Deploying The Network of National Coordination Centres with Member States

WHO CAN SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION? Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises may submit grant applications for the call if they: have at least three closed financial years (each supported by financial statements and covering full 365-day period of operation as a pre-company is not included); operate in the sectors listed in Annexes 2 or 3 of the Cybersecurity Act WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SUPPORT? Acquisition of new equipment and intangible assets resulting in the enhancement of cyber resilience Centralised endpoint protection solutions (traditional antivirus); Advanced endpoint protection and incident detection solutions (EDR/XDR); Perimeter protection solutions (firewall, Web Application Firewall, proxy, VPN gateway); Network traffic monitoring and intrusion detection solutions (WAF, IDS/IPS, NDR); Solutions against denial-of-service attacks (Anti-DDoS); Data backup and recovery solutions (backup/restore); Centralised log collection solutions (log management); Advanced log analysis solutions; Security information and event management solutions (SIEM); Mobile device management solutions (MDM); Multi-factor authentication solutions (MFA); Identity and access a management solutions (IAM); Data loss prevention solutions (DLP); Anti-spam and e-mail security solutions; Governance, risk and compliance management solutions (GRC); Encryption and key management solutions; Replacement of hardware or software components that are no longer supported by security update (obsolete hardware/software). Procurement of Services related to the enhancement of cyber resilience: Cybersecurity testing and assessment services (vulnerability testing); Cybersecurity Operations Centre (SOC) services; Cybersecurity-related training activities; Subscriptions to cybersecurity training platforms; Integration of hardware and software tools (system design, implementation, configuration, testing and documentation); Cybersecurity-related consulting and professional advisory services. Details are included in the call for tenders!