A European cybersecurity initiative

AI-Powered Innovative Toolkit for Cybersecurity Hubs.

AIPITCH is building a comprehensive suite of AI-powered tools to support the essential services delivered by operational cyberdefence teams.

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Europeancollaboration
AI-poweredinnovation
Operationalcybersecurity
Implementation periodJanuary 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027 (36 months)

The toolkit

Cyber threats evolve.
Defence must evolve faster.

AI-Powered Innovative Toolkit for Cybersecurity Hubs (AIPITCH) will provide a comprehensive set of practical, AI-powered tools for operational teams responsible for cyberdefence.

The project focuses especially on Security Operations Centres with national responsibility. Its integrated toolkit will also support teams protecting other constituencies—including enterprise SOCs—so they can strengthen key services, turn diverse signals into actionable intelligence and respond more effectively.

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Our objectives

Research with a clear route
to real-world impact.

From better intelligence to practical validation, the project connects advanced research with the day-to-day needs of national and enterprise cyberdefence teams.

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Detect earlier

Apply AI methods to recognise evolving cyber threats and patterns across complex information sources.

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Connect intelligence

Transform fragmented technical evidence into structured, useful knowledge for analysts and response teams.

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Strengthen operations

Support informed decisions and more effective delivery of essential cyberdefence services.

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Build trust

Keep transparency, human oversight and responsible European AI principles embedded throughout the work.

From signal

to an integrated
toolkit
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The AIPITCH toolkit

Designed for cyberdefence operations.

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Research

Develop and assess AI techniques that address the needs of operational cybersecurity teams.

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Integrate

Bring complementary expertise, data sources and tools into one comprehensive toolkit.

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Validate

Evaluate capabilities with national SOCs and for the operational realities of other cyberdefence teams.

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Share

Enable national and enterprise SOCs to benefit from the toolkit and strengthen cyber resilience across Europe.

Explore our contributions

The consortium

European expertise,
one shared ambition.

NASK PIB is the leader of the consortium, and it is made up of the organizations:

  • CIRCL/ LHCComputer Incident Response Center Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • Shadowserver FoundationStichting The Shadowserver Foundation Europe, Netherlands
  • NCBJNational Center for Nuclear Research, Poland
  • ABI LABCentre of Research and Innovation for Banks, Italy

The project’s budget is almost € 8 million, of which NASK PIB will account for less than € 3 million.

Follow our progress

Building a safer digital Europe,
one signal at a time.

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