About the PRECINCT Project
EU Critical Infrastructures (CIs) are increasingly vulnerable to various intentional cyber-physical attacks (e.g., malware, terrorist exploits) as well as natural hazards (e.g., extreme weather, fires, earthquakes, and the disastrous effects of global warming), and hybrid threats, including fake news. While recent research and emerging solutions focus on protecting individual CIs (ports, energy distribution, hospitals, etc.), the interconnections between CIs have become more complex. Managing the impacts of cascading effects and enabling rapid recovery has become an increasingly significant and challenging task.
The PRECINCT project provided a model-driven, collaborative, and integrated cyber-physical security and resilience management platform for smart, resilient PRECINCTs. This was achieved by leveraging advancements from the CIP and INFRA-01 projects, along with the extensive work in urban and critical infrastructure protection (e.g., RESILENS, DRIVER, RESOLUTE), embedding key insights into the PRECINCT models and services.
Objectives
The PRECINCT Ecosystem Platform connected stakeholders from interdependent CIs and emergency services to collaboratively manage security and resilience, utilizing technologies like Digital Twins, Serious Games, and AI. The aim was to enhance CI protection by addressing vulnerabilities arising from interdependencies and cascading effects.
The validation scenarios, conducted in four large-scale Living Labs and three transferability demonstrators, led to the development of ready-to-use tools by the end of the project. The increased automation and accuracy in security and resilience management reduced costs and improved efficiency in CI management. The main societal benefits include enhanced physical security, safety, and data protection for both personal and organizational information.
