Cyber Safe Robotics

Learn how to protect your business against cyber threats

The Danish Industry Foundation and Odense Robotics offer new programme to robotics, automation and drone companies to strengthen cyber security across all value chains in the Danish robotics industry. Programme will kick off spring 2024, with registration opening autumn 2023.

Thematic work packages to create structure

The project's efforts are particularly based on a series of work packages focused on different areas, which will work to strengthen cyber security and enhance competitiveness for companies within the robotics, automation and drone industry.

All the work packages assist in various ways Danish companies within the robotics, automation and drone industry, helping them work with cyber security internally within the company and externally in supply chains, value chains, and other collaborative relationships.

Work packages

The regulatory landscape within cybersecurity

Work Package 1: Companies gain the necessary overview of legislation and standards in their supply chain, enabling them to implement the necessary security measures to ensure compliance. This includes, among other things, NIS2, DORA, and the Cyber Resilience Act, along with associated tools, frameworks, and standards focused on risk assessment in the supply chain and the allocation of risk and responsibility.

Compliance and competitive potential

Work Package 2: Companies work on translating their compliance into a competitive advantage through various tools and roadmaps. This way, the work on cyber security becomes a lever for the digital transformation of companies, where values, operations, integrity, and reputation are protected without drowning in compliance.

Secure software development

Work Package 3: Companies work on methods that improve cyber security in the companies' solutions, and tools are introduced to support secure design and development of software and hardware.

Leadership and organisation

Work Package 4: Specific and user-friendly tools are developed to strengthen companies' capabilities within governance, cyber compliance, and general leadership, planning, and implementation.

Collaboration and awareness

Work Package 5: The focus here is on increasing collaboration between companies and organisations within the supply chain, particularly on raising the level of cybersecurity.

When things go wrong

Work Package 6: This work package focuses on companies' ability to handle a cyber attack. The work package helps companies develop, test, and implement contingency plans that cover not only the company's own business but also relate to customers and suppliers.

Top project priorities

Stronger cyber security

Strengthening cyber security in robotics, automation and drone companies in Denmark.

Collaboration across value chains

Enhancing the ability of robotics, automation and drone companies to collaborate with their customers and suppliers on cyber security across companies, supply chains, networks, and products.

Crucial part of the national initiative

Be an integral part of the Danish Industry Foundation's special initiative with a focus on cyber-secure value chains.

Customised programme to enhance cyber security

New programme

Odense Robotics offers Cyber Safe Robotics, a new programme set to kick off spring 2024, with registration opening in autumn 2023. Cyber Safe Robotics will enhance cyber security across value chains in the Danish robotics industry.

Background

Thanks to the new fund from the Danish Industry Foundation (Industriens Fond), DKK 10.1 million will be invested to strengthen cybersecurity in Danish robotics. Odense Robotics will contribute by enhancing cybersecurity across value chains in the Danish robotics industry with the new programme "Cyber Safe Robotics."

The Danish Industry Foundation has invested more than DKK 40 million in the new endeavour, which is divided over five projects in Odense Robotics, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark, Erhvervshus Midtjylland, the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), and Copenhagen Business School. The new fund will involve around 250 companies and affect a total of 9,000 individuals.

DKK 10.1 million will go towards Odense Robotics' efforts to bolster security in the robotics industry, while 8.2 million, through Food & Bio Cluster Denmark, will be used to do the same in the food sector.

Special focus will be on these two sectors, which are “particularly sensitive and highly vulnerable to attacks,” says Malene Stidsen, Programme Director of Cybersecurity at the Danish Industry Foundation, in the article on Berlingske from August 2023.

Over the past five years, the Danish Industry Foundation has allocated around 170 million Danish kroner to projects aimed at strengthening companies' cybersecurity.

Start and finish

The programme will kick off this autumn and run until 2026. Company participation will begin early 2024.

Why join the programme?

SMEs in particular need to be better equipped to prevent unauthorised access from hackers, which is occuring more frequently through their points of contact. The increasing digitisation of partnerships and collaborations across the realms of robotics, automation and drones make it essential to consider cybersecurity beyond individual company IT security levels.

Odense Robotics aims to bridge the gap between research-based knowledge and practical application for the Danish robotics sector.

"It's an extremely timely and relevant project that we expect will significantly contribute to enhancing competitiveness within the Danish robotics industry," says Søren Elmer Kristensen, CEO of Odense Robotics.

An autumn 2022 survey by the Danish Industry Foundation revealed that 56% of all small and medium-sized businesses, the majority of the Danish business landscape, experienced one or more competitive advantages due to their efforts to enhance IT security. This includes boosting employees' and management's understanding of avoiding traps set by hackers to gain access to data and IT systems.

Key features:

Maturity test

New industry tool that will test your cybermaturity.

New programme

On the basis of the test, around 75 robotics and drone companies will be invited to participate in parts of or in the full programme.

Focus

We will work with the entire value chain within the industry and target regulations, technique, organisation, and the competitive landscape in which cyber security is a relevant value addition.

Odense Robotics programme

Cyber security enhances competitiveness

Odense Robotics offers Cyber Safe Robotics to enhance cyber security across value chains in the Danish robotics industry

"It's an extremely timely and relevant project that we expect will significantly contribute to enhancing competitiveness within the Danish robotics industry," says Søren Elmer Kristensen, CEO of Odense Robotics.

According to a survey from autumn 2022 by the Danish Industry Foundation, 56% of all small and medium-sized businesses, the majority of the Danish business landscape, experienced one or more competitive advantages due to their efforts to enhance IT security. This includes boosting employees' and management's understanding of avoiding traps set by hackers to gain access to data and IT systems.

SMEs in particular need to be better equipped to prevent unauthorised access from hackers – something that is occuring more frequently through their points of contact. The increasing digitisation of partnerships and collaborations across the realms of robotics, automation and drones make it essential to consider cyber security beyond individual company IT security levels. Odense Robotics aims to bridge the gap between research-based knowledge and practical application of cyber security for the Danish robotics sector.

Get started

Take part in programme

Are you a robotics, automation or drone company looking to enhance your cyber security? Reach out to Mads to learn more about the programme.

Business Development Manager

Mads Graves Larsen

Global Growth Robotics and Cyber Safe Robotics

+45 40 31 05 75

[email protected]

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Robots play a crucial role in Danish business. Therefore, they must be robust and support the establishment of cyber-secure value chains with high reliability and efficiency.

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Learn how to protect your business against cyber threats

Work packages

Top project priorities

New programme

Background

Start and finish

Why join the programme?

Key features:

Cyber security enhances competitiveness

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Berlingske

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