Abstract

Wars and military conflicts in the modern time are characterized by hybridity, network-centricity and asymmetry of all domains of the combat environment, one of which is the cyber domain today. The intensity of military actions in cyberspace continues to grow, and the forms and methods of their conduct are improving. One of the main existing contradictions in the field of research of military actions in cyberspace (cyber warfare, cyber operations, active cyber protection of critical information and cyber infrastructure of the state) is the uncertainty of the issue of assessing the effectiveness of cyber actions carried out to achieve the set goal. This uncertainty lies in the absence of an established system of indicators and criteria for effectiveness, which would fully convey the nature of the results of military actions in cyberspace, as well as a scientifically sound methodology that would allow assessing such effectiveness. The purpose of the article is to analyze modern scientific and methodological approaches to assessing the effectiveness of the use of cyber weapons during military operations in cyberspace. During the study of modern scientific and methodological approaches, methods of analysis, generalization and comparison were used. The theoretical and practical value of the results of the analysis of modern approaches to assessing the effectiveness of the use of cyber weapons during military operations in cyberspace is to highlight the positive and negative features of each of them, as well as to identify those that are most consistent with the requirements and trends of modern asymmetric warfare. The prospect of further research in this area is to develop and substantiate a methodology for assessing the effectiveness of conducting cyber warfare in the interests of the use of groups of troops (forces).

Keywords: cyber warfare, cyber weapon, cyberspace, cyber defense, effectiveness assessment

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The article was submitted 02.12.2025
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