HORIZON-CL3-2024-CS-01-01 Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessment (IA)

Software and hardware security engineering

Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes:
– Improved hardware and software security engineering; resilient systems design;
– Improved access to testing of hardware and software in virtual, closed and secure environments;
– Systematic and, where possible, automated study of vulnerabilities, software analysis, vulnerability discovery, and dynamic security assessment;
– Trustworthy certifiable hardware and software;
– AI-based security services e.g. predictive security, advanced anomaly and intrusion detection, system health checks.

The identification and analysis of potential regulatory aspects and barriers for the developed technologies/solutions is encouraged, where relevant.

€37M will be distributed to 6 selected projects.

To be eligible for funding, applicants must be established in one of the following countries:
– the Member States of the European Union, including their outermost regions
– the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) linked to the Member States
– countries associated to Horizon Europe listed here : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf
– low- and middle-income countries listed here : https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/common/guidance/list-3rd-country-participation_horizon-euratom_en.pdf

Unless otherwise provided for in the specific call conditions, only legal entities forming a consortium are eligible to participate in actions provided that the consortium includes, as
beneficiaries, three legal entities independent from each other and each established in a different country as follows:
– at least one independent legal entity established in a Member State; and
– at least two other independent legal entities, each established in different Member States or Associated Country