C-Hub

The C-HUB: Cybersecurity DIH (C-HUB) was created to foster research and development in Cybersecurity and introduce innovation in this area in the digital transformation processes, supporting in this manner small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and Public Administration (PA) entities in their path to become more cyber resilient and cyber mature. The C-HUB consists in a non-profit consortium integrating six Portuguese entities from the various sectors (Public Administration, Research and Development and Private sector). The C-HUB mission is to follow the innovation process from idea to product by advising on current technologies, conducting maturity analysis, and providing the necessary infrastructures to test new developments without major investments. The C-HUB, integrates multidisciplinary knowledge areas and aims to become a National and European reference for a neutral, fast and secure approach for organisations, namely PA and the private sector, in particular SMEs, with the objective to support the cybersecurity of digital transformation processes allowing organisations to become more dynamic and competitive in their business areas and production processes, products and services, using technologies and digital environments, in a logic of "test before invest", and seeking innovative solutions, services and processes. To achieve that, the C-HUB provides four main services: Test before investing; Support in the search for investment funding; Capacitation of people; Facilitation and Intermediation services. In the present application C-HUB aims to be Selected to be part of the initial Network of European Digital Innovation Hubs, to Upgrade its capacities to be able to provide a wide set of cybersecurity services to support digital transformation processes in SMEs and PA, and to increase its Network with other projects selected by the DEP allowing its community to access the EDIH network expertise and make available to other member states its cybersecurity services.