Pervasive and trusted network: 16 EU projects starting up

To take up the challenge, 16 R&D projects are starting in January 2008 (See below). More broadly, ICT FP7 work programme for 2007-08 targets security and resilience in network infrastructures, security and trust in dynamic and reconfigurable service, trusted computing infrastructures, identity management and privacy enhancing, and longer term visions and research roadmaps.

IPs: Integrated Projects
• TAS3: Trusted Architecture for Securely Shared Services
• TECOM: Trusted Embedded Computing

STREPs: Specific Targeted Research Projects
• AVANTSSAR: Automated Validation of Trust and Security of Service-oriented Architectures
• AWISSENET: Ad-hoc PAN and WIreless Sensor SEcure NETwork
• CACE: Computer Aided Cryptography Engineering
• Consequence: Context-aware data-centric information sharing
• GEMOM: Genetic Message Oriented Secure Middleware
• INTERSECTION: INfrastructure for heTErogeneous, Resilient, SEcure, Complex, Tightly Inter-Operating Networks
• MOBIO: Mobile Biometry
• SHIELDS: Detecting known security vulnerabilities from within design and development tools
• SWIFT: Secure Widespread Identities for Federated Telecommunications
• WOMBAT: Worldwide Observatory of Malicious Behaviours and Attack Threats

Coordination Actions
• AMBER: Assessing, Measuring, and Benchmarking Resilience
• FORWARD: Managing Emerging Threats in ICT Infrastructures
• INCO-TRUST: International Co-operation in Trustworthy, Secure and Dependable ICT infrastructure
• THINKTRUST: Think Tank for Converging Technical and Non-TechnicalConsumer Needs in ICT Trust, Security and Dependability