Meet the Consortium

Expertware is a European cybersecurity and IT services company founded in 2006, with extensive experience in designing, implementing and operating Security Operations Centres (SOCs), managed cybersecurity services, cloud and hybrid infrastructures, cybersecurity platforms, complex enterprise IT environments and AI-enabled cybersecurity solutions.

With more than two decades of experience delivering cybersecurity services to public institutions and private organisations across Europe, Expertware combines operational expertise with advanced research and innovation activities funded under European programmes. Backed by a team of more than 110 engineers and over 250 industry certifications, the company brings expertise in software development, AI/ML, IT architecture, business intelligence, process automation, and managed services, supporting the delivery of secure and innovative solutions for complex enterprise environments.

As coordinator of the SIEMBIOT project, Expertware is responsible for the overall project management, technical coordination, platform architecture, development, deployment and operation of the SIEMBIOT integrated cybersecurity platform.

Within the project, Expertware leads the creation and operation of a modular platform integrating:

• Security Information and Event Management;

• Security Operations Centre capabilities;

• Network Operations Centre capabilities;

• Cyber Threat Intelligence;

• Vulnerability Management;

• Security analytics and reporting;

• Automation and incident-response processes;

• A collaborative cybersecurity research data lake;

• Training and cyber-range environments.

Expertware is also responsible for integrating cybersecurity data from beneficiary environments, operating dedicated SOC-as-a-Service tenants, supporting beneficiary onboarding and developing the shared technical services needed for cybersecurity research, training and collaboration.

The company's operational experience helps ensure that the platform can be deployed in realistic enterprise environments and can coexist with existing commercial security products and customer technology investments. The SIEMBIOT architecture is designed to integrate data from multiple cloud environments, security technologies, endpoints, network devices and enterprise applications into a normalised and anonymised cybersecurity data lake.

The Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) is Romania's national competent authority for cybersecurity, responsible for strengthening the security and resilience of national digital infrastructure, coordinating responses to cyber incidents and supporting the implementation of national and European cybersecurity policies and regulations.

DNSC is responsible for supporting the security and resilience of Romania's digital environment, managing cyber risks and incidents, coordinating national cybersecurity response activities and contributing to the implementation of national and European cybersecurity policies.

Its responsibilities cover areas such as cybersecurity strategy and planning, incident prevention and response, cyber-risk monitoring, awareness and training, national and governmental CSIRT functions, cyber-crisis management, cybersecurity certification, regulation, supervision and cooperation with national and European stakeholders.

DNSC works closely with public authorities, operators of essential and important services, private organisations, cybersecurity communities, academia and international partners. It also contributes to European cybersecurity cooperation and has experience in projects funded through programmes including Digital Europe, Horizon Europe and the Connecting Europe Facility.

Within SIEMBIOT, DNSC contributes national-level cybersecurity expertise and supports the engagement and onboarding of relevant beneficiaries, CSIRT organisations and cybersecurity stakeholders.

DNSC supports the validation of SIEMBIOT against practical cybersecurity requirements, contributes to research and training activities and helps ensure that the platform addresses the needs of organisations operating in sectors covered by European cybersecurity legislation.

The organisation also contributes to the development of the collaborative research environment, the exchange of threat intelligence and the dissemination of cybersecurity knowledge and research results among trusted national and European actors.

Through its institutional role and stakeholder network, DNSC helps connect the operational platform developed by Expertware with the wider cybersecurity ecosystem, including public institutions, essential and important entities, CSIRTs and national and European cybersecurity communities.