Stikkord: Cybersecurity

  • NTNU CCIS and SFI NORCICS Joint Conference 2025

    NTNU CCIS and SFI NORCICS Joint Conference 2025

    november 18 @ 8:00 am – november 19 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (EVENT)

    NTNU. “NTNU CCIS and SFI NORCICS Joint Conference 2025”. Accessed 14.08.2025.

    Two day conference Tuesday November 18th – Wednesday November 19th  

    “Future directions of Cyber Security in the light of Disruptive Technologies”

    We are entering a new era where disruptive technologies are becoming integral to everyday practices. As these innovations reshape our digital landscape, it is essential to ensure they are adopted securely and responsibly.

    Join us for an insightful event that brings together experts from industry, government, and academia to explore the future of cyber security. We will discuss how cyber security can be leveraged to enable and safeguard disruptive technologies, and how this evolution will shape future work within SFI NORCICS and NTNU CCIS.

    Let’s collaborate to define the path forward—where innovation meets resilience.

    More information on the program will come. This year both days will consist of keynote presentations and group discussions. 

    Note that we plan to start late enough in the morning of November 18th for people to travel to Trondheim on that day. 

    Dinner:  

    We also invite you to a joint dinner on the evening of November 18th at Scandic Lerkendal. 
    Aperitifs will be served from 18:30 and dinner at 19:00.  

    Hotel rooms:  

    Hotel rooms will be available at Scandic Lerkdendal, where the conference will take place. Attendees will be responsible to book their own rooms. Please do so through the Scandic website: https://www.scandichotels.com/no. Choose the hotel Scandic Lerkendal and the correct date, and add the booking code BNTN181125. 

    The code is available for the dates 17.11 – 19.11. The deadline to use the code for booking is 01.10.25. 
    A reservation can be changed or cancelled up until 18:00 on 01.10.25. 

    There is no registration fee for the conference, but external attendees will need to cover their own accommodation and travel. 

    Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

    Inquiries can be made to SFI NORCICS administrative coordinator Hanne Mari at hanne.m.s.djupdal@ntnu.no or NTNU CCIS administrative coordinator Anne Skeidsvoll Granli at anne.s.granli@ntnu.no.  

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    NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

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    Scandic Lerkendal

    Klæbuveien 127 A
    Trondheim, 7031 Norway     + Google-kart
  • Norwegian Centre for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors

    Norwegian Centre for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors

    september 1, 2020 @ 8:00 am – desember 31, 2028 @ 5:00 pm CEST

    (NETWORK) (PROJECT)

    NTNU SFI NORCICS. “NORCICS”. Accessed 14.08.2025. https://www.ntnu.edu/norcics.

    Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI)

    NORCICS’s vision is to contribute to making Norway the most securely digitalized country in the world, by improving the cyber security and resilience of its critical sectors, through supporting research-based innovation.

    Our primary objective is to enhance the capability of private and public sector stakeholders to respond to the current and future cybersecurity risks by developing, validating, and operationalizing innovative socio-technical solutions.

    The following secondary objectives will lead to the achievement of the primary objective above:

    1. To generate new knowledge about interdependencies and dynamics in Critical Sectors; and how Cyber Physical Systems especially in Critical Sectors can be attacked;
    2. To design, develop, and test innovative methods and tools for the detection, prevention, and mitigation of cyberattacks against industrial control systems in Critical Sectors, and to validate these in industrially relevant environments;
    3. To demonstrate and validate the efficiency and effectiveness of interlinked cybersecurity measures for control systems in Critical Sectors for selected industrially relevant environments;
    4. To develop novel methods and tools for the improvement of cybersecurity training and awareness, and means for validation of such methods;
    5. To effectively transfer the knowledge created within NORCICS among its user partners, sectoral and industrial clusters, and relevant stakeholders in Norway.

    NORCICS has the following work packages (WP):

    1. Research-based innovation roadmap
    2. Foundations
    3. Technologies, applications, and services
    4. Demonstration environments
    5. Dissemination and knowledge transfer
    6. Project management
  • FAME: Federated decentralized trusted dAta Marketplace for Embedded finance

    FAME: Federated decentralized trusted dAta Marketplace for Embedded finance

    januar 1, 2023 @ 8:00 am – desember 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (PROJECT)

    FAME. “FAME.” Accessed 13.08.2025. https://www.fame-horizon.eu.

    FAME is a joint effort of world-class experts in data management, data technologies, the data economy, and digital finance, aiming to develop and launch to the global market a unique, trustworthy, energy-efficient, and secure federated data marketplace for Embedded Finance (EmFi).

    ​The FAME project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2023 Research and Innovation Programe under grant agreement nª 101092639. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Horizon Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

    Marketplace

    The FAME Federated Data Marketplace for Embedded Finance is a Data Space, according to the definition of the EU, customized for buying and selling federated data assets in the financial sector.

    Accessible through a unified entry point, the Marketplace allows for secure data access, sharing, trading and analysis through FAME’s analytical tools for both finance and non-finance organizations, tech and non-tech users, and other end-users.

    Why FAME?

    Modern data marketplaces are transforming how data assets are shared, traded, and utilized. Recent European initiatives have made significant strides, particularly in enhancing data monetization, regulatory compliance, and secure data exchange. However, existing centralized marketplaces face challenges that limit broader participation and accessibility. Notable limitations include complex data discovery processes, limited transparency in value-based data monetization, and insufficient integration of trusted, energy-efficient analytics. Addressing these gaps can unlock new data-driven applications in sectors like finance, retail, and smart cities, empowering innovative services that seamlessly integrate financial data. That is where FAME comes in.

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  • EU-CIP: European Knowledge Hub and Policy Testbed for Critical Infrastructure Protection

    EU-CIP: European Knowledge Hub and Policy Testbed for Critical Infrastructure Protection

    oktober 1, 2022 @ 8:00 am – september 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm CEST

    (PROJECT)

    Engineering (ENG). “EU-CIP.” Accessed 13.08.2025. https://www.eucip.eu.

    This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under the grant agreement No 101073878.

    The main goal of EU-CIP is to establish a novel pan European knowledge network for Resilient Infrastructures, which will enable policy makers to shape and produce data-driven evidence-based policies, while boosting the innovation capacity of Critical Infrastructures (CI) operators, authorities, and innovators (including SMEs).

    In this direction, the partners have already established the European Cluster for Securing Critical infrastructures (ECSCI), which brings together 22 projects that collaborate in CI Resilience.

    EU-CIP will leverage the capacity, organization, community, and achievements of the ECSCI cluster towards establishing an EU-wide knowledge network with advanced analytical and innovation support capabilities.

    Engineering (ENG)

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  • Norwegian Digital Innovation Ecosystem Launch: Development of Critical Digital Infrastructure in Norway

    Norwegian Digital Innovation Ecosystem Launch: Development of Critical Digital Infrastructure in Norway

    juni 6, 2024 @ 9:30 am – 5:30 pm CEST

    (EVENT)

    The launch event for the Nordic Digital Innovation Ecosystem brought together stakeholders from leading research, innovation, public and private sectors to discuss development of next-generation digital infrastructure in Norway.

    To ensure a well-functioning and competitive digital future for Norway and the Nordic region, it is crucial that business and the public sector actively contribute to the development of our digital infrastructure. Join an important initiative by taking part in the work to:
    • Create value through data sharing and digital trust.
    • Build a robust and secure digital infrastructure.
    • Develop new and innovative technologies.

    In connection with the rapid development of important national initiatives with tight deadlines, we have had the opportunity to discuss development plans with Ulrich Ahle, CEO of Gaia-X, a European initiative for secure digital infrastructure, who is visiting Hamar on June 6. Ahle will participate in the opening of a national center for data-driven innovation that includes a Nordic Gaia-X hub and Fiware iHub.

    Visit the digital platform and video clips on VentureNets Online Marketplace and on Youtube.

    VentureNet

    Scandic Lerkendal

    Klæbuveien 127 A
    Trondheim, 7031 Norway     + Google-kart
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  • Nordic Digital Innovation Ecosystem

    Nordic Digital Innovation Ecosystem

    mai 22, 2024 @ 8:00 am – desember 1, 2026 @ 5:00 pm CEST

    (PROJECT)

    The Nordic Digital Innovation Ecosystem (NDIE) is an ongoing business network development initiative to support development of trustworthy systems and infra- structure in critical sectors by connecting public and private sectors and research institutions and supporting project establishment.

    The project was initiated in 2024 and managed by Klosser Innovasjon AS and VentureNet AS in collaboration with the Norwegian Computing Center (NR), the Norwegian Center for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors (SFI NORCICS), the Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), and Smart Innovation Norway, with financial support from Innlandet County in Norway.

    Within 5 months of the project’s start, NDIE organised and executed 9 successful international events, including some of Norway’s first seminars and webinars on European Data Spaces and a trailblazing 2-day Nordic Matchmaking Event at DNV Headquarters and NR Headquarters in Oslo.

    Some of the speakers included representatives from the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency, Sykehuspartner, Det Norske Veritas, DNV-Nixu, FICEC, F-Secure, Defendable, Business Finland, the City of Wien in Austria, Gaia-X, and FIWARE.

    Visit the digital platform and video clips on VentureNets Online Marketplace and on Youtube.

    VentureNet

  • Norwegian-Finnish Workshop and Matchmaking Event: The Role of Cybersecurity in Digital Resilience

    Norwegian-Finnish Workshop and Matchmaking Event: The Role of Cybersecurity in Digital Resilience

    november 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – november 19, 2024 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (EVENT)

    This event aimed to strengthen collaboration on cybersecurity and digital resilience initiatives between industry, research and public sectors in Norway and Finland.

    Organized in collaboration with the Norwegian Center for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors (SFI NORCICS), the Norwegian Cybersecurity Cluster (NCC), the Finnish Center of Expertise for Cybersecurity (FICEC), North European Cybersecurity Cluster (NECC), University of Jyväskyla, DNV Norway and Finland, NR, NTNU, the Norwegian Ecosystem for Secure IT-OT Integration (NESIOT), and the Nordic Digital Innovation Ecosystem (NDIE).

    One of the outcomes of this 2-day event was the establishment of the Nordic European Cyber Days 2025 conference in collaboration with the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO), the North European Cybersecurity Cluster (NECC) and all 8 Nordic and Baltic National Coordination Centers for Cybersecurity Research and Innovation (NCCs).

    Download the brochure to see the list of speakers and partners.

    NDIE_The Role of Cybersecurity in Digital Resilience_4Download

    VentureNet

    Scandic Lerkendal

    Klæbuveien 127 A
    Trondheim, 7031 Norway     + Google-kart
  • VentureNet: Reducing barriers to innovation and business development through secure data exchange

    VentureNet: Reducing barriers to innovation and business development through secure data exchange

    september 1, 2022 @ 8:00 am – september 30, 2023 @ 8:00 am CEST

    (PROJECT)

    The VentureNet data exchange project was a research project completed in 2023 in collaboration with SINTEF and the Norwegian Centre for Research and Innovation in Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors (SFI NORCICS) based at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The project received co-financing from the Research Council of Norway and Innlandet County through the FORREGION program.

    Background

    A major EU industrial research project on data harmonization, euBusinessGraph, identified major challenges with access to business data, citing that “it is extremely expensive, time consuming and error prone to find, interpret and reconcile”, especially across industries, geographic regions and languages.

    Machine learning (ML) plays an important role in automating data processing tasks such as natural language processing (NLP), but human input is needed to train ML algorithms and thereby improve the accuracy of ML models. One of the challenges identified by data scientists is a lack of machine learning models with humans-in-the-loop (HITL). 80% of the cost of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects is time spent by data scientists finding, interpreting and harmonizing data. A lack of HITL limits the effectiveness of ML models and their potential to reduce cost in Big Data and AI projects.

    VentureNet aims to create a virtual business accelerator hub powered by its proprietary Information Management System (IMS), which centralizes access to multiple digital ecosystems, facilitating data exchange and reducing manual data entry. Developed in collaboration with SINTEF and NTNU, the project focuses on creating a secure data exchange framework with Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) capabilities that can be scaled up in European data markets.

    Project Results

    The project delivered a report introducing a novel framework and new technical solution for data exchange that will facilitate dynamic harmonization and enrichment of business data with HITL ML models. The envisioned solution is a digital B2B workspace and marketplace that will automate data management tasks and processes and facilitate involvement of non-technical data providers (small businesses) in data enrichment with HITL models.

    SINTEF compared VentureNet’s IMS to leading low-code platforms and AI solutions, such as Oracle APEX, AWS Amplify, Open AI GPT, Sheet GPT, and Google Natural Language API and concluded the following:

    We compared VentureNet against a few low-code/no-code platforms. Low-code/no-code platforms significantly accelerate software development by simplifying and automating code generation, making it possible for non-developers to create applications, thereby democratizing development and reducing the technical skill barrier. However, these platforms can limit customization capabilities, restrict advanced functionality, and lead to vendor lock-in situations, potentially impeding scalability, and long-term growth for more complex or unique business requirements.

    Potential for higher accuracy and filtering of hallucinations, using HITL, especially in sensitive domains, such as healthcare.

    The principal advantage of the VentureNet platform lies in its comprehensive integration capabilities. It can fulfill all project requirements, including form processing, API management, low-code graphical user interface elements, and data enrichment. Unlike other generic platforms, VentureNet enables the development of highly customized solutions tailored to specific project needs.

    Although it is possible to assemble similar platforms using excellent off-the-shelf tools, coordinating, and integrating these disparate components requires significant time and effort. Additionally, the complexities associated with billing processes can often pose substantial challenges. VentureNet solves these concerns by offering a unique solution that simplifies project management and reduces operational overhead. This approach ensures a streamlined workflow and efficient project execution.

    Contact VentureNet to learn more about the project results and collaboration opportunities.

    VentureNet

  • MinDID: Desentralised Identity (DID) and consent management for secure data exchange

    MinDID: Desentralised Identity (DID) and consent management for secure data exchange

    oktober 1, 2023 @ 8:00 am – oktober 31, 2024 @ 5:00 pm CEST

    (PROJECT)

    MinDID was a research project in 2024 managed by VentureNet AS in collaboration with the Norwegian Computing Centre (NR), which received co-financing from the Research Council of Norway and Innlandet County through the FORREGION program.

    MinDID succeeded in developing an reference architecture for a cutting-edge decentralized identity and consent management (MinDID) component for VentureNet’s data exchange platform to enable interoperability between decentralized identity and consent management solutions, such as self-sovereign identity wallets.

    According to an OECD report, a well-known barrier to data exchange is “a proliferation of standards, and a lack of common standards”. A key research question in the project was how to develop an open, independent and interoperable solution for decentralized identity and consent management (MinDID), which will be able to integrate with several commercial solutions for digital identity and consent management.

    The MinDID component aims to give data owners the ability to choose which applications they want to use for managing their identity, consent and data storage, in addition to easily switching between different solutions without having to lose control and overview of their data and settings for data exchange. MinDID can also enable third-party platforms to maintain customer relationships and data exchange agreements even if customers switch vendors for digital identity and consent.

    NR assisted in a mapping of relevant data exchange standards and technologies to ensure that the development framework for MinDID is in line with relevant EU initiatives, and contribute to increasing scalability and interoperability of VentureNet’s data exchange system.

    NR has cutting-edge expertise in digital identity, access management, encryption and security in digital marketplaces that are being developed in the EU, and which is highly relevant to the VentureNet consortium’s future research project plans. NR participates in several relevant EU projects, such as the Horizon project “FAME” that aims to develop a decentralized digital marketplace for “secure, interoperable and regulatory compliant data exchange in line with European initiatives such as GAIA-X”.

    Want to learn more?

    Contact VentureNet to learn more about research results and collaboration opportunities.

    VentureNet

  • INN-the-Loop: Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

    INN-the-Loop: Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence

    januar 12, 2024 @ 8:00 am – mars 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (PROJECT)

    INN-the-Loop was a research project in 2024 managed by the University of Inland Norway (INN) with contributions from the Norwegian Computing Center (NR), SINTEF, NTNU SFI NORCICS (Norwegian Center for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors), and VentureNet AS. The project was co-financed by the Research Council of Norway and Innlandet County through the Regional Research Fund (RFF) program.

    The INN-the-Loop project analysed limitations and risks related to ML, GenAI and Agentic AI. It identified significant risks and barriers to widespread adoption of AI in healthcare and other critical sectors that demand high standards of accuracy, safety, security, and privacy.

    The project builds on results from a research project in 2023 with several leading Norwegian research institutions and VentureNet AS, a Norwegian technology company specialising in data exchange automation. A key result from the 2023 project was a framework for Human-Guided Artificial Intelligence and Data Exchange (Human-GAIDE).

    Human-GAIDE was developed to address widespread challenges with data accuracy in AI models. AI and machine learning (ML) models are vulnerable to missing data, erroneous data, manipulation of data and systems, and AI bias, all of which can impact the accuracy of an AI-model. Error and cyber vulnerabilities can compromise the safety of AI-enabled systems and lead to undesirable outcomes, such as proliferation of manipulated and distorted information or medical device failure.

    The project developed a highly scalable methodology to design trustworthy AI-systems with dynamic HITL models for smart healthcare. This is applicable to several critical sectors with high requirements for safety, security and resilience.

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