Impact of malicious use of Open-Source Intelligence on critical infrastructure business continuity
Project results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes: Critical infrastructure operators and authorities have improved awareness of Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) and their potential impact on security of their operations; Toolbox for OSINT mapping, including enhanced analysis and risk flagging is developed and available to relevant stakeholders; Critical infrastructure operators and…
Funding and competition
- 2grants expected (official)
- €3.8MEU contribution per project
- €4Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 14projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
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.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech Donostia San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 8 | 0 | EITHOS, PRISM, SafeHorizon |
| Ministerio Del Interior Madrid | Spain | Public body | 9 | 0 | EITHOS, AI4COPSEC, TRANSCEND |
| Fundacion De La Comunidad Valenciana Para La Investigacion, Promocion Y Estudios Comerciales De Valenciaport Valencia | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | CyberSANE, PRAETORIAN, TRANSCEND |
| Atos Spain Sa Madrid | Spain | Company | 4 | 1 | CyberSANE, CIPSEC, ENSURESEC |
| Etra Investigacion Y Desarrollo Sa Valencia | Spain | Company | 2 | 1 | PRAETORIAN, RESIST |
| Ayuntamiento De Madrid Madrid | Spain | Public body | 4 | 0 | SURVANT, ALADDIN, FASTER |
| Atos It Solutions And Services Iberia Sl Madrid | Spain | Company | 3 | 0 | PHOENI2X, CIPSEC, ENSURESEC |
| European Union Satellite Centre Torrejon De Ardoz | Spain | Public body | 2 | 0 | AI4COPSEC, RESIST |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 15partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 30%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.
- SignAIL – Strategic Intelligence for the Detection and Triage of Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-SSRI-04)
- 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)
- DIGINEXUS – DIGINEXUS: Empowering Law Enforcement to Disrupt Criminal Digital Infrastructure (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL3-2025-01-FCT-03)
- EITHOS – European Identity THeft Observatory System (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL3-2021-FCT-01-12)
- VIGIMARE – Vigilant Maritime Surveillance of Critical Submarine Infrastructure (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL3-2023-INFRA-01-02)
- CyberSANE – Cyber Security Incident Handling, Warning and Response System for the European Critical Infrastructures (H2020 · 2019 · SU-ICT-01-2018)
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