Descrizione del progetto
Aiutare le imprese a gestire i rischi di sicurezza informatica della frammentata catena di distribuzione delle TIC
La maggior parte delle imprese che sviluppano soluzioni TIC necessita dell’integrazione o della sinergia con altri componenti TIC sviluppati da terzi. Ciò può comportare un rischio elevato per la sicurezza, ostacolando la verifica di potenziali vulnerabilità. Il progetto BIECO, finanziato dall’UE, sta lavorando a un quadro olistico che fornisca i meccanismi necessari per aiutare le imprese a comprendere e gestire i rischi e le minacce di sicurezza informatica cui sono sottoposte quando diventano parte della catena di distribuzione delle TIC. Il quadro si compone di un insieme di strumenti e metodologie che affronterà le sfide relative alla gestione della vulnerabilità, alla resilienza e alla verifica di sistemi complessi.
Obiettivo
Nowadays most of the ICT solutions developed by companies require the integration or collaboration with other ICT components, which are typically developed by third parties. Even though this kind of procedures are key in order to maintain productivity and competitiveness, the fragmentation of the supply chain can pose a high risk regarding security, as in most of the cases there is no way to verify if these other solutions have vulnerabilities or if they have been built taking into account the best security practices.
In order to deal with these issues, it is important that companies make a change on their mindset, assuming an “untrusted by default” position. According to a recent study only 29% of IT business know that their ecosystem partners are compliant and resilient with regard to security. However, cybersecurity attacks have a high economic impact and it is not enough to rely only on trust. ICT components need to be able to provide verificable guarantees regarding their security and privacy properties. It is also imperative to detect more accurately vulnerabilities from ICT components and understand how they can propagate over the supply chain and impact on ICT ecosystems. However, it is well known that most of the vulnerabilities can remain undetected for years, so it is necessary to provide advanced tools for guaranteeing resilience and also better mitigation strategies, as cybersecurity incidents will happen. Finally, it is necessary to expand the horizons of the current risk assessment and auditing processes, taking into account a much wider threat landscape. BIECO is a holistic framework that will provide these mechanisms in order to help companies to understand and manage the cybersecurity risks and threats they are subject to when they become part of the ICT supply chain. The framework, composed by a set of tools and methodologies, will address the challenges related to vulnerability management, resilience, and auditing of complex systems.
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H2020-SU-ICT-2019
Meccanismo di finanziamento
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinatore
2829-516 Caparica
Portogallo
L’organizzazione si è definita una PMI (piccola e media impresa) al momento della firma dell’accordo di sovvenzione.