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New ontology MAECO-Lite improves malware analysis

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Researchers have developed MAECO-Lite, a new lightweight ontology aimed at improving dynamic malware analysis. This ontology addresses complexities in existing standards like MAEC and STIX by clearly separating malware artifacts from runtime events. The modular design focuses on samples, processes, actions, system artifacts, and MITRE ATT&CK Techniques, enhancing both semantic clarity and computational usability. AI

IMPACT Enhances semantic clarity and computational usability for dynamic malware analysis, potentially improving threat intelligence.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an academic paper detailing a new ontology for a specific technical domain.

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New ontology MAECO-Lite improves malware analysis

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Zekeri Adams, Peter \v{S}vec, J\'an K\v{l}uka, Roderik Ploszek, Monday Onoja, \v{S}tefan Balogh, Martin Homola ·

    MAECO-Lite: Modular Ontology for Dynamic Malware Analysis

    arXiv:2605.31199v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Capturing dynamic malware behavior in a practical but still semantically precise manner remains a significant challenge in cyber threat intelligence. While standards such as MAEC and STIX provide widely adopted vocabularies for de…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Martin Homola ·

    MAECO-Lite: Modular Ontology for Dynamic Malware Analysis

    Capturing dynamic malware behavior in a practical but still semantically precise manner remains a significant challenge in cyber threat intelligence. While standards such as MAEC and STIX provide widely adopted vocabularies for describing malware artifacts and observations, they …

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