CYSSME

The EU's Enhanced Cyber Security Programme

Enhanced cyber security for your business

How SME's can get fully funded EU support for their cyber security maturity

Small and medium enterprise businesses in the EU can get free funded cyber maturity with the Cyber Security for SMEs (CYSSME) programme.

CYSSME's objective is to help all small businesses across Europe improve their cyber security, supported by a EU funded €4.5m partner team.

CYSSME's programme draws on cyber security experts from risk, training and vulnerabilities, to hardware and manufacturing speciallists and consultancy leaders.

Lupasafe is a proud partner of CYSSME the EU's cyber security for SME programme. The CYSSME programme is working with businesses from Lithuania to Belgium, Greece, Netherlands and beyond to understand and improve businesses cyber security needs.

Sign up for EU expertise

SME businesses that need to establish a deep cyber security evaluation and roadmap CYSSME can register for up to €20,000 of support

Assessment of cyber maturity

Successful businesses will be enrolled to receive a full in depth review of cyber security risks, activities and planning - for areas including manufacturing distribution, & supply chains

Reporting, Insight, Action

Reporting gives businesses insights an action list to work on to build cyber maturity with security as an always on incremental process.

Cybersecurity and Data Protection for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (CYSSME) is a European Digital Europe Programme (DEP) supported activity, which started in December 2023 and runs for three years.

The project has received funding from the European Union’s Digital Europe Programme under grant agreement No 101128101

Case study: Iterato

Iterato is a Lithuanian IT services company specializing in software development and digital transformation.

To understand its cyber security postion better CYSSME helped Iterato conducted a comprehensive risk assessment, examining its security posture, identifying key digital assets, and prioritizing threats based on potential impacts.

The CYSSME report highlighted critical gaps across the organization’s infrastructure, data handling, and overall security culture.

Two major priorities emerged. i) Enhancing IT systems, network detection capabilities, and incident response processes while reinforcing organizational structures and policies. ii) Getting a more granular view of assets, both internal and external for continuous protection and fast threat identification.

A crucial insight was that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. Iterato recognized the importance of strong commitment, clear accountability, and consistent engagement across all staff levels. Equally vital is management support, as it signals the organization’s dedication to robust security practices and encourages a culture of vigilance.

Cybersecurity needs continuous investment in technology and the organization

An inventory of both internal & external assets is essential to manage risks

Engage leadership to build a culture of cyber security

Apply for CYSSME