Cyber operations is a realm that covers the entire scope of cyberspace and related operations, technical as well as nontechnical operations. It is the employment of cyberspace capabilities with the primary purpose or goal is to achieve business objectives through cyberspace domain. Moreover, cyberspace is global field in an information ecosystem comprising of the interdependent network of IT infrastructure, including the Internet, computer systems, embedded systems, and telecommunication network systems. It also refers to virtual environment of information and interaction between people, processes and technologies (PPT). Furthermore, cyber operations provides a foundation in programming, data structures, database systems, network systems, computer architecture, the Internet, cryptography, information security, digital forensics, physical security and so on domains to name a few.
Cyber operations, besides to the technical components, includes policies, personnel, ethical issues, legal, regulatory, and compliance measures.