PHOENI2X -- A European Cyber Resilience Framework With Artificial-Intelligence-Assisted Orchestration, Automation and Response Capabilities for Business Continuity and Recovery, Incident Response, and Information Exchange

TL;DR

This paper introduces PHOENI2X, a comprehensive European cyber resilience framework that leverages AI for orchestration, automation, and response to enhance cybersecurity incident management and cross-border cooperation.

Contribution

It presents a novel AI-assisted cyber resilience framework tailored for EU essential service operators and authorities, advancing preparedness and coordinated incident response.

Findings

Framework supports real-time incident response and recovery

Enhances cross-border cybersecurity cooperation

Integrates AI for automated decision-making

Abstract

As digital technologies become more pervasive in society and the economy, cybersecurity incidents become more frequent and impactful. According to the NIS and NIS2 Directives, EU Member States and their Operators of Essential Services must establish a minimum baseline set of cybersecurity capabilities and engage in cross-border coordination and cooperation. However, this is only a small step towards European cyber resilience. In this landscape, preparedness, shared situational awareness, and coordinated incident response are essential for effective cyber crisis management and resilience. Motivated by the above, this paper presents PHOENI2X, an EU-funded project aiming to design, develop, and deliver a Cyber Resilience Framework providing Artificial-Intelligence-assisted orchestration, automation and response capabilities for business continuity and recovery, incident response, and information exchange, tailored to the needs of Operators of Essential Services and the EU Member State authorities entrusted with cybersecurity.