On April 1, 2025, the EMERALD project successfully co-organized a pivotal industrial panel at the CLOSER 2025 Conference titled “Cybersecurity Certification for the Computing Continuum: Future Challenges and Opportunities.” The panel was a collaborative effort with the projects COBALT, CERTIFY, CONFIRMATE, DOSS and TELEMETRY, all members of the European Cluster for Cybersecurity Certification (E3C).
The panel started with the official presentation of the EC3 cluster to the audience, explaining its composition, key activities and main objectives, such as identifying key challenges and opportunities for enhancing cybersecurity certification and serving as a hub for multiplying synergies in projects working on these topics.
The panel provided a comprehensive analysis of the key cybersecurity certification challenges currently facing the European Computing Continuum. The discussion focused on innovative approaches and emerging trends, including:
- Continuous certification models that adapt to the dynamic nature of modern ICT systems
- AI-enhanced certification methods that leverage artificial intelligence for real-time risk assessment and compliance
- Trusted IoT supply chains, ensuring the security of devices at every stage from design to deployment
- Cross-project synergies and collaborative strategies for harmonizing certification practices across the EU
Experts from the EMERALD, COBALT, CERTIFY, CONFIRMATE, DOSS and TELEMETRY projects shared insights and experiences, fostering a rich and engaging dialogue among attendees. To finish the panel, lively and interesting discussions were held with the audience that included different stakeholders from the academic and the industrial side.
By bringing together leading experts from across the cybersecurity and software engineering domains, the panel fostered cross-sector collaboration, knowledge exchange, and innovative thinking to meet the evolving demands of the European digital landscape.
