This year’s CyberCall is looking for solutions in the following (but not limited to) areas:
Cybersecurity for Artificial intelligence (AI)
Safeguarding AI systems and the data they process from various cyber adversarial attacks in order to maintain the integrity, confidentiality, trustworthiness and reliability of AI applications in an increasingly connected and digital world.
AI for cybersecurity
Harnessing the power of AI to strengthen cyber defences, improve threat detection, and respond more effectively to the evolving and sophisticated nature of cyber threats, thereby helping organisations protect their systems, data and networks from cyber attacks.
Quantum Safe
Protecting critical digital systems, data, and infrastructure from the potential threat of Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computers by transitioning to quantum-resistant solutions and enabling cryptographic agility and defense-in-depth.
Operational Technology (OT) / Internet of Things (IoT) security
Safeguarding critical infrastructure, Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and internet-connected devices from cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
Cloud security
Safeguarding data, applications, resources and infrastructure hosted in cloud environments, while maintaining the confidentiality, integrity and availability of resources in the cloud.
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PET)
Safeguarding the privacy of individuals and confidentiality of their data while using systems and digital services, thereby empowering individuals to manage their data securely and complying with privacy regulations.
The proposal should clearly explain the issue(s) that it aims to address, demonstrate innovation in solving the identified problem (e.g., no existing solution, improvement(s) on existing solutions), and have concrete go-to-market plans.
The Open Category applicant company must secure at least one committed end-user by the third milestone. This end-user must be interested in deploying the solution if the project is successful. The applicant company can leverage on “minimum viable products”* and/or market-ready technologies to develop cybersecurity applications with new features and functionalities that would meet the new and emerging demands of cybersecurity users.
*A minimum viable product is a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers and to provide feedback for future product development.