Publications

COcyber Press Release #4 announces the COcyber Final Conference, A Unified Response to Multiple Threats: Building Europe’s Cyber Shield Across Borders, taking place on 25 June 2026 at the Residence Palace in Brussels. The press release presents the conference focus, including cross border cybersecurity cooperation, protection of democratic processes, translation of policy into practice, and dual use cyber innovation. It also introduces the role of the COcyber project in strengthening coordination between civilian and defence cybersecurity communities across Europe.

This white paper provides a critical assessment of the Lithuanian national case study and explores Lithuania’s efforts to strengthen its cybersecurity ecosystem beyond regulatory compliance. Although the country has developed a strong centralised governance model and aligned rapidly with EU frameworks such as NIS2, challenges remain in implementation, workforce capacity, and information sharing. The paper argues that resilience depends on practical coordination, trusted collaboration, and skilled professionals rather than regulation alone. It recommends reforms in workforce development, intell [...]

Europe faces a significant shortage of skilled professionals in two key digital technology areas critical for its future competitiveness and security: Cybersecurity and Robotics. Traditional education programmes often lack the specialisation, practical orientation, and interdisciplinary approach (including innovation and entrepreneurship) needed to bridge this skills gap. SPECTRO's primary objective is to address this challenge by designing and delivering two double-degree master's programmes (ISCED Level 7, 120 ECTS) and a suite of self-standing online learning modules in Cybersecurity and Ro [...]

The rapid expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) has created a complex ecosystem where security vulnerabilities can have widespread consequences. Ensuring the trustworthiness of connected devices —from hardware to software— is a critical challenge, as traditional testing methods often fail to address the full lifecycle of components and systems. TELEMETRY's primary objective is to develop and validate novel, trustworthy tools and methodologies for testing and detecting security vulnerabilities in IoT devices and systems. The project aims to enhance the security and reliability of connected [...]

The Horizon project NEMO (Next Generation Meta OS) builds an IoT-Edge-Cloud continuum in the form of an open-source, flexible meta-Operating System. However, this distributed continuum introduces significant cybersecurity and trust challenges that must be addressed end-to-end. CyberNEMO's primary objective is to build on top of NEMO to add end-to-end cybersecurity and trust across the IoT-Edge-Cloud-Data Computing Continuum. The project aims to establish a paradigm shift to support resilience, risk preparedness, awareness, detection, and mitigation within Critical Infrastructure deployments an [...]

(Peri-)urban areas are becoming increasingly digital, interconnected, and complex. At the same time, threats such as climate change, natural disasters, and cyber-attacks are growing. This creates an urgent need to enhance the resilience and security of Critical Infrastructures (CIs) and the essential services they support. ECHO's primary objective is to create a multi-level Resilience Ecosystem that unites CI operators, Emergency Service Providers (ESPs), local/regional authorities, and emergency management professionals. Together, they will co-create innovative tools, services, and strategies [...]

Technological advancements create opportunities for sophisticated cybercrimes that, through innovative tactics and techniques, pose serious security and financial risks to the EU and beyond. Combating cross-border cybercriminal activities requires a well-rounded response that goes beyond pure technology. ENSEMBLE's primary objective is to provide exactly such a response, at the nexus of advanced AI-based technological solutions, multi-stakeholder investigation processes, training, and awareness. The project focuses on detecting and preventing ransomware, cyber fraud, data theft and extortion, [...]

From energy grids to smart factories, critical infrastructures face rising cyber threats that exploit complex, interconnected, andheterogeneous systems. Traditional security approaches often struggle to provide the situational awareness needed for effectiveresilience in these dispersed environments. ResilMesh's primary objective is to strengthen digital resilience by developing a cutting-edge Security Orchestration and Analytics Platform Architecture (SOAPA) toolset. This platform will integrate AI-driven detection algorithms, dynamic risk assessment forecasting, and interoperable security con [...]

Slovenia’s cybersecurity landscape is steadily evolving in response to rapid digitalisation and increasingly complex cyber threats. The country has aligned itself with key European frameworks, including NIS2 and GDPR, and benefits from active institutions such as URSIV, SI-CERT, SIGOV-CERT, and NCC-SI. At the same time, the case highlights important challenges, including fragmented coordination, insufficient funding, a shortage of skilled professionals, and the need to renew the nationalcybersecurity strategy. While the necessary structures are largely in place, the case highlights that their [...]

The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) introduces stringent new cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements throughout their entire lifecycle. For many manufacturers, distributors, and especially SMEs, navigating this new regulatory landscape is complex and resource-intensive. CRACoWI's primary objective is to simplify and automate CRA compliance. The project is developing an innovative digital "wizard" to help businesses meet these new standards efficiently, from a product's inception to its end-of-life.