New advanced tools and processes for Operational Cybersecurity
Funds cyber threat-intelligence, crisis-management or SOC/CSIRT tools that help EU cybersecurity authorities detect and respond to attacks faster.
New advanced tools and processes for Operational Cybersecurity is an ECCC (European Cybersecurity Competence Centre) call, worth EUR 4.5-6 million per project, that funds cyber threat-intelligence, crisis-management or SOC/CSIRT tools helping EU cybersecurity authorities detect and respond to attacks faster, addressing at least two of six named focus areas. This is a single-stage Innovation Action…
The ECCC wants proposals that address at least two of six areas: cyber threat-intelligence and supply-chain risk assessment, preparedness frameworks for cyber and hybrid threats, expanded SOC/CSIRT detection and response capability, testing and digital-twin facilities, cross-border crisis-management tools, or mechanisms for operational cooperation between public cybersecurity bodies. It wants pilot implementations involving national cybersecurity authorities and leading European cybersecurity industry.
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