CyberHUBs Capacity Building

The CyberHUBs Capacity Building programme strengthens Europe's cybersecurity infrastructure through two interconnected initiatives under the Digital Europe Programme and the EU Cyber Solidarity Act. The programme addresses Europe's increased exposure to sophisticated cross-border cyber threats by establishing and reinforcing national and cross-border cybersecurity coordination centers. The first topic (DIGITAL-ECCC-2026-DEPLOY-CYBER-10-NCH) focuses on establishing or strengthening National Cyber Hubs equipped with advanced tools to monitor, analyse, and manage cyber events. These hubs will operate in close coordination with CSIRTs, ISACs, and other national cybersecurity entities, providing early warnings to critical infrastructures and potentially extending capabilities to monitor undersea infrastructure including submarine cables. The second topic (DIGITAL-ECCC-2026-DEPLOY-CYBER-10-CBCH) establishes Cross-Border Cyber Hubs that connect national nodes to enable real-time intelligence sharing and a unified EU-wide response. These hubs will implement processes, tools, and services for prevention, detection, and analysis of emerging cyberattacks, using open standards for cyber threat intelligence sharing such as MISP Standard, CSAF, and IntelMQ. Together, these initiatives will enhance early threat detection, support protection of critical infrastructure, and advance a more sovereign, coordinated, and resilient European cybersecurity ecosystem with a total available funding of EUR 4,000,000.