Elias Neocleous is thrilled to announce the Participation in the Kick-Off Meeting of a New European Project – CYBERFORT „Strengthening Cyber Defenses of SMEs for Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) Compliance”. The Project objectives are: aiming to simplify the process of CRA compliance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), making it more accessible and manageable; enhancing the efficiency of compliance documentation processes through automation, thereby reducing the administrative burden on SMEs; creating flexible tools that not only serve SMEs but are also adaptable to the needs of a broader range of stakeholders; offering focused training to elevate the cybersecurity knowledge and practices among SMEs; ensuring the tools evolve in response to new cybersecurity challenges and feedback from users; and fostering collaborations with key cybersecurity networks and initiatives across Europe to maximize impact.
The CYBERFORT Project funded by the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC), under the Digital Europe Programme, with the Topic: DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-06-COMPLIANCECRA, started its implementation on 1st December 2024, and gathers 8 Consortium Partners Organizations from Cyprus and Romania. The European Consortium Partners is coordinated by I-ENERGYLINK (RO) working together with BOLTON TECHNOLOGIES (CY), CLONE SYSTEMS (CY), COLUMBIA SHIPMANAGEMENT (CY), DEALIO LIMITED (CY), ROMANIAN NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY DIRECTORATE (RO), ELIAS NEOCLEOUS (CY) and EXIMPROD ENGINEERING (RO).
The Kick-Off Meeting of CYBERFORT Project will be organized on 30th-31st January 2025, in a hybrid format and the physical meeting will take place in Brasov, Romania. CYBERFORT Kick-Off Meeting Agenda will highlight key activities and tasks as following: Project Description, Consortium Structure, Partners Presentations; CYBERFORT Project Objectives and Guidelines; Cyber Resilience Act; Technical Coordination of the Project; Use Cases and Scenarios; Project System Design and Architecture; CRA Compliance Automated Tool Development; CYBERFORT Platform Requirements, Design, Architecture and Integration Plan; Platform Evaluation through Pilots Execution; Cybersecurity CRA specific training sessions; and Dissemination, Exploitation and Stakeholders Involvement.
Furthermore, an Open Debate will be part of the Agenda in order to inspire innovative ideas and communication amongst Partners: Open Debate on Cyber Resilience Act Compliance for European Small and Medium Enterprises. The Business Modelling and Exploitation Activities, Replicability and Market Analysis will be an interesting topic on the CYBERFORT Kick-Off Meeting Agenda.
CYBERFORT Project introduces a comprehensive concept aimed at bolstering the cybersecurity defenses of SMEs, particularly focusing on micro and small businesses. The Project proposes an integrated approach to enhance SMEs’ cybersecurity through the implementation of the CRA requirements. It emphasizes the development and dissemination of tailored compliance tools, cybersecurity best practices, and educational resources to support SMEs in navigating the complexities of cybersecurity threats. CYBERFORT represents an innovative and key program designed to equip European SMEs with the tools to strengthen their cybersecurity measures and achieve adherence to the Cyber Resilience Act as well as other relevant cybersecurity compliance standards.
Strengthening Cyber Defenses of SMEs for Cyber Resilience Act Compliance Project will envision new ideas and new possibilities to the different Energy stakeholders in Europe, especially in Southeastern Europe. The Project Communication will disseminate the vision to inspire the leaders in different fields to take advantage of the CYBERFORT project’s contributions. CYBERFORT will develop free and open-source programs that will support and automate the internal compliance procedure according to the CRA. Workshops, Hackathons and Conferences will be organized during the implementation of the Project in order to disseminate the results and the outcomes.
