The human factor in critical-infrastructure resilience
Funds research into the human side of infrastructure resilience, from insider-threat detection to training for operators and first responders.
The human factor in critical-infrastructure resilience is a European Commission Research and Innovation Action, worth EUR 3.5 million per project, that funds research into the human-dependent side of critical-infrastructure resilience: how well operators and authorities can prepare for, absorb and recover from an adverse event, including insider threats and privacy-compliant background-check syste…
The European Commission wants proposals focused on the human-dependent side of critical-infrastructure resilience: how well operators and authorities can prepare for, absorb and recover from an adverse event. It specifically calls out insider threats and privacy-compliant background-check systems as an area of interest, alongside training curricula for operators, authorities and first responders.
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