The french cybersecurity SME experienced in european project operates its own CyberRange for practical cybersecurity training. For the topic HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-01: Tools and processes to support stress tests of critical infrastructure, they could contribute to o a broader understanding of technical and operational vulnerabilities and adaptive capabilities, scenario building, stress-test exercises, improved incident management procedures and training curricula.
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A French cybersecurity SME based in Lille, created in 2022 by three IT security experts. The company has a team of 20 people and provides services in audits and penetration testing, DevSecOps, cybersecurity training, crisis management preparedness and training, and regulatory compliance (ISO 27001, NIS2, HDS, DORA). It works with organisations in health, energy, retail, industry, banking/insurance and the public sector.
They develops in-house innovation projects and operates its own CyberRange for practical cybersecurity training. It is also a partner in the Horizon Europe healthcare project POC4TRIAGE, which demonstrates its ability to contribute to collaborative European R&D projects in regulated and high-stakes environments.
The SME is interested in joining a consortium preparing a proposal for HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-INFRA-01: Tools and processes to support stress tests of critical infrastructure.
Its contribution is aligned with expected outcomes related to a broader understanding of technical and operational vulnerabilities and adaptive capabilities, scenario building, stress-test exercises, improved incident management procedures and training curricula.
They can contribute to the design and validation of AI-assisted tools and a training platform helping critical entities assess, test and improve their cyber crisis procedures and operational readiness. The objective is to make stress-test exercises more realistic, easier to configure, sector-adapted and directly useful for resilience planning.
Possible contributions include:
- AI-assisted analysis of crisis procedures to identify vigilance points, inconsistencies, and critical paths;
- Feedback reports assessing maturity, risks, interdependencies and alignment with relevant frameworks such as NIS2;
- Generation of actionable remediation plans to improve crisis procedures;
- Short crisis management training curricula focused on internal procedures for practitioners in critical infrastructures;
- Design and modelling of plausible crisis scenarios based on procedure gaps, specific risks, sector constraints or stress-test objectives;
- Simulation and training platform enabling relevant staff to role-play cyber crisis situations;
- Scenario configuration according to context, objectives, roles, communication channels and operational constraints;
- Real-time adaptation of scenarios and stimuli using AI, based on participant decisions and responses;
- Dashboards and final reports presenting KPIs, operational impacts, and improvement actions.
Advantages and innovations:
- design and validation of AI-assisted tools and a training platform helping critical entities assess,
- test and improve their cyber crisis procedures and operational readiness.
Expected role of a partner:
Partners sought:
- Critical infrastructure operators and authorities willing to test and improve the platform in real or near-real environments;
- AI experts supporting scenario generation, procedure analysis and adaptive simulation;
- Crisis communication, incident management, stress testing, simulation, modelling and resilience assessment partners.
-Artificial Intelligence-assisted analysis of crisis procedure
-Short crisis management training curricula
-Design and modelling of plausible crisis scenarios
-Simulation and training platform