Cyber 4.0
Cyber 4.0 is the National Highly Specialized Competence Center for Cybersecurity, one of the 8 highly specialized competence centers established and co-funded by the Ministry of Business and Made in Italy.
Initiated in the context of the Industry 4.0 plan, the Center is now recognized as a national technology transfer hub and is an implementing party of the Next-Gen EU funding on behalf of MIMIT (Mission 4, Component 2, Investment 3).
Cyber 4.0 is established in the form of a Private Law Association, expressing a public-private partnership that is broadly representative of the national cyber security environment, with the participation of more than 40 actors of national significance, representing universities and research organizations, public institutions, large companies, foundations and highly specialized SMEs.
mission
Cyber 4.0’s mission is to accompany policy makers, businesses and PA on a path of growth toward secure digitization, thanks to concrete, strategic and sustainable solutions based on knowledge, innovative technologies and enabling services developed with the expertise of its network, which enhance the country’s excellence in the European and international context.
By institutional mandate, the Center offers advisory and training, assessment and test-before-investment services in cybersecurity to Companies and Public Administration, and funds research and innovation projects, both in the context of core activities and in specific vertical contexts: Healthcare, Automotive and Aerospace.
To support technolgical testing and experiential training activities, Cyber 4.0 can rely both on its own infrastructure, including through its T4 demo lab, and on facilities provided by its members.
The broad spectrum of expertise covered also enables CYBER 4.0 to present itself as an entity capable of delivering qualified business services in response to specific market needs, both in the domestic and international context.
The Center is coordinator of the NEST (Network for European Security and Trust) initiative, which has received the Seal of Excellence from the European Commission for the establishment of a European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH), launching in the first half of 2023 and involving the regions of Lazio, Umbria and Abruzzo.
The Center then partners with two newly established Emerging Technology Houses (Cagliari and Pesaro).
The Center also participates in important international networks focused on strengthening cybersecurity skills (e.g., EU CyberNet, GFCE, ECSO, Global Cyber Alliance, etc.) and is involved in the implementation of EU-funded projects, both in the context of the Horizon Europe and Digital Europe programs.
The Center fosters business networking, matchmaking and open innovation activities in cybersecurity at the national level, and is a liaison for SMEs and institutions in the area to national and EU institutions working in the field of cyber security, first and foremost theNational Cybersecurity Agency and the European Cybersecurity Agency (ENISA).
