Economic Cybernetics Department
ERI of Business, Economics and Management of SumDU

“Cybersecurity and digital transformation of the economy of a country at war: combating cybercrime, corruption and the shadow economy”, state registration number: 0124U000544, 2024-2026

MAIN PROJECT EXECUTORS

Yarovenko Hanna

Head of the topic
Doctor of Economics, Associate Professor
h.yarovenko@biem.sumdu.edu.ua

Mynenko Serhii

Responsible executor
Doctor of Philosophy, Senior Lecturer
s.mynenko@biem.sumdu.edu.ua

Bozhenko Viktoriia

Performer
Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor
v.bozhenko@biem.sumdu.edu.ua

Lieonov Serhii

Performer; Doctor of Economics, Professor, e-mail: s.lieonov@uabs.sumdu.edu.ua

Pakhnenko Olena

Performer
Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor
o.pakhnenko@biem.sumdu.edu.ua

Dotsenko Tetyana

Performer
Doctor of Philosophy, Senior Research Fellow
t.dotsenko@campus.tu-berlin.de

PROJECT GOAL

The aim of the project is to develop a roadmap for regulatory interventions in the context of martial law in Ukraine and for future development in its post-war period with the aim of systematically ensuring cyber security, decriminalisation, and de-shadowing of the economy, which will allow for the implementation of fundamentally new intellectual and algorithmic mechanisms that will help reduce aberrations and vulnerabilities in the economy and its digital and cyber security transformation to ensure the interests of economic entities.

STAGES OF RESEARCH WORK

Stage 1. Justification of the concept of cybersecurity and digital transformation of the country in wartime
Stage 2. Diagnosis and forecasting of vulnerabilities caused by cybercrime, corruption and the shadow economy
Stage 3. Formation of comprehensive concepts for the prevention of cybercrime at the level of ‘households – economic agents – the state as a whole’

MAIN TASKS OF RESEARCH WORK

  1. Analysis of aberrations in the activities of economic entities and sectors arising from the latent influence of cybercrime, corruption and shadow economy operations.
  2. Identification of patterns in the development of the shadow economy, the spread of cyber fraud and corruption
  3. Assessment of the maturity of the country’s existing cybersecurity system in wartime
  4. Assessment of promising areas for the digital transformation of the country’s economy
  5. Identifying the country’s technological resources and their potential reserves to ensure protection against cyber fraud, counteract corruption and the development of the shadow economy
  6. Optimising the use of the country’s technological resources, taking into account their cybersecurity and digital orientation, with a view to reducing the size of the shadow economy and the financial cybercrime sector
  7. Diagnosis of vulnerabilities formed under the influence of the spread of fraud, corruption schemes and darknet operations implemented in the cyber sphere during the country’s martial law
  8. Forecasts of the impact of cybercrime, corruption and the shadow sector on the country’s economic development in wartime
  9. Profiling countries, taking into account the multi-variant cybersecurity and digital transformations of key sectors of the economy and business
  10. Assessment of the effectiveness of convergence processes of cybersecurity and digital transformation of the economy in terms of ‘households – economic agents – the state as a whole’
  11. Modelling sustainable economic development of the country, taking into account socio-economic, technological, cyber security and military-political dimensions
  12. Roadmap for reforms to complement cyber security, decoupling and de-shadowing of the economy in wartime and post-war reconstruction

PUBLICATION ACTIVITY

  1. Yarovenko, H., Vasilyeva, T., Ustinovichius, L., & Remsei, S. (2024). Illicit practices: Experience of developed countries. Journal of International Studies, 17(2), 146-177. https://doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2024/17-2/8 (Scopus, Q2)
  2. ⁠Yarovenko, H., Kuzior, A., Norek, T., & Lopatka, A. (2024). The future of artificial intelligence: Fear, hope or indifference?. Human Technology, 20(3), 611-639. https://doi.org/10.14254/1795-6889.2024.20-3.10 (Scopus, Q2; WoS)
  3. ⁠Bozhenko, V., Boyko, A., Vondráček, M., & Karácsony, P. (2024). Shadow economy and financial stability from the perspective of finance digitalization. Journal of International Studies, 17(2), 191-205. https://doi.org/10.14254/2071-8330.2024/17-2/10 (Scopus, Q2)
  4. ⁠Boyko, A., Bozhenko, V., & Stoyanets, N. (2024). Harnessing innovation to combat corruption: effective assessment of an official’s propensity for corruption. Marketing i menedžment innovacij, 15(2), 112-121. https://doi.org/10.21272/mmi.2024.2-09 (WoS)
  5. ⁠Dobrovolska, O., & Rozhkova, M. (2024). Development of the Country’s Sustainable Cyberspace Strategy to Ensure the Country’s National Security. SocioEconomic Challenges, 8(2), 197-214. https://doi.org/10.61093/sec.8(2).197-214.2024 (Scopus)
  6. Pakhnenko, O., Yarovenko, H., Semenog, A., Mordan, Y., & Tarasenko, O. (2025). Uncovering Patterns of Digital Transformation of European Economies Using Self-Organizing Maps. Problems and Perspectives in Management, 23(3). P. 581–596. DOI: 10.21511/ppm.23(3).2025.42 (Scopus, Q2)
  7. ⁠Yarovenko, H., Bilovodska, V., Bylbas, R., Pankiv, O., Baghirzade, M., Niemi, O., & Djakons, D. (2025). Digital Readiness of European Countries to Combat Corruption and Cyber Threats: Panel Analysis. Business Ethics and Leadership, 9(2), 238-265. https://doi.org/10.61093/bel.9(2).238-265.2025 (Scopus)
  8. ⁠Lyeonov, S., Yarovenko, H., Reshetniak, Y., & Bilan, Y. (2025). The triple threat: Understanding the effects of cyber threats, corruption, and money laundering on the business environment. Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy, 20(3), 1087–1129. https://doi.org/10.24136/eq.3001 (Scopus, Q1; WoS, Q1)
  9. Brychko, M., Yarovenko, H., Khouri, S., & Bilan, S. (2025). Behavioral impulses and the transmission channels of their impact on macroeconomic stability. Economics and Sociology, 18(3), 202-228. doi:10.14254/2071-789X.2024/18-3/12 (Scopus, Q2; WoS, Q2)
  1. Vasylieva T., Lyeonov S., Yeremenko O. A Multidimensional Approach to Defining Diverse Economies: Formal vs. Informal; Market vs. Non-Market; Local vs. Global. In monograph: Diverse Economies in The Context of Geopolitical Crises and Armed Conflicts. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 2024. Р. 9-33. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-91174800-1/2024
  2. Vasylieva T., Lyeonov S., Yeremenko O. Geopolitical crises and armed conflicts through the prism of the conflict cycle model: the role of diverse economies in post-crisis recovery. In monograph: Diverse Economies in The Context of Geopolitical Crises and Armed Conflicts. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 2024. Р. 33-36. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-91174800-1/2024
  3. Vasylieva T., Lyeonov S., Yeremenko O. The Model of Recovery after Wars and Geopolitical Conflicts: Concept and Main Phases. In monograph: Diverse Economies in The Context of Geopolitical Crises and Armed Conflicts. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 2024. Р. 175-180. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-91174800-1/2024
  4. Vasylieva T., Lyeonov S., Yeremenko O. Challenges and Future Prospects for Diverse Economies after a Military or Geopolitical Conflict . In monograph: Diverse Economies in The Context of Geopolitical Crises and Armed Conflicts. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 2024. Р. 205-213. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-91174800-1/2024
  5. Yarovenko H. Digital transformation: economy development and fighting against illegal practices. In monograph: Anti-crisis strategy for the development of socio-economic systems: global challenges. Riga, Latvia: Baltija Publishing, 2024. P. 177-198. https://doi.org/10.30525/978-9934-26-500-6-8
  6. ⁠Vasylieva T., Lyeonov S., Filatova H. Implications of cybercrime on economic and national security. In monograph: Financial Fraud and Cybercrime in Wartime: An Overview of the Scientific Landscape and Insights from Countries Engaged in Military Conflict. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 2024. Р. 142-147. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-911748-02-5/2024
  7. ⁠Vasylieva T., Lyeonov S., Filatova H. Digital tools in combating cybercrime, financial fraud and corruption. In monograph: Financial Fraud and Cybercrime in Wartime: An Overview of the Scientific Landscape and Insights from Countries Engaged in Military Conflict. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 2024. Р. 147-151. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-911748-02-5/2024
  8. ⁠Vasylieva T., Lyeonov S., Filatova H. Cybersecurity in shadow economies during wartime. In monograph: Financial Fraud and Cybercrime in Wartime: An Overview of the Scientific Landscape and Insights from Countries Engaged in Military Conflict. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 2024. Р. 151-157. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-911748-02-5/2024
  9. Vasylieva T., Lyeonov S., Filatova H. Post-War strategies for cybercrime prevention and economic recovery. In monograph: Financial Fraud and Cybercrime in Wartime: An Overview of the Scientific Landscape and Insights from Countries Engaged in Military Conflict. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 2024. Р. 158-167. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-911748-02-5/2024
  10. 10. Vasylieva, T., Zakharkin, O., & Yarovenko, H. (2025). Digital transformations of Ukraine’s cybersecurity system in wartime. The Academic Research and Publishing UG (i. G.), Hamburg, Germany, 163 p. https://doi.org/10.61093/978-3-911748-05-6/2025
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