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Cybersecure tools, technologies and services relying on AI

Deployment of Artificial Intelligence and various AI-powered technologies as enablers for Cyber Hubs, CSIRTs, NCSCs, NIS SPOCs and others. Novel cybersecurity tools based on AI that have been developed, tested and validated in relevant conditions and made available to Cyber Hubs, CSIRTs, NCSCs, NIS SPOCs and others. Enhanced information sharing and collaboration amongst National and Cross-Border Cyber Hubs, CSIRTs,…

Deadline 14 Jan 2027Budget €15MIndicative grants 4EU contribution per project €3M–€5MSingle stageDIGITAL JU Simple Grants

Funding and competition

  • 4grants expected (official)
  • €3M–€5MEU contribution per project
  • €5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects

Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.

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.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis
Thermi Thessaloniki
GreeceResearch organisation133IRIS, nIoVe, XTRUST-6G
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Zur Forderung Der Angewandten Forschung Ev
Munchen
GermanyResearch organisation102AI4HEALTHSEC, PREVENT, SPATIAL
Telefonica Innovacion Digital Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany90SHIELD-6G, XTRUST-6G, ROBUST-6G
Aegis It Research Gmbh
Braunschweig
GermanyCompany · SME100AI4HEALTHSEC, PHOENI2X, SYNAPSE
Thales Six Gts France Sas
Gennevilliers
FranceCompany80IRIS, AI4CYBER, PHOENIX
Universidad De Murcia
Murcia
SpainUniversity92SHIELD-6G, ROBUST-6G, ResilMesh
Montimage Eurl
Paris
FranceCompany · SME80AI4CYBER, SHIELD-6G, SPATIAL
Sphynx Technology Solutions Ag
Zug
SwitzerlandCompany80AI4HEALTHSEC, SYNAPSE, XTRUST-6G
Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche
Roma
ItalyResearch organisation72PERUN, AI4HEALTHSEC, SYNAPSE
Dimosia Epicheirisi Ilektrismou Anonymi Etaireia
Athina
GreeceCompany70AI4CYBER, PHOENIX, PHOENI2X
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Leuven
BelgiumUniversity80PERUN, KINAITICS, ERATOSTHENES
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation53AI4CYBER, CERTIFAI, SECASSURED
Kentro Meleton Asfaleias
Athina
GreeceResearch organisation · SME72IRIS, ResilMesh, FORESIGHT
Engineering - Ingegneria Informatica Spa
Roma
ItalyCompany71PREVENT, KINAITICS, ERATOSTHENES
Maggioli S.P.A.
Santarcangelo Di Romagna
ItalyCompany62LATTICE, SYNAPSE, CyberSANE

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Telefonica Innovacion Digital Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany90SHIELD-6G, XTRUST-6G, ROBUST-6G
Universidad De Murcia
Murcia
SpainUniversity92SHIELD-6G, ROBUST-6G, ResilMesh
Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation
Donostia/San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation53AI4CYBER, CERTIFAI, SECASSURED
Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl
Madrid
SpainCompany70IRIS, ARCADIAN-IoT, PHOENIX
Atos Spain Sa
Madrid
SpainCompany60ARCADIAN-IoT, PHOENIX, SOCCRATES
Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech
Donostia San Sebastian
SpainResearch organisation · SME40PERUN, PREVENT, KINAITICS
Ikerlan S. Coop
Mondragon
SpainResearch organisation32IDUNN, SHASAI, PROTECT
Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa
Valencia
SpainCompany21PREVENT, ATHENA

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 15partners (median)
  • 8countries (median)
  • 35%of partners are SMEs
Company 59%University 19%Research organisation 13%Public body 5%Other 4%

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.

  • IRIS – artificial Intelligence threat Reporting and Incident response System (H2020 · 2021 · SU-DS02-2020)
  • AI4CYBER – Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence for Cybersecurity Reinforcement and System Resilience (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL3-2021-CS-01-03)
  • ARCADIAN-IoT – Autonomous Trust, Security and Privacy Management Framework for IoT (H2020 · 2021 · SU-DS02-2020)
  • PHOENIX – Electrical Power System’s Shield against complex incidents and extensive cyber and privacy attacks (H2020 · 2019 · SU-DS04-2018-2020)
  • PERUN – Protecting Sensitive Cyber Ecosystems from Upcoming Next Generation and AI-generated Malware Threats (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL3-2024-CS-01-01)
  • SHIELD-6G – Scalable, Hybrid, and Intelligent End-to-End Defense for 6G Networks (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-JU-SNS-2025-01-STREAM-B-04-02)

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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.