Information Security and Cybersecurity
Researchers from different disciplines are brought together within CyberNorth to contribute to safe, efficient, and secure digital information management through applied research. Organizations, companies, commercial actors, the public sector, and several other sectors are included in the research projects that have been and are being conducted within the network.
The Network for information security and cyber security focuses on two directions: organizational information security and technical security technologies. Information security applies a human-technology-organizational perspective and has a broader focus. Cybersecurity focuses on critical infrastructure and applications in several related areas.
ISSUES – Information Security and digital Services for sUstainablE designS
The main objective of the Interreg Aurora funded project ISSUES – Information Security and digital Services for sUstainablE designS is to contribute to the MSMEs capacity to internationalize and grow by supporting the design of information secured digital services. Thereby, the project addresses increased understanding for how to manage the threat landscape and its increased cyber-criminality, but also better innovation processes for the development of online services. Introducing digital solutions and services makes it possible to expand the business from local to international markets. The importance to prevent incidents of threats, attacks and breaches increase significantly when companies digitalize their work processes and tasks. This interdependency between information security and digital business is a challenge for sustainable growth.
CYNIC: Cyber Security in Innovation and Business Communication
2018-2021
Most businesses now rely on IT systems to run their operations, but in a world of hackers and malware, threats to digital security are ever-present. An initiative based in the northern Sweden and Finland cross-border area is providing SMEs in the region with deeper insight into – and increased awareness of – information and cyber security issues, and practical help to reduce risks. Through the CYNIC project, businesses can experience and evaluate solutions in two information security labs.
CYNIC is a cross-border collaboration between Centria University of Applied Sciences and Luleå University of Technology. ISSUE is a Interreg Nord project co-funded by European Union.