ICT for Societal Challenges - European Commission - Europa

FutureID
The FutureID infrastructure will provide great benefits to all stakeholders involved in the
eID value chain. Users will benefit from the availability of a universally usable open source
eID client that is capable of running on arbitrary desktop PCs, tablets and modern smart
phones.
http://FutureID.eu
Funded by the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Duration: 2012-2015
Defending and securing network infrastructures
Trust is the core of social and economic activity in the Internet, and is the basis
of economic transactions, social connections,
and communication between people and
organisations. As we increasingly rely on
broadband networks, it is extremely important
to make them more secure and trustworthy and
protect them against any kind of accidental or
deliberate failure.
Over the past decade we have witnessed an
ever-increasing amount of cyber-attacks on
the Internet. Ranging in style from large-scale
worms to phishing attempts, cyber-attacks have evolved to unprecedented levels
of sophistication. To counter these phenomena, defenders are (mostly) developing
safeguards after the attacks are made. We are facing an asymmetrical threat:
whilst defenders are busy with mending the fences, attackers have already
developed and planned their next strike. Defenders are locked into a vicious cycle:
chasing after attackers without ever being able to catch up.
The European Commission contributes to establish the culture of “prevention is
better than cure” through Syssec, a European ‘Network of Excellence’ (NoE). The
NoE is focused on developing solutions for predicting threats and vulnerabilities
before they occur, enabling potential victims of cyber-attacks to build defences
before threats materialise. The project has set up a ‘Virtual centre of excellence’
to consolidate the systems-security research community in Europe and empower
collaborative research, and is working on an active research roadmap and a range
of cyber-security education initiatives.
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