OODA loop

At the Defense Tech Stage of DOU Day 2025, Anastasiia Voitova, Head of Security Engineering at Cossack Labs, spoke about how modern defence systems are built to remain resilient in high-risk operational conditions. A strong cybersecurity foundation enables faster OODA loops and a more efficient decision-making process.

One example is Ukraine’s largest situational awareness system—accessible via laptops and smartphones over the internet—which faces attacks from opportunistic threats leveraging well-known vulnerabilities to highly sophisticated nation-state operations.