In the current situation, startups in the Basque cybersecurity ecosystem are innovating, speeding up and strengthening services in order to help build a stronger sector, facing a future full of possibilities.
In May 2019 the Basque Government opened a new edition of the industrial cybersecurity programme of grants with the aid of the BCSC and Grupo SPRI. The aim was to help raise the level of protection in companies based in the Basque Country, and thereby help this improved level of cybersecurity to give these companies a competitive edge. The first edition of the programme in 2018, the first of its kind in the whole of Spain, was so successful, and was in such demand, that the initial 600,000¤ earmarked for the project was eventually raised to 1 million Euros, in order to cater for the massive number of applicants.
Over twenty of the Basque Country's most important cybersecurity companies, leaders in the field, accepted the invitation to join the Expo section of this benchmark event in Euskadi for Industry 4.0 and industrial cybersecurity, the Basque Industry 4.0-The Meeting Point.
Nowadays, it-sa is the largest cybersecurity fair in Europe, and probably one of the most important world-wide. The event, celebrated since 2009 in the German city of Nuremberg, gathers over 700 exhibitors from 27 countries, and a great number of visitors - the 2018 edition drew over 14,000. All aspects of cybersecurity are covered, including cloud-storage technology, data processing and internet security. The fair caters principally for cybersecurity professionals from public administration, and developers and suppliers of cybersecurity goods and services. This year, the fair will be held from the 8th to the 10th of October in the Nuremberg Exhibition Centre.
The Basque Cybersecurity Centre is now authorised by the Carnegie Mellon to use the CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) registered trademark.
The Basque Cybersecurity Centre continues to work on projects focused on making the Basque Country into a territory with a mature network of Cybersecurity companies, and where the implementation of Cybersecurity in Industry as a competitive tool is a priority.
On the 8th and 9th of May, the CSIT 9th Annual World Cyber Security Summit in Belfast. The singular feature of this summit is the fact that it unites the international research community, leaders of industry, creators of government policy and new companies and small and middle-size businesses from around the world under one roof.
At present we rely heavily on the technological know-how of places like the United States and Israel. In order to reduce this dependence and grow our own skills, the European authorities have recently been developing cooperation policies with suppliers, industry, centres for technological development and experts in the field.
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