PERUN

𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐔 𝐋𝐞𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐓 & 𝐈𝐏 𝐋𝐚𝐰 (𝐂𝐢𝐓𝐢𝐏)!🎉​

The Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) is a research center at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), specialized in legal and ethical aspects of IT innovation and intellectual property.

The Centre for IT & IP Law has a solid track record as a law and ethics partner of large international and interdisciplinary research projects. It is internationally renowned for its expertise in the areas of Artificial Intelligence & Autonomous systems, Data Protection & Privacy, eHealth & Pharma, Ethics & Law, Intellectual Property, Media & Telecommunications and (Cyber)security.

Our researchers focus on the fundamental re-thinking of the current legal framework, necessitated by the rapid evolution of technology in different fields, such as government, media, healthcare, informatics, and research and developments in digital economy, banking, transport, culture, etc.
Their research is characterised by its intra- en extrajuridical interdisciplinary approach, constantly aspiring cross-fertilization between legal, technical, economic, ethical and socio-cultural perspectives.

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭

Within the PERUN consortium, KU Leuven (KUL) serves as the legal and ethical partner and acts as lead beneficiary of Work Package 10 (WP10), the “Ethical and Legal Inventory". In this role, KUL is responsible for identifying and addressing the ethical and legal challenges, ensuring that the innovative technical solutions adhere to ethical principles and values as well as applicable regulatory frameworks.


𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭
👉​ https://perun.technology/

Introducing @RevelSI 🎉​

RevelSI is a Romanian cybersecurity company delivering end-to-end advanced security solutions and services for organizations, including those operating in critical and highly regulated environments. The company delivers defensive security expertise to help organizations detect, prevent, and respond to evolving cyber threats. RevelSI also provides infrastructure and software development services, supporting organizations in building secure, resilient, and scalable digital environments.

Its security services include 24/7 SOC Managed Detection & Response (MDR) and vulnerability management services, security architecture and engineering, and security risk management.

RevelSI is also an active member of TF-CSIRT, contributing to trusted information sharing and collaboration within the European cybersecurity community.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐍

RevelSI brings hands-on operational cybersecurity expertise to PERUN, combining practical incident response, threat detection and analysis capabilities. Through its 24/7 SOC MDR operations, RevelSI has direct experience monitoring, responding to, investigating, and mitigating sophisticated cyber threats affecting modern infrastructures and communications environments.

Its expertise spans security operations, vulnerability assessment, security hardening, and threat detection engineering, with a strong focus on applying automation and machine learning techniques to improve cyber defense efficiency and accuracy.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐍

RevelSI participates in PERUN to help bridge advanced cybersecurity research with real-world defensive needs. As infrastructures evolve and cyber threats become more sophisticated, organizations need practical tools, methods, and intelligence to detect, prevent, and respond to attacks. Through PERUN, RevelSI aims to contribute its operational experience, support validation in realistic environments, and help ensure that the project’s results are relevant for European companies and citizens.

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭
👉​ https://perun.technology/

𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 \| 𝐁𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 🇷🇴​

The PERUN consortium recently met in Bucharest for its second plenary meeting, kindly hosted by our partners RoEduNet and @RevelSI. The gathering offered an excellent opportunity to review the progress achieved so far, exchange ideas, and coordinate the next stages of the project.

Since its launch in October 2025, PERUN has maintained strong momentum across research, technology development, and dissemination activities. During the first months of the project, the consortium successfully published four scientific papers, while several additional publications are currently undergoing review. At the same time, partners have delivered the first project outputs on schedule and completed key initial technical activities through close collaboration across working groups.

A particularly valuable milestone was the Tool-Fest workshop held in March, which enabled partners to showcase their latest developments, discuss ongoing work, and identify new opportunities for cooperation. Alongside these technical and scientific achievements, PERUN continues to expand its visibility through active communication and outreach efforts, including regular updates across its digital channels.

A sincere thank you to all consortium partners for their continued commitment and contributions, and especially to RoEduNet and RevelSI for their excellent hospitality.

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭
👉​ https://perun.technology/


#PERUNProject #Cybersecurity #Research #Innovation #EuropeanProjects #HorizonEurope #Collaboration

✨​ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 @FernUniversität in Hagen ✨​

The FernUniversität in Hagen is Germany’s only state-run distance-learning university and is Germany’s largest university in terms of student numbers. Its flexible degree programs and continuing education options make higher education accessible to students in a variety of life situations. 
A cornerstone of the FernUniversität’s institutional identity is the research of its scholars. Research at the FernUniversität covers a wide range of topics and forms, ranging from theoretical to applied research projects, and is embedded in the traditions of the respective fields. At the same time, researchers at the FernUniversität collaborate across subject areas in a variety of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary projects.

𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐍
FernUniversität’s Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science covers a range of research fields including data science and multiple facets of cyber security. The Parallelism&VLSI research group provides a group of senior scientists with a multi-year experience in Network Security, specializing in the detection of hidden communication by malware and ransomware by algorithmic, statistical and machine learning-based methods.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐍
Building on the success of H2020-project SIMARGL coordinated by the Parallelism&VLSI research group, FernUniversität once more could bring together a consortium of high-profile partners to pursue the PERUN project together.
The thrive towards PERUN and thus its research topics evolved naturally from the results of SIMARGL in the view that more is to be done as the world’s communication structures move on at a tremendous speed and the security of computers and communications of Europe’s citizens and companies has to keep pace.

𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭
👉​ https://perun.technology/

✨​ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐍𝐞𝐭 ✨​
RoEduNet acts as the Romanian National Research and Education Network (NREN) and is a member of the GÉANT association and CEENet (Central and East European Networking Association). It connects a large number of Local Area Networks to a national WAN data communication infrastructure, operated by Network Operations Centres (NOCs).

The aim of this technical complex is to offer the participant universities, high schools, cultural, scientific, and non-profit research institutions the means to communicate with one another, as well as to have access to Internet resources. RoCSIRT, the CSIRT service offered by Agency ARNIEC/RoEduNet, has been operational since December 2008. The primary purpose of RoCSIRT is to provide mechanisms to deal with computer security problems and the prevention of cybersecurity incidents for the institutions connected to RoEduNet. Its main goals are handling security incidents and solving security problems occurring within the RoEduNet operated network and systems.

🔹 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗨𝗡🔹

Through PERUN, RoEduNet aims to protect its clients’ premises. The scenarios RoEduNet is involved in are focused on networks attacks that can burden the research and education activities in Romania (e.g., denial of service against e-learning platforms, malware delivered through networks, spam/phishing campaigns).

Visit our website to learn more about the project
👉​ https://perun.technology/

We just wrapped up three intense days at the @Forum INCYBER (FIC) in Lille. It was a great experience for the Perun team to get out there. 🎉​

Represented by the Pluribus One team, it was a great opportunity to engage directly with key players and leaders in the European cybersecurity space.
Being at such an important event gave us the chance to share Perun’s goals and the progress we’ve made so far, while also connecting with experts and decision-makers who are shaping the future of digital security. The discussions around application security and digital trust were especially valuable and gave us plenty of new perspectives to build on.

Overall, the experience in Lille strengthened our motivation to keep pushing forward. We’re excited to turn the insights and connections we gained into concrete improvements for the Perun project.

@Pluribus One @Luca Caviglione @Massimo Guarascio @Thales @CiberTRS @Warsaw University of Technology @FernUniversität in Hagen @EDF @RevelSI @University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest @CyberPeace Institute @Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives @Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) @netzfactor GmbH @Vicomtech @ITTI @NASK

✨​ Today we present you @ECLEXYS SAGL! ✨​

Based in Riva San Vitale, on the southern shore of Lake Lugano in Switzerland, ECLEXYS SAGL is a privately-owned SME founded in 2005 with a mission that sits at the intersection of advanced ICT engineering and everyday life. What sets the company apart is its strong academic heritage: its core team has built deep expertise through continuous collaboration with major universities and research centres worldwide.

ECLEXYS operates across several interconnected technology domains, cybersecurity, e-health, embedded systems, IoT, and satellite positioning, combining hardware and software expertise to deliver cost-effective, integrated solutions. Unlike many competitors, ECLEXYS applies a true "security by design" philosophy, embedding advanced cybersecurity features in its products and services.

𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞

🔹​ Cybersecurity: A founding pillar of the company, rooted in early academic research at Swiss universities and polytechnic schools. ECLEXYS experts are devoted to combating cybercrime by offering a consolidated portfolio of security products, including the EXYS7500-Kondra (SIEM/NDR) and the EXYS7600-Ocelot (Vulnerability scanner/ Asset manager)

🔹​ e-Health: Developing technology platforms that leverage big data analysis, embedded sensors, and IoT gateways to support healthcare and caregiving.

🔹​ Privacy & GDPR Compliance: Applying privacy by design principles across all ICT projects, with particular sensitivity to health data protection.

🔹​ Research & Innovation: Active participation in EU-funded research initiatives, including PERUN, bridging academic knowledge and applied engineering.

Visit our website to learn more about the project
👉​ https://perun.technology/

#cybersecurity #ehealth #detection

✨​ 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐍𝐑 ✨​

The National Research Council (CNR) is the largest public research institution of Italy, devoted to advance scientific knowledge and promote innovation across many disciplines.
Within the framework of PERUN, CNR participates with two research institutes: the Institute for Applied Mathematics and Information Technologies (IMATI), and the Institute for High Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR).
The key person involved are @Luca Caviglione and @Massimo Guarascio, which share a long-time cooperation on the design of AI mechanisms for improving the cybersecurity posture of the Internet and of software ecosystems.

The roles of IMATI and ICAR in the PERUN Project are:
🤖 AI/ML-based mechanisms to detect malicious software with advanced capabilities, such as malware able to conceal a payload within images or communicate covertly with a remote command & control facility;
🧠 adoption of Large Language Models to automatically generate synthetic sample to anticipate malware evolving into a family for making detection techniques more robust;
⌨️ outline new challenges of AI-generated threats, for instance against industrial settings or the software supply chain.

Visit our website to learn more about the project
👉​ https://perun.technology/

✨ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 @ITTI ✨

Located in Poznań, Poland, ITTI is a software house with a strong focus on R&D, employing around a hundred professionals — firmly placing them in the SME category.

What sets ITTI apart is their track record in European research: they have been awarded the Crystal Brussels prize five times for being the most active SME in EC Framework Programmes in Poland. They are also members of multiple international and national bodies in the security and public safety communications space.

Their core expertise is in Machine Learning and pattern recognition, applied across cybersecurity, soft target protection, and beyond, backed by a long list of EU-funded projects including AI4Cyber, STARLIGHT, SPARTA, ELEGANT, SIMARGL, Prevision and others.

The ITTI team brings depth across several interconnected domains:
- AI for Cybersecurity: developing advanced ML-based solutions for threat detection, malware analysis, and network intrusion detection;
- Trustworthy & Explainable AI: ensuring AI systems are secure, fair, and interpretable — a focus area they pioneered through the SPARTA SAFAIR program;
- Research & Dissemination: co-authoring open-access publications in top peer-reviewed journals such as IEEE Access and Neurocomputing (Elsevier).

𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭

ITTI plays a central role within the PERUN consortium:
- WP3 Lead: Use Cases, Requirements & Architecture: ITTI leads the entire workpackage dedicated to gathering PERUN requirements, defining use case scenarios with end-users, planning pilots, and specifying the modular system architecture of the PERUN platform;
- AI-Powered Network Intrusion Detection (WP5 & WP7): developing and piloting a trustworthy, explainable AI-based NIDS — leveraging Cyber Threat Intelligence and xAI — including visualization tools to assist cybersecurity teams in rapid response;
- Malware Research (WP4): analysing the state of the art in malware encryption and communication strategies to strengthen EU-wide cybersecurity frameworks;
- Ethical & Legal Compliance (WP10): supporting the identification, mapping, and continuous monitoring of ethical and legal challenges throughout the project lifecycle;
- Data Management & Dissemination: contributing to project-wide data governance and scientific dissemination, including policy recommendations at EU level.

Visit our website to learn more about the project
👉​ https://perun.technology/

✨​ Today we present you @netzfactor GmbH! ✨​

Located in Bochum, Germany, netzfactor GmbH is a digital IT company that serves as a holistic partner for media and technologies. Founded in 1999 by Prof. Dr. Jörg Muschiol during the early days of corporate websites, the company has always been driven by the vision of global data interoperability. Today, they proudly position themselves as "the data engineers."

Range of Services
The service portfolio is broad and covers six main areas:
🔹​ Web: content management, accessibility, intranets, SEO, and AI-Search Optimization;
🔹​ Applications: web and mobile solutions, IoT and digitalization, AR & VR, iOS and Android;
🔹​ Media design: design and conception, photo and video production, 2D/3D media, and UI/UX optimization;
🔹 Network: server management, IT infrastructure, firewalls, antivirus protection, and hosting;
🔹 Consulting: expert advice on software and infrastructure;
🔹 Research: active participation in various research projects, including EU-funded initiatives.

Role in the PERUN Project

Within the PERUN consortium, netzfactor leverages its expertise in two crucial areas.
​🔸 Technical Development: contributing to AI-based cybersecurity solutions by designing a learning dashboard based on real Security Operations Center (SOC) incidents to make training accessible and efficient (WP9);
​🔸Visual Communication: maintaining and developing the project website, including a general project overview, an up-to-date list of news and publications, and a list of the consortium.

We are proud to have netzfactor in the PERUN consortium, bringing their unique blend of research experience and human interface expertise to the project!

Visit our website to learn more about the project
👉​ https://perun.technology/

✨ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 @Pluribus One ✨

Pluribus One is a research-intensive cybersecurity company based in Italy, specialized in providing innovative solutions for Web Application and API protection. Founded in 2015 as a spin-off of the University of Cagliari, the company bridges the gap between scientific excellence and the market. Pluribus One is the creator of Seer Box®, the only ADR (Application Detection & Response) solution in Europe designed with a privacy-preserving and safe-by-design approach to protect critical digital assets.

The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified and holds the "Cybersecurity Made in Europe" label from ECSO, confirming its role as a key player in the European ecosystem.

🔹 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗨𝗡🔹

In the PERUN project, Pluribus One plays a dual, strategic role:

✔️​ 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: leading the Communication, Dissemination, and Exploitation activities (WP11/WP12) to ensure the project’s innovations reach key stakeholders and translate into real market value.

✔️​ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: contributing to the core development of AI-based cybersecurity solutions. This includes the design of secure architectures for Critical Infrastructures and SOCs, AI-driven malware detection, and the integration of explainable AI (XAI) into network analysis and incident response tools.

Pluribus One is also actively involved in the demonstration and validation of PERUN’s use cases, ensuring that the technology is not only innovative but ethically compliant and ready for operational deployment.

We are proud to have Pluribus One in the PERUN consortium, bringing their unique blend of research rigor and advanced defensive technology!

Visit our website to learn more: https://perun.technology/

@Davide Ariu @Luca Piras @NASK @FernUniversität in Hagen @ITTI @University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest @Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives @CERN @RevelSI @CiberTRS @EDF @Vicomtech @Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) @netzfactor GmbH @Thales @CyberPeace Institute @ECLEXYS SAGL
#webapp #api #adr #cybersecurity

It’s official: PERUN has launched. 🎉
In an era where cyberattacks are evolving faster than ever, Europe needs more than just standard protection. New attack vectors and complex encryption often make threats invisible to human detection: this is why PERUN exists.

PERUN is a large-scale European project designed to build a holistic, AI-powered shield for our digital world. Rather than just reacting to attacks, it focuses on the "unseen" layers of technology, protecting everything from the software we use daily to the firmware and hardware that run our critical systems.
By leveraging machine learning, the project strengthens European cybersecurity by countering emerging threats in an efficient and cost-effective way. PERUN aims to enhance the security and resilience of digital infrastructures—from national networks and energy grids to NGOs and Security Operations Centers (SOCs)—by developing advanced solutions that leverage AI/ML technologies.
To this end, the project produces innovative methods and algorithms to detect new types of malware, as well as high TRL tools validated by representatives of critical sectors. These results are applied in five real-life scenarios: nonprofits, energy, telecommunications, private SOCs, and CERTs/CSIRTs, providing an instant boost to Europe’s strategic autonomy.

The project officially started with the signing of the Grant Agreement on October 1, 2025, and has successfully already had its Kick-off Meeting (KoM) on October 26, 2025, in Warsaw, hosted by our partner @NASK.

#europeancybersecurity #cyberresilience #digitalinfrastructuresecurity #technologicaladvantage