COcyber – Coordination of Civil and Defense Cybersecurity

Project duration: July 2024 – June 2026

COcyber is a two-year European project aimed at strengthening cooperation and coordination between the civil and defense cybersecurity sectors. The project seeks to create favorable conditions for exchanging knowledge, best practices, and information between these two critical areas.

Main objectives:

• Knowledge exchange – establish a robust system for sharing experience and information, ensuring that both the civil and defense sectors benefit mutually.
• Trusted information-sharing platform – develop a secure and inclusive online platform enabling stakeholders to share information and collaborate effectively.
• Events – organize seminars, practical training sessions, and other events focused on cybersecurity, innovation, dual-use technologies, governance, and stakeholder engagement.
• Policy alignment – jointly develop policy recommendations to harmonize actions between Member States and at the European level.
• Cross-sectoral synergies – ensure cooperation and synergy between key European initiatives, leveraging the collective experience and leadership of consortium partners and involving major cybersecurity projects and stakeholders.
• Expert engagement – assemble a group of European cybersecurity ambassadors through a dedicated program and involve recognized experts in an advisory board.

Stakeholders – COcyber benefits various stakeholders operating in civil and defense cybersecurity, including:

• National, regional, and local cybersecurity institutions.
• Private companies, such as critical infrastructure operators, defense contractors, and cybersecurity firms.
• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups.
• Academic and research institutions.
• Regulatory authorities.
• Various European cybersecurity actors.
• European projects and national initiatives.

Consortium – The COcyber project is coordinated by EIT Digital, and the consortium comprises nine well-known European organizations.

Funding – the total project budget is €2.97 million, funded under the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme. The COcyber project, funded under grant agreement No. 101158606, is supported by the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre.

Results – follow our activities and achievements on social media LinkedIn and BlueSky. Learn more about us at www.cocyber.eu!