EU’s recommendations for mitigating cybersecurity risks in telecommunications and electricity sectors published

EU Member States, with the support of the Commission and of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), published a report on the cybersecurity of the telecommunications and electricity sectors in the EU, as well as recommendations to bolster their resilience. The report identifies threats such as cyber-attacks and espionage activities from state-sponsored threat actors and …

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Commission to invest over €210 million in cybersecurity, digital capacities and technology under the Digital Europe Programme

The Commission opened calls worth over €210 million under the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) for proposals to strengthen cybersecurity and digital capacities across the EU. In terms of cybersecurity, €35 million will be dedicated to projects protecting large industrial installations and critical infrastructures. Another €12,8 million will be invested to further establish, support and enlarge …

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University of Cyprus: COCOON: Innovative project to address cybersecurity challenges in modern power systems

The Centre of Excellence for Research and Innovation “KIOS CoE” of the University of Cyprus coordinates for the first time the European Innovation Action type project funded by Horizon Europe, COCOON: COoperative Cyber PrOtection for mOderN Power Grids. COCOON aims to create a prototype system to address cybersecurity challenges and improve the resilience of large …

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EU to invest more than €760 million in digital transition and cybersecurity

The Commission has adopted the amendment of the Digital Europe work programmes for 2024, assigning €762.7 million in funding for digital solutions to benefit citizens, public administrations, and businesses. Firstly, the amended main work programme with a 2024 budget of nearly €549 million will focus on deploying projects that use digital technologies such as data, cloud, and advanced …

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