CIPHER - OC#1

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TYPE OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED: Projects assessing, validating or expanding CIPHER's cybersecurity capabilities across six challenges, including NIS2 compliance assessments, penetration-testing methodologies, vulnerability management validation, Extended Detection and Response (XDR) onboarding and data collection, domain-specific cyber-range contributions, and DevSecOps and platform automation. Activities include technical assessments, cybersecurity tool integration, testing, validation and the development of reusable automation components. SECTORS / DOMAIN: Cybersecurity and digital infrastructure, focusing on critical infrastructure sectors covered by NIS2, particularly Operational Technology (OT) environments. Target sectors include transport, telecommunications, water management, energy, healthcare and industrial infrastructure. INDIVIDUAL OR CONSORTIUM: Applications may be submitted by individual legal entities or consortia of up to three independent legal entities. Consortia must include a Technology Provider and an End-User/Technology Adopter, with an optional Certified Cybersecurity Auditor/Compliance Assessor. Each entity may participate in only one application. SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Eligible applicants include start-ups, micro-SMEs, SMEs, mid-caps, research organisations and higher education institutions established in EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories) or EEA countries (Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), subject to the call