Ceit presents innovative advances in cybersecurity in the framework project CICERO
28 | 01 | 2025
Over the last few months, Ceit has unveiled the technical advances achieved in the Cervera CICERO network framework , an initiative aimed at addressing four key challenges in the field of cybersecurity: identification, protection, detection and response and recovery.
In a context where cyber threats have become one of the main challenges for companies and critical sectors, CICERO advances in the creation of innovative solutions to strengthen cybersecurity in Spain. In partnership with the technology centers Gradiant, i2CAT, ITCL Technology Center and FIDESOL; Ceit is part of this project that, through the use of Artificial Intelligence and disruptive technologies, seeks to address four key challenges in cybersecurity: identification, protection, detection, and response and recovery.
Progress presented at the December meeting
Over the last few months, Ceit has shown significant progress in each of these challenges.
In the area of identification, the center presented a preliminary version of network finding modules, the association threats and vulnerabilities, and risk prioritization and mitigation, all based on the IEC 62443 rule . In addition, it has advanced a system for monitoring hybrid industrial networks by integrating an intrusion and anomaly detection and prevention tool .
In the field of protection, Ceit has presented the design of an automated solution for the deployment of configurations in hybrid industrial network devices, along with advances made in the protection of wireless communications and GNSS positioning algorithms in hostile environments. On the other hand, in detection, it has implemented a system based on Artificial Intelligence for the identification of anomalies in 5G networks and a hybrid platform to evaluate the performance of industrial hardware against virtual and open source systems.
Finally, in response and recovery, Ceit has developed SDN technology to mitigate attacks in industrial environments and has also worked on software rollback mechanisms based on strategic restore points, accompanied by a methodology to compare various rollback tools.
Outstanding contributions in international forums
These advances have also been presented in several international forums. In November, the center presented the papers "An HFB interface for the adoption of blockchain in data spaces" and "Distributed blockchain-based firmware update architecture for IoT environments" at the 5th International lecture on IoT, Blockchain and Cloud Computing (IBCOM 2024) in Zurich, Switzerland. In December, Ceit participated in the ICIT 2024congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with the presentation of the work "ChainKode: A CICD methodology for chaincode development in Hyperledger Fabric based on Kubernetes".
In addition, Ceit published two academic articles in indexed journals: "Comparative analysis of the standalone and hybrid SDN solutions for early detection of network channel attacks in Industrial Control Systems: A WWTP case study" in Internet of Things and "Map-Matching Techniques for Train Localisation: A Taxonomic Survey" in IEEE Access.
Participation in strategic events
On January 24, Saioa Arrizabalaga, project manager at Ceit, participated in an event with other technology centers members of the Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA) to analyze the present and future of digital technologies. In this meeting, the new BRTA strategic investment diary was presented, which defines the priorities in research and development and proposes scalable solutions for the digital challenges of the future in the Basque Country. During her speech, Saioa Arrizabalaga presented the CICERO project , highlighting its role in cybersecurity and its contribution to digital transformation.
approach to cybersecurity
Beyond CICERO, Ceit remains committed to cybersecurity in critical infrastructures. On January 15, it organized a meeting in the framework of the ZIBERURA project with its water committee advisor , where the challenges and threats in industrial cybersecurity in the critical water infrastructure sector were discussed.
partnership with the Advisory Board
The CICERO consortium has also held strategic meetings with its Advisory Board, made up of representatives from Accenture, AEI Ciberseguridad (Cyberlur), RENIC, INCIBE and S21Sec/Thales. These sessions, held in January, seek to align the project 's strategies with the real needs of the sector and ensure the practical impact of its technological advances.
Through its participation in CICERO, Ceit reaffirms its commitment to the development of innovative solutions that protect critical companies and sectors in Spain.
