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The Current Cyber Landscape

Addressing Cybersecurity Challenges with CERTIFAI

The rise in successful cyberattacks targeting hardware and software products has led to staggering global losses, estimated at EUR 5.5 trillion by 2021, according to the EU Cyber Resilience Act. These breaches are symptomatic of inadequate cybersecurity practices, manifested through widespread vulnerabilities and outdated approaches in identifying and mitigating evolving cyber threats. Maintaining continuous compliance with regulations, industry standards, and best practices further compounds this challenge.

CertifAI Final conference PRAGUE

Video Recording from the CERTIFAI final conference

CERTIFAI final conference PRAGUE

Presentation from the CERTIFAI final Conference – July 11, 2026, in Prague

CertifAI MIDTERM WORKSHOP PRAGUE

Video Recording from the CERTIFAI Workshop

CERTIFAI MIDTERM WORKSHOP PRAGUE

Presentation from the Midterm Workshop – February 13, 2025, in Prague

Challenges of Certification

The Need for Continuous Security Assurance

To fortify digital technologies and mitigate the impact of cyber threats, it’s imperative to evaluate ICT products, services, and processes against security standards throughout their life cycle. However, the conventional certification process remains static and costly, failing to accommodate the dynamics of agile product delivery. Continuous updates and alterations in requirements often expose vulnerabilities, posing significant risks to both users and companies‘ reputations.

Revolutionizing Security Assurance

CERTIFAI's Innovative Approach

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CERTIFAI's Response to Challenges

In response to these formidable challenges, the CERTIFAI project emerges as an innovative solution. It endeavors to create an open software framework employing AI-driven, cost-efficient continuous assessment and (re-)certification methods specifically tailored for ICT products, processes, and services. This proactive approach addresses the evolving cybersecurity landscape by ensuring robust compliance throughout the product life cycle.

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AI-Driven Continuous Assessment

CERTIFAI’s focus lies in the development of an open software framework designed to integrate AI-driven mechanisms for continuous assessment and (re-)certification. By harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, this framework aims to provide a cost-effective and adaptive solution. This strategy ensures ongoing compliance with established cybersecurity requirements, standards, and technical specifications, fostering resilience against cyber threats.

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Anchored in Cybersecurity Compliance

Anchored in the EU Cybersecurity Act, CERTIFAI is committed to leveraging recognized cybersecurity mandates, standards, and technical specifications. This strategic anchoring ensures that the software framework developed maintains sustained compliance throughout the life cycle of ICT products, processes, and services. By adhering to these established principles, CERTIFAI solidifies its role in fortifying cybersecurity measures within the digital landscape.

CERTIFAI Framework: Strengthening Cybersecurity Continuously

Enabling Continuous Assurance

The CERTIFAI framework incorporates crucial elements aligned with the ENISA Cybersecurity Threat Landscape Methodology:

Development and Continuous Updates of Threat Models:

Identifying potential threats through risk assessment.

Vulnerability Testing based on Threat Models:

Detecting vulnerabilities inherent in products.

Detection and Mitigation of Non-Compliance:

Ensuring continuous adherence to standards and regulatory requirements.

Project Results

Explore The CERTIFAI Results

CERTIFAI delivers an open framework and a set of practical tools for continuous, AI-supported conformance assessment. All results are openly available to the EU research and industry community – open the platform, try the tools, take the training and access the published data.

Threat Modelling

Threat Spider

Describe a system component and Threat Spider automatically identifies the relevant threats, mitigations and cybersecurity requirements, drawing on MITRE ATT&CK, ATLAS, EMB3D and SPARTA. No registration needed and no data is retained.

Vulnerability Testing

SimVul & LOGA

Open-source tools developed by Simula for vulnerability testing based on threat models: SimVul (Prova) for detecting vulnerabilities in products and LOGA for automated extraction of message templates from raw log files. Both are published with citable DOIs under BSD licences.

Training

Cyber Risk Management Training Modules

Self-paced e-learning modules on cyber risk management developed within CERTIFAI, complemented by an interactive MITRE ATLAS module on threats to AI-enabled systems. Free registration required for the training portal.

Open Science

Publications, Deliverables & Data On Zenodo

Public deliverables, scientific publications, datasets and software releases of the project are collected in the CERTIFAI community on Zenodo – openly accessible, permanently archived and citable.

Use Case Video

Preparing For The CRA: Catalink's PATROLIoT Journey

How a CERTIFAI partner prepared an IoT product for the Cyber Resilience Act using the project's approach and tools.

Our Diverse Network of CERTIFAI Project

Project Partners

The CERTIFAI project is a collaborative endeavor that brings together a diverse array of partners, each contributing their expertise and resources towards achieving our shared goal of enhancing cybersecurity in the digital landscape. Our partners include:

UBITECH

TTTech Computertechnik AG

HITACHI

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC ESPAÑA SA

SIMULA RESEARCH LABORATORY

NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DNV AS

CATALINK LIMITED

MINDCHIP

ELEKTROTECHNICKÝ ZKUŠEBNÍ ÚSTAV, s.p.

FUNDACION TECNALIA RESEARCH & INNOVATION

0.1
Trilion € For Global Annual
Cost of Cybercrime
0.1 %
Time of vulnerability testing and threat mitigation testing is reduced by 30%
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Professional project partners

Explore CERTIFAI: Frequently Asked Questions

Explore commonly asked questions about CERTIFAI, your gateway to enhanced cybersecurity solutions. 

Get quick insights into our project’s objectives, methods, and how we tackle evolving cybersecurity challenges.

 

 

Please note that we continuously update this section to provide the latest information. Discover concise answers that detail CERTIFAI’s unique approach, benefits, and how it stands apart from traditional certification methods.

The CERTIFAI project aims to create a cost-effective AI-driven framework for continuous assessment and certification of ICT products, processes, and services.

CERTIFAI leverages the EU Cybersecurity Act and established cybersecurity requirements to ensure that certified products maintain compliance throughout their life cycle.

CERTIFAI will provide tools for developing threat models, vulnerability testing, and detecting non-compliance, empowering manufacturers to counter and swiftly respond to cyber threats.

To mitigate the impact of evolving cyber threats and ensure conformity to security standards throughout their life cycle.

It’s predominantly static, costly, and not adaptable to agile product updates, leaving products vulnerable to cyber risks with each change.

By developing an open software framework for AI-driven continuous assessment and (re-)certification, aligning with established standards to ensure ongoing compliance throughout a product’s life cycle.

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