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Highlights：

• A dedicated ontology of digital extortion attacks, called Rantology, with a particular focus on ransomware assaults, is offered.

• Rantology provides a formalized vocabulary of terms in the field of digital extortion attacks that focuses on the relations between ransomware, API functions and behaviors.

• A guide is provided to researchers when conducting the investigation of ransomware.

摘要

•A dedicated ontology of digital extortion attacks, called Rantology, with a particular focus on ransomware assaults, is offered.•Rantology provides a formalized vocabulary of terms in the field of digital extortion attacks that focuses on the relations between ransomware, API functions and behaviors.•A guide is provided to researchers when conducting the investigation of ransomware.

论文关键词：Ransomware,Cyber-ontology,Conceptual modeling,Knowledge base,Knowledge graph,Philosophy of computer science

论文评审过程：Received 6 February 2022, Revised 2 October 2022, Accepted 7 October 2022, Available online 13 October 2022, Version of Record 18 October 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107520