CyberSecurity - Why do we need standard data formats ?

As we all know there are data formats for various standards related to storage, representation and exchange of information in CyberSecurity domain for e.g.

For

1. Vulnerability - CVE

2. Platform - CPE, SWID and PURL

3. Configuration - CCE

4. Vulnerability Scoring - CVSS

5. SBOM - CycloneDX and SPDX

6. Identity Information - SAML and JWT

7. Malware Information - MAEC and MISP

8. Threat Information - STIX and TAXII

9. Log File - CSV, JSON, KVP (Key Value Pair) and CEF (Common Event Format)

and the list goes on.

Standard data formats are necessary because of the following reasons:

1. Enables correlation, integration and automation

2. Exchanging information among security vendors; among security researchers

3. Allows for the faster development of countermeasures (signatures and security patches)

4. Reduces potential duplication of malware and vulnerability analysis efforts by researchers

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