Cyberwatching.eu

Brief description

The Cyberwatching.eu project (2017 - 2021) met and surpassed its objectives to: 

• identify and prioritise R&I topics across the EU;
• foster and promote European cybersecurity innovation activities;
• identify potential European and international common approaches in addressing cybersecurity challenges;
• provide recommendations on future activities surrounding standardisation and compliance, data protection, emerging technologies and the R&I landscape.

Our Role

Trust-IT coordinated the Cyberwatching.eu project leading all project management activities. Trust-IT also led activities on communications and dissemination, such as:

• project management;
• update and inform European Commission and policy makers on EU CS&P landscape;
• design and delivery of Cyberwatching.eu web platform;
• co-design of an EU Project Radar of R&I initiatives;
• creation of community around cybersecurity and privacy;
• design and delivery of online tools and resources for SMEs;
• social media management;
• management of community events and webinars;
• creation of platform for online hub for cybersecurity SMEs in Europe.

Impact

The Cyberwatching.eu project leaves a substantial legacy that will impact positively on the cybersecurity landscape thanks to the following:

• the European Project Radar is a valuable asset for the European Commission and policy makers. The Project Radar includes a visualisation tool, as well as a new calculation method that combines project age with MTRL score progress plan. The radar features over 200 projects. Trust-IT and Oxford University jointly manage the sustainability of the radar;
• the webinar series saw over 23 events delivered to 3,000+ participants. The series is being continued by Trust-IT with new webinars planned for 2024;
• Trust-IT has created the ECSO SME Hub, a pan-European platform showcasing EU SME  products and technologies. The Hub links the European SME network including regional SME associations and Cybersecurity districts of Europe. The SME Hub has now evolved into the Cyberhive, the first digital marketplace created exclusively with and for the European cybersecurity market;
• Trust-IT sustains 4 SME facing online self-assessment tools that were developed during the project’s lifetime in collaboration with other partners. Hosted on cyberwatching.eu, they are promoted in particular through CyberDIH, AEI’s Spanish Digital Innovation Hub. The tools provide reliable and trusted online resources for SMEs on topics of cybersecurity, GDPR compliance and risk management.

Results

• 5 static and 1 live edition of the European Project Radar with more than 200 cybersecurity and privacy projects mapped and inlcuded in the European Project Hub.
• 4 editions of the Concertation Meeting series gathering over 1.100 participants from Europe and beyond.
• 10+ policy recommendations and best practices reports.
• 24 webinars organised with an average of over 110 participants. 

Funding

Cyberwatching.eu has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 740129.