Critical infrastructure cybersecurity
25 European H2020 organizations list this as part of their work — 11 as their primary capability.
Most active in this area
- FREQUENTIS AG
Austrian ATM industry leader providing communication, remote tower, and CNS systems across 38 SESAR and aviation safety projects.
“CITADEL developed adaptive MILS-based protection for critical infrastructures; SATIE addressed security of air transport infrastructure.”
AT38 projects - AIRBUS CYBERSECURITY SAS
Airbus Group's cybersecurity arm protecting critical infrastructure across transport, energy, health, and industrial sectors through EU research partnerships.
“Core focus across SATIE (air transport), CYRail (railway), FORESIGHT (aviation/naval/power-grid), CitySCAPE (urban transport), SAFECARE (health infrastructure), and SENTINEL.”
PrimaryFR15 projects - INLECOM COMMERCIAL PATHWAYS COMPANYLIMITED BY GUARANTEE
Irish innovation SME applying data platforms, digital twins, and ICT integration to circular economy, food systems, and infrastructure security challenges across Europe.
“Coordinated PRECINCT, developing serious games and digital twins for cascading cyber-physical threat preparedness — their largest coordinator role in the security domain.”
SMEIE11 projects - SIDROCO HOLDINGS LIMITED
Cypriot cybersecurity SME securing critical infrastructure — power grids, connected vehicles, IoT, and 5G networks — across European research consortia.
“Core contributor across SPEAR, SDN-microSENSE, CyberSANE, CARAMEL, IRIS, and ELECTRON — all focused on securing energy grids, transport, and critical systems.”
PrimarySMECY11 projects - ERICSSON GMBH
German Ericsson unit applying 5G networks to energy grids, connected vehicles, and smart manufacturing across European research consortia.
“SUCCESS addressed securing critical energy infrastructures; IoT-NGIN included IoT cybersecurity components.”
DE11 projects - CONSORZIO PER IL SISTEMA INFORMATIVO (CSI PIEMONTE)
Italian public IT consortium delivering data platforms, emergency management systems, and Copernicus-based environmental intelligence for public authorities.
“CIPSEC addressed infrastructure protection with anomaly detection, while SAFECARE focused on safeguarding health infrastructure from cyber-physical threats.”
IT9 projects - SLOVENSKE ZELEZNICE DOO
Slovenia's national railway operator and Shift2Rail partner, providing real-world rail infrastructure for testing signalling, automation, and cybersecurity innovations.
“X2Rail-5 addressed cybersecurity in signalling systems, while PRECINCT focused on cyber-physical threat resilience using digital twins and serious games.”
SI8 projects - IRETI SPA
Italian multi-utility operator providing real-world electricity, gas, and water network infrastructure for EU research project demonstrations and validation.
“EnergyShield focuses on vulnerability assessment and protection of critical energy infrastructure, with IRETI providing a real utility environment.”
IT7 projects - TELEKOM SLOVENIJE DD
Slovenia's national telecom operator contributing 5G infrastructure, testbeds, and vertical integration expertise to EU connectivity and automotive research.
“PRECINCT addressed cascading cyber-physical threats to critical infrastructure using digital twins and serious games.”
SI6 projects - BITDEFENDER SRL
Romanian cybersecurity company contributing threat detection, AI-driven analytics, and malware intelligence to EU security and law enforcement projects.
“CIPSEC focused on CI protection with anomaly detection; HEIR on healthcare security; CONCORDIA on building European cybersecurity competence.”
PrimaryRO5 projects - BERGEN KOMMUNE
Norwegian municipality providing real-world urban pilot sites for resilience, water management, green logistics, and nature-based city solutions.
“STOP-IT addressed strategic and tactical protection of water systems against cyber-physical threats.”
NO5 projects - 0 INFINITY LIMITED
UK cybersecurity SME protecting critical infrastructure — smart grids, connected vehicles, and first responder systems — through intrusion detection and resilience technologies.
“Core contributor to SPEAR (smart grid security), SDN-microSENSE (microgrid resilience), and CARAMEL (vehicle cybersecurity).”
PrimarySMEUK4 projects - BLAGOVNO TRGOVINSKI CENTER DD
Operator of BTC City Ljubljana, providing large-scale commercial infrastructure as a living lab for smart energy, cybersecurity, and public safety research.
“PHOENIX addressed cybersecurity and GDPR compliance for electrical power systems, their largest funded project at EUR 208K.”
SI4 projects - S2 GRUPO SOLUCIONES DE SEGURIDAD SL
Spanish cybersecurity SME specializing in critical infrastructure protection, incident response, and IoT privacy for European security projects.
“CAPTOR focused on advanced system threats, SAURON on protecting European ports, and CyberSANE on critical infrastructure incident handling.”
PrimarySMEES4 projects - DEPUY IRELAND UNLIMITED COMPANY
Major medical device manufacturer providing industrial testbed environments for smart manufacturing, digital twins, and energy efficiency research.
“InfraStress addressed cyber-physical threats to sensitive industrial plants, reflecting their need to protect regulated manufacturing environments.”
IE4 projects - LEPIDA SCPA
Italian regional ICT infrastructure operator providing real-world deployment environments for IoT, public services, and critical infrastructure security projects.
“PRECINCT (2021-2023) focused on resilience against cascading cyber-physical threats using serious games and digital twins.”
IT3 projects - FORESCOUT TECHNOLOGIES BV
Dutch cybersecurity SME specializing in protecting critical infrastructure — energy grids, healthcare systems, and Industry 4.0 manufacturing — from cyber-physical threats.
“All three projects (UNITED-GRID, SAFECARE, SeCoIIA) focus on securing critical infrastructure in different domains — energy, health, and manufacturing.”
PrimarySMENL3 projects - ITRUST CONSULTING SARL
Luxembourg cybersecurity SME specializing in critical infrastructure protection, IoT security, and industrial control system risk assessment.
“ATENA focused directly on assessing ICT component criticality in infrastructure (smart grids, gas networks, SCADA), and TOKEN addressed blockchain for public services security.”
PrimarySMELU3 projects - L7 DEFENSE LUXEMBOURG SARL
Luxembourg cybersecurity SME with AI-powered DDoS mitigation product and critical infrastructure security expertise across energy sector consortia.
“EnergyShield (2019-2022) targeted vulnerability assessment, monitoring, and protection of critical infrastructure in the energy sector.”
PrimarySMELU2 projects - MVETS LENISHTA OOD
Bulgarian cybersecurity SME specialising in vulnerability assessment, anomaly detection, and SIEM for energy and critical infrastructure.
“Both SPEAR and EnergyShield address cybersecurity in energy systems — smart grids and broader critical infrastructure respectively.”
PrimarySMEBG2 projects - ATSEC INFORMATION SECURITY AB
Swedish cybersecurity evaluation laboratory specialising in MILS architectures, formal security certification, and verification tools for critical infrastructure and transport.
“CITADEL addressed dynamic reconfiguration and adaptive self-healing for critical infrastructure, areas where ATSEC provided formal security analysis and tooling.”
PrimarySE2 projects - NEUROSOFT SOFTWARE PRODUCTIONS SA
Greek cybersecurity SME building blockchain-based authentication systems and digital forensics platforms for smart grids and cybercrime investigation.
“SealedGRID targeted smart grid security specifically, placing Neurosoft's authentication work in the critical infrastructure context.”
SMEEL2 projects - ARETI S.P.A.
Rome's electricity distribution operator, offering live urban grid infrastructure for smart energy and cybersecurity research pilots.
“ARETI joined ECHO as a third party in a project building federated cyber ranges, early warning systems, and cybersecurity certification schemes for critical European infrastructure.”
IT2 projects - WORLDSENSING LIMITED
UK IoT sensing SME specialising in critical infrastructure security, anomaly detection, and fog-to-cloud data management.
“Contributed to CIPSEC (2016–2019), a project building an integrated security framework for critical infrastructure sectors with a focus on early anomaly detection and denial-of-service attack mitigation.”
PrimarySMEUK2 projects