E5 – LABORATORY FOR OPEN SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS

Name of the project:
Programme: DIGITAL-AG
Duration: 1.1. 2026 – 1.1. 2028
Website: https://vantageproject.eu/


VANTAGE (Vulnerability Assessment aNd Testing Automation for Global Enhancement) leverages a multi-agent AI architecture with advanced reasoning capabilities – often referred to as “chain-of-thought” – to transform security operations. By orchestrating multiple AI “specialists,” each offering unique perspectives, the system rapidly correlates data from network devices, logs, and security tools for comprehensive incident investigation. A voice-enabled chatbot streamlines user interaction, facilitating real-time collaboration with analysts. Concurrently, automated vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT) use self-updating tools to discover and exploit potential weaknesses, including zero-day vulnerabilities, ensuring a robust and proactive defense. Through its autonomous coordination, dynamic adaptation, and deep analytical reasoning, VANTAGE minimizes manual workloads while enhancing the speed and accuracy of cybersecurity responses for modern SOCs and CSIRTs. 


PARTNERS:

  1. DIADIKASIA BUSINESS CONSULTING SYMVOULOI EPICHEIRISEON AE, Greece
  2. HAXOR AI OU, Estonia
  3. INFRA AI OÜ, Estonia
  4. EUROPEAN CYBER SECURITY ORGANISATION (ECSO), Belgium
  5. Yameveo, Bulgaria
  6. SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET, Denmark
  7. ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS (CERTH), Greece
  8. UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI, Italy
  9. BlackHoleNet – Fahmy Mohamed, Netherlands
  10. INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN (JSI), Slovenia
  11. AKADEMSKA IN RAZISKOVALNA MREZA SLOVENIJE (ARNES), Slovenia
  12. UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA (UPV), Spain
  13. COGNITO S.R.L., Italy
  14. TELESTO TECHNOLOGIES PLIROFORIKIS KAI EPIKOINONION EPE, Greece

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Laboratory for open systems and networks

  • Jamova cesta 39
  • 1000 Ljubljana
  • Slovenia
  • +386 1 477 3900
  • info@e5.ijs.si