Objective Many large companies are subject to advanced directed attacks performed by the competence, governments, organizedcrime bands, a malicious employee, etc. interested in damaging the company subject of the attack for different reasons.Cyber criminals grow more sophisticated by the day, and network security architectures are quickly evolving in an attempt tokeep up. Despite recent advances, sophisticated malware authors and cyber criminals are innovating at a faster pace thansecurity professionals can react to. Attackers are increasingly able to slip past network security applications such as IDSs,IPSs, next-gen firewalls, and web application firewalls – regardless of how new and comprehensive they are. Thus,companies can no longer afford to concentrate all of their resources on firewalls and first line of defense systems. They alsoneed to incorporate “internally focused” solutions such as deception technologies to help identify a criminal while in attackmode; a criminal that has already bypassed the current state-of-the-art perimeter defenses. The project aims to acceleratethe introduction of the first EU deception tool capable of detecting advanced targeted cyber-attacks, obstructing the actionsof attackers and obtaining the maximum amount of information from them by successfully designing, deploying, monitoringand managing Counter Intelligence Campaigns. COUNTERCRAFT will allow: To reduce the overall cost of cyberattacks by50%; to shorten the average computer infection period by 70% from 300 days to 90 days; to reduce the time needed toeffectively design, deploy, monitor and manage counter intelligence campaigns by 80% from 4 hours/day to 48 minutes/day;to reduce the tendency of COUNTERCRAFT users to be attacked by 60%; to identify the intentions of the attacker; toleverage “intelligence” information about the attacks to create and distribute indicators of compromise (IOCs); to orchestratethe cyber-security strategy . Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem softwareoperating systemsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitymalicious softwarenatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitydata protectionnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputer securitynetwork securitysocial scienceslawcriminology Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.7. - Secure societies - Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens Main Programme H2020-EU.2.3.1. - Mainstreaming SME support, especially through a dedicated instrument Topic(s) SMEInst-13-2016-2017 - Engaging SMEs in security research and development Call for proposal H2020-SMEInst-2016-2017 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEINST-2-2016-2017 Funding Scheme SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2 Coordinator COUNTERCRAFT SL Net EU contribution € 1 133 562,50 Address PASEO MIKELETEGI 83 20009 San Sebastian Spain See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste País Vasco Gipuzkoa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 619 375,00
