Strengthening cybersecurity capacities of European SMEs with cybersecure AI-powered solutions
Support the adoption of market-ready innovative AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, including solutions developed in the framework of EU-supported research and innovation projects. Provide and deploy up to date AI-powered tools and services to organisations (in particular SMEs) to prepare, protect and respond to cybersecurity threats. Integrate AI technologies into cybersecurity processes to improve the security of…
Funding and competition
- 5grants expected (official)
- €3M–€5MEU contribution per project
- €4.8Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
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Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis Thermi Thessaloniki | Greece | Research organisation | 9 | 3 | nIoVe, IRIS, KINAITICS |
| Aegis It Research Gmbh Braunschweig | Germany | Company · SME | 9 | 0 | PHOENI2X, SYNAPSE, AI4HEALTHSEC |
| Sphynx Technology Solutions Ag Zug | Switzerland | Company | 8 | 0 | SYNAPSE, AI4HEALTHSEC, CyberSecDome |
| Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche Roma | Italy | Research organisation | 7 | 3 | SYNAPSE, AI4HEALTHSEC, PERUN |
| Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Leuven | Belgium | University | 9 | 0 | THEMIS 5.0, COMPACT, PERUN |
| Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 11 | 0 | PHOENI2X, WISER, IRIS |
| Telefonica Innovacion Digital Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 8 | 0 | SPATIAL, CoEvolution, PALANTIR |
| Erevnitiko Panepistimiako Institouto Systimaton Epikoinonion Kai Ypologiston Athina | Greece | Research organisation | 8 | 1 | AI4HEALTHSEC, PUZZLE, IRIS |
| Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou Anonymi Etaireia Athina | Greece | Company | 7 | 0 | AI4CYBER, PHOENI2X, DYNABIC |
| Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev Munchen | Germany | Research organisation | 7 | 1 | PREVENT, AI4HEALTHSEC, SAPPAN |
| Montimage Eurl Paris | France | Company · SME | 7 | 0 | AI4CYBER, PUZZLE, DYNABIC |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 3 | AI4CYBER, CERTIFAI, DYNABIC |
| Thales Six Gts France Sas Gennevilliers | France | Company | 7 | 0 | AI4CYBER, IRIS, PERUN |
| Sintef As Trondheim | Norway | Research organisation | 7 | 2 | CyberKit4SME, DYNABIC, THEMIS 5.0 |
| Maggioli S.P.A. Santarcangelo Di Romagna | Italy | Company | 5 | 2 | SYNAPSE, CyberSecDome, THEMIS 5.0 |
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 11 | 0 | PHOENI2X, WISER, IRIS |
| Telefonica Innovacion Digital Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 8 | 0 | SPATIAL, CoEvolution, PALANTIR |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 5 | 3 | AI4CYBER, CERTIFAI, DYNABIC |
| Atos Spain Sa Madrid | Spain | Company | 8 | 2 | WISER, SOCCRATES, ARCADIAN-IoT |
| Universidad De Murcia Murcia | Spain | University | 6 | 0 | ResilMesh, BIECO, PALANTIR |
| Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech Donostia San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 4 | 0 | PREVENT, PERUN, KINAITICS |
| Ikerlan S. Coop Mondragon | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 2 | IDUNN, SHASAI, PROTECT |
| Inetum España S.A. Madrid | Spain | Company | 3 | 1 | CyberKit4SME, ProTego |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 15partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 34%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- AI4CYBER – Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity Reinforcement and System Resilience (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL3-2021-CS-01-03)
- PHOENI2X – A european cyber resilience framework with artificial intelligence -assisted orchestration & automation for business continuity, incident response & information exchange (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL3-2021-CS-01-01)
- CyberKit4SME – Democratizing a Cyber Security Toolkit for SMEs and MEs (H2020 · 2020 · SU-DS03-2019-2020)
- PANACEA – Protection and privAcy of hospital and health iNfrastructures with smArt Cyber sEcurity and cyber threat toolkit for dAta and people (H2020 · 2019 · SU-TDS-02-2018)
- PREVENT – Protecting road electric vehicles ecosystem through enhanced cyber resilience and networked threat mitigation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D5-02)
- SYNAPSE – An Integrated Cyber Security Risk & Resilience Management Platform, With Holistic Situational Awareness, Incident Response & Preparedness Capabilities (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL3-2022-CS-01-01)
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