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Advancing human performance in cybersecurity

Project promoter: Vilnius University
Project title: Advancing human performance in cybersecurity
Project code: LT08-1-ŠMSM-K01-006 (Project contract No S-BMT-21-6 (LT08-2-LMT-K-01-051))
Project eligible expenditure: EUR 999130,07  (EUR 849260,56 grant from the EEA Financial Mechanism and EUR 149869,51 budget co-financing) 
Project signature date: 18 December 2020
Project implementation period: 1 January 2021 - 31 December 2023
Project partners: 
Norwegian University for Technology and Science (NO)

Østfold University College (NO)
Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences (LV)
Riga Technical University (LV)
Tallinn University of Technology (EE)
University of Liechtenstein (LI)
General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania (LT)

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Project summary:
In modern society, cybersecurity is one of the highest priorities in any country. Information systems and services provided by the public and private sectors require protection against hacking to ensure availability and proper data management. The geopolitical situation makes cybersecurity particularly relevant in our region. Unfortunately, we also experience a lack of cyber workforce, as the world does. In this project, the three Baltic countries and their partners from Norway and Liechtenstein have joined forces to develop an interdisciplinary framework for the education of cybersecurity professionals, taking into account the specificities of the working environment and personal characteristics. The project's research combines computer science, psychology, education and human genomics. After all, human beings are biological creatures with innate traits and behaviour. When knowing the characteristics and risks of cybersecurity professionals, it is easier to construct a knowledge and skills development pathway and attract new people into the field.
The results of the project will influence the resilience to cybercrime at the national level in the Baltic States and the region, as the developed system is not only scientifically based but also tested in partner institutions, integrating tools, adapting the developed methodology to the needs, simulating stressful situations and analysing the behaviour during training. The developed framework will serve as a tool for the international research and professional and academic community to understand and consider human limitations, risks and opportunities in the cyber kill chain and to promote the choice of a career as a cyber security professional.


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