Cybersecurity in the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES): an armour against cyber and privacy attacks and data breaches

Call: Cybersecurity in the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES): an armour against cyber and privacy attacks and data breaches

Programme

Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Type of Fund

Action programme

Description of programme
"Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens"

The primary aims of the Secure Societies Challenge are:

to enhance the resilience of our society against natural and man-made disasters, ranging from the development of new crisis management tools to communication interoperability, and to develop novel solutions for the protection of critical infrastructure;
to fight crime and terrorism ranging from new forensic tools to protection against explosives;
to improve border security, ranging from improved maritime border protection to supply chain security and to support the Union's external security policies including through conflict prevention and peace building;
and to provide enhanced cyber-security, ranging from secure information sharing to new assurance models

Link

Link to Programme

Call

Cybersecurity in the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES): an armour against cyber and privacy attacks and data breaches

Description of call
"Cybersecurity in the Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES): an armour against cyber and privacy attacks and data breaches"

The Electrical Power and Energy System (EPES) is of key importance to the economy, as all other domains rely on the availability of electricity. With the transition to a decentralised energy system, digital technologies are playing an increasingly important role in the EPES. At the same time, the EPES is increasingly exposed to external threats, such as worms, viruses, hackers and data privacy breaches. Hence, there is a need for new security approaches detecting and preventing threats with severe impacts and to shield the electric system against cyber-attacks.
The proposals should demonstrate how the actual EPES can be made resilient to growing and more sophisticated cyber and privacy attacks and data breaches.

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Link to Call

Thematic Focus

Research & Innovation, Technology Transfer & Exchange, Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Digitisation, ICT, Telecommunication, Justice, Safety & Security

Funding area

EU Member States
Albania / Shqipëria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland / Ísland
Moldova
Montenegro / Crna Gora/Црна Гора
North Macedonia / Северна Македонија
Norway / Norge
Serbia / Сpбија
Switzerland / Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera
Turkey / Türkiye
Ukraine / Україна Oukraïna
Others

Origin of Applicant

Eligible applicants

Federal State / Region / City / Municipality / Local Authority, International Organization, National Government, Research Institution, Microenterprises (fewer than 10 employees), NGO / NPO, Other, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, SMEs (between 10 and 249 employees), Enterprise (more than 250 employees or not defined), University, Association, Start Up Company

Applicant details

All legal entities located in the EU or in Third Countries can participate in Horizon 2020.

Project Partner

Yes

Project Partner Details

As a principle all projects (except coordination and support activities) must comprise at least 3 partners from at least 3 EU Member States or other eligible countries.

Recurring Call

unknown

Further info

Open access must be granted to all scientific publications.

Type of Funding

Grants

Financial details

budget amount: around 6-8 Mio € per proposal
Co- funding: max. 100%

Submission

Participant Portal

Contact Details

Link to the National Contact Point Finder.