Description

This Digital Europe Programme topic supports the market uptake and dissemination of innovative, market-ready AI-powered cybersecurity solutions, including results from EU-supported research and innovation projects. It aims to help European SMEs assess cyber risks, improve cybersecurity preparedness and auditing, and strengthen their ability to protect against and respond to cyberattacks. Proposals should cover software or hardware development or adaptation, validation, and deployment.

The action emphasises user-friendly software-as-a-service toolkits that automate fundamental cybersecurity processes while protecting personal data. These include risk management, threat detection, incident prediction, response and notification. It also supports integrating AI into cybersecurity processes, innovative employee training, and tools that secure AI solutions themselves. Trustworthy AI, human oversight and robustness against cyberattacks are central to the topic’s objectives.