RHEA SYSTEM

Their core work

RHEA System is a Belgium-based cybersecurity and IT services company that builds tools for cyber threat detection, simulation, and risk assessment. They specialize in cyber range platforms for training and testing, healthcare cybersecurity solutions, and cloud service integration for research infrastructures. Their work spans from building professional cyber training environments to deploying privacy-by-design frameworks for hospitals and connecting researchers with commercial cloud services.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

RHEA System's early H2020 work (2018) focused squarely on hands-on cybersecurity — building cyber range platforms, threat simulation tools, and detection/response capabilities. By 2019, their scope broadened in two directions: applying cybersecurity to specific domains like healthcare (PANACEA) and pivoting toward cloud infrastructure and research service delivery (OCRE). This shift suggests a company moving from pure cybersecurity tooling toward platform-level integration and sector-specific security solutions.

RHEA is expanding from cybersecurity tools into domain-applied security (healthcare, research infrastructure) and European-scale competence networks, positioning them for cross-sector security consulting.

How they like to work

RHEA System operates exclusively as a consortium participant — they have not coordinated any H2020 projects, preferring to contribute specialized cybersecurity expertise within larger teams. With 75 unique partners across 21 countries in just 4 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia (averaging ~19 partners per project). This pattern suggests a reliable technical contributor that integrates well into big collaborative efforts rather than driving project direction.

Despite only 4 projects, RHEA has built a remarkably wide network of 75 partners spanning 21 countries, indicating they operate in large pan-European consortia. Their Belgium base and broad geographic spread suggest strong connections across EU cybersecurity and digital infrastructure communities.

What sets them apart

RHEA System bridges cybersecurity with specific application domains — particularly healthcare and research infrastructure — rather than offering generic security services. Their combination of cyber range expertise, sector-specific risk assessment, and cloud platform experience makes them a versatile security partner for consortia that need cybersecurity integrated into domain-specific solutions. For consortium builders, they bring proven ability to work across diverse teams (75 partners in 4 projects) with substantial funding absorption capacity (averaging over EUR 1M per project).

Highlights from their portfolio

• ECHO
  Largest funding (EUR 1.78M) and most ambitious scope — building a pan-European network of cybersecurity centres with federated cyber ranges and early warning systems.
• PANACEA
  Distinctive cross-sector application combining cybersecurity with healthcare infrastructure protection, including human factors analysis and privacy by design.
• OCRE
  Unusual diversification into cloud research infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS), showing capability beyond pure cybersecurity.