Enhancing tools and capabilities to fight advanced forms of cyber threats and cyber-dependent crimes-HORIZON-CL3-2023-FCT-01-06

The overall objective of this topic is to support project that can enhancing tools and capabilities to fight advanced forms of cyber threats and cyber-dependent crimes.

More specifically, proposals should contribute to the achievement of one or more of the following impacts:

•Modern information analysis for Police Authorities, allowing them to efficiently fight criminals and terrorists who use novel technologies;
•Improved forensics and lawful evidence collection, increasing the capabilities to apprehend criminals and terrorists and bring them to the court;
•Enhanced prevention, detection and deterrence of societal issues related to various forms of crime, including cybercrime, and terrorism, such as violent radicalisation, domestic and sexual violence, or juvenile offenders;
•Increased security of citizens against terrorism, including in public spaces (while preserving their quality and openness);
•Improved intelligence picture and enhanced prevention, detection and deterrence of various forms of organised crime;
•More secure cyberspace for citizens, especially children, through a robust prevention, detection, and protection from cybercriminal activities.

This Destination will also promote, whenever appropriate and applicable, the proposals with:

•The involvement of the Police Authorities in their core,
•A clear strategy on how they will adapt to the fast-evolving environment in the area of fight against crime and terrorism (evolution of related technologies, evolution of criminal modi operandi and business models related to these technologies, etc.),
•A  minimum-needed platform, i.e. tools that are modular and can be easily plugged into another platform (in order to avoid platform multiplication),
• Tools that are developed and validated against practitioners’ needs and requirements,
• A robust plan on how they will build on the relevant predecessor projects,
•The (active) involvement of citizens, voluntary organisations and communities,
• Education and training aspects, especially for Police Authorities and other relevant practitioners, as well as information sharing and awareness raising of the citizens,• A clear strategy on the uptake of the outcomes, defined in consultation with the involved stakeholders,
• A well-developed plan both on how research data for training and testing will be obtained, in order to reach the requested Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), and on how the specific TRL will be measured.

Where possible and relevant, synergy-building and clustering initiatives with successful proposals in the same area should be considered, including the organisation of international conferences in close coordination with the Community for European Research and Innovation for Security (CERIS) activities and/or other international events.

•Colombia is eligible as a third country, for this it must participate with the role of partner together with a consortium with at least three entities from different European/associated countries).

Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes:

•Development of modular toolbox for Police Authorities, facilitating gathering and processing of data relevant for cybercrime and cyber - enabled crime investigations;
•Detection of crypto-jacking, compromised registration forms, malware attacks and other cybercrimes perpetrated using cryptocurrencies;
•Development of training curricula, for Police Authorities, prosecutors, as well as judicial actors on major contemporary cybercriminal activities;
•Recommendations on public cybercrime awareness actions contributing to early detection and prevention;
•Identification of best practices of international law enforcement and judicial cooperation networks; and­
•Development of multi-stakeholders strategies, including novel investigation schemes and information sharing mechanisms.

Documents :(Check them on the webside).

•Standard application form (HE RIA, IA) 
•Standard evaluation form (HE RIA, IA)
•HE General MGA v1.0