Project updates, pilot highlights, publications, events and technical notes from the ATHENA consortium.
Rome, 28 October 2026 – Strengthening SME cyber resilience is a growing priority across Europe. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face increasing cybersecurity threats. However, many lack the resources, expertise and tools needed to protect their digital assets. To address these challenges, European cybersecurity experts gathered in Rome for the workshop “Cybersecurity and SMEs:
Building trustworthy, AI-enabled cybersecurity technologies requires more than technical excellence. It also requires that ethical principles and regulatory requirements be embedded into research and development from the outset, rather than addressed only once the technical work is complete. ATHENA has followed this principle since the start of the project, adopting
The ATHENA project is pleased to share that on Thursday, November 27th, it reached an important milestone with the presentation of its first scientific contribution at the BTSym’25 Conference. This event marked a key moment in the project’s dissemination activities, providing an opportunity to introduce the paper “ATHENA: An AI-Driven
We are pleased to announce that the ATHENA project – Advanced Validation and Testing Environment for Enhancing the EU HW and SW Vulnerabilities Assessment and Security based on Innovative AI Services – officially started on October 1st, 2025. To mark the launch, the Kick-off Meeting was held on October 7–8
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement No 101225583 (ATHENA). Views and opinions expressed are those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
