CONCORDIA Service – Cybersecurity Improvements

Report on Cybersecurity Certification, the schemes under development and the related challenges

This document describes the results of discussions carried out within the Certification Group of the CONCORDIA project. The purpose of the document is to provide an introduction to basic cybersecurity certification terms and standards, to present the certification schemes currently in process and to enumerate some of the related challenges.

Report on SME Cybersecurity Standards

This document describes the methodology and results on cybersecurity standards for SMEs. The document concludes with recommendations and directions for development of future cybersecurity standards and frameworks targeting SMEs.

Countermeasures and Research Actions

We provide an overview of existing countermeasures and research actions that focus on one or more threats and address gaps and challenges in Appendix A.1 of document D4.3. More information about countermeasures and research actions related to each specific domain can be found in the provided links below.

Gaps and Challenges

On this page, we show gaps and challenges prior to and after the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic as identified by the H2020 CONCORDIA project.

Gaps and Challenges: Key Takeaways

The following list briefly highlights the most important findings, i.e. key takeaways, that emerged from the H2020 CONCORDIA gap analysis.

Security Threat Landscape

Driven by digitalization, information sharing has been experiencing exponential growth in the past few years. In turn, one’s eagerness to better prepare and protect depends on the ability to change the attitude from “need to know” to “need to share”. Digital technologies, most notably Artificial Intelligence (AI), have shaped decision-making, everyday communication, life, and work, hence highlighting the importance of maintaining the online economy and ensuring its prosperity.

Cybersecurity Top Findings & Key Takeaways

Cybersecurity impacts every ICT domain. In the following we consider the CONCORDIA taxonomy of domains:

• Device/IoT-Centric Security: Internet of Things (IoT) can be defined as “the networked interconnection of everyday objects, equipped with ubiquitous intelligence”[1]. IoT, edge computing, and smart devices are changing the environment in many ways, including smart transportation, sustainable mobility, smart cities, e-health, smart vehicles, and UAVs, just to name the few. The exponential growth of connected devices (from minuscule sensors to bigger machines), which, according to Intel[2] are expected to reach 200 billion by 2020, is revolutionizing current IT systems. The existence of billions of resource-constrained devices connected to the Internet introduces fundamental risks that can threaten users’ life and personal sphere.
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