The SPEAR (Secure and PrivatE smArt gRid) project is a research program, funded by the Horizon 2020 framework programme of the European Union and it aims at developing an integrated platform of methods, processes, and tools for:
Project no. 787011
Type of project: Research and Innovation Action
Call identifier: H2020-DS-2016-2017 (Digital Security Focus Area)
Topic: DS-07-2017- : Cybersecurity PPP: Addressing Advanced Cyber Security Threats and Threat Actors
Duration: 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2021 (36 months)
CORDIS link: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/214857/factsheet/en
To define the SPEAR system architecture, the security components and the privacy frameworks for situational awareness provisioning in relation to cyber security threats
To build attack detection mechanisms and promote resilience operations in smart grids
To increase situational awareness in smart grid networks
To create and maintain an anonymous repository of smart grid incidents
To provide smart network forensics subject to data protection and privacy
To empower EU-wide consensus of cybersecurity in smart grid systems
To validate the SPEAR architecture capabilities in proof-of-concept Use Cases
To design an innovative business model and conduct a techno-economic analysis to strengthen the role of European smart grid and cyber-security industry in the global market.