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The ALiEnS-SOC project has been launched to enhance the cybersecurity of Slovenia’s energy sector with AI.
ALiEnS-SOC (Artificial Intelligence for Slovenian Electro-Energy Sector Security Operation Centre), under the coordination of Slovenian TSO ELES, is aimed to pilot and validate an AI-based cybersecurity framework to improve threat detection and response for energy sector security operations centres.
The goal is to incorporate state-of-the-art advanced AI defence mechanisms and a scalable cyber threat intelligence processing model along with digital twin honeypots and advanced email security in a solution tailored for both IT and OT environments.
With this the intent is to improve the ability to anticipate, detect and neutralise cyber threats as well as enhance information sharing among stakeholders.
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ALiEnS-SOC is designed around six work packages, from ecosystem analysis and scenario building to the development and deployment of an AI master system and cyber threat intelligence platform.
Real-world validation is planned through two pilots featuring ten use cases in ELES’s security centre.
The project also plans cross-border collaboration and the development of a business model for commercialisation of the solution.
The ALiEnS-SOC project was launched on 1 January 2025 and runs for 36 months to December 2027.
The project with a budget of €9.9 million ($10.8 million) is co-funded by the EU’s Digital Europe programme.
It brings together 12 energy sector and other partners including Elektro Celje, Elektro Gorenjska, Elektro Ljubljana, Elektro Maribor, Elektro Primorska, Akademska in raziskovalna mreža Slovenije, Urad Vlade Republike Slovenije za informacijsko varnost, Telekom Slovenije, Informatika, Smartis and Tiko Pro from Slovenia as well as the KONČAR energy group from Croatia.
States ELES in a statement: “This type of initiatives are of particular importance as their goal is to enhances national and EU cybersecurity capabilities, safeguard critical infrastructure and reduce reliance on non-EU technologies by ensuring a more secure and independent energy grid.”
Originally published on Enlit World.
