ABSTRACT
The IISS methodology for assessing military cyber capability is intended to provide a rigorous foundation for data collection and the construction of meaningful indicators for the subsequent comparative analysis of military cyber forces. It primarily applies to active-duty military forces with responsibility for cyberspace operations, although information has also been gathered on some reservist units. Military Balance assessments focus on military-owned cyber power. To fully assess national cyber power, civil-sector and whole-of-government cyber capacities need to be considered. Moreover, information availability (and a resulting requirement to focus on operationally relevant factors) leads to a focus on select indicators. These factors are given broader context with short text summaries of national military cyber power. Three examples are given below.
