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Sovereign AI Orchestration & Zero-Trust Governance for Security Applications

CEO at 8peaks

Antwerp, Belgium

About

We act as the Technical Security & Orchestration Partner, providing the "Secure Sandbox" where your project’s AI-driven tools operate without compromising national security or sensitive investigative data.

1. Sovereign Agentic Infrastructure (On-Premise/Air-Gapped):

  • Tactical Edge Deployment: We deploy local, open-weights LLMs (Llama 3, Mistral) at the "Frontier"—such as port authority servers, police mobile units, or utility grid hubs—ensuring AI functionality even during network outages (Resilience).

  • Strategic Autonomy: Eliminates dependence on non-EU cloud providers (OpenAI/Microsoft/Google), keeping 100% of sensitive security data within EU borders.

2. The "AgentWacht" Zero-Trust Gateway (Security & Governance):

  • Active Defense for AI Agents: A proprietary security layer for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). We intercept agent "intent" to prevent unauthorized tool access (e.g., an AI agent attempting to modify critical grid settings or access restricted criminal records).

  • Real-time Redaction & Anomaly Detection: Built-in filters to strip PII and detect adversarial prompt injections or "hallucinated" commands that could lead to operational failure.

HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-01- Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessment

 HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-02- Enhancing the Security, Privacy and Robustness of AI Models and Systems (SecureAI)

 HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-03- Advanced cryptographic schemes and High-Assurance high-speed cryptographic implementations

Stage

  • Planning - Conceptio stage

Similar opportunities

  • Project cooperation

    Topics of Interest (Looking for Partners)

    • Cybersecurity
    • Border Management
    • Innovation Action
    • Planning - Conceptio stage
    • Fighting Crime and Terrorism
    • Research and Innovation Action
    • Coordination and Support Action
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-BM-01: Advanced border surveillance and situational awareness
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-02:Enhancing the Security, Privacy and Robustness of AI Models and Systems (SecureAI)
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-01:Approaches and tools for security in software and hardware development and assessment
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-02-CS-ECCC-03:Advanced cryptographic schemes and High-Assurance high-speed cryptographic implementations
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-FCT-02: Open topic on preventing and countering the misuse of emerging technologies for criminal purposes, including issues related to lawful access to data

    Fatma DURU

    EU Funding Specialist at ASELSAN

    ANKARA, Türkiye

  • Partnership

    AI-Enabled Cybersecurity, Secure Software Development and Post-Quantum Cryptography

    • Innovation
    • Research and development

    Alara Ürey

    EU Projects Officer at Sabancı University

    Istanbul, Türkiye

  • Project cooperation

    ECCC-01 – Secure HW/SW & PQC - Seeking Partners for ECCC-01 (ASELSAN)

    • Cybersecurity
    • Innovation Action
    • Early - Idea stage
    • Planning - Conceptio stage
    • Research and Innovation Action
    • HORIZON-CL3-2026-01-SSRI-03: Public procurement of innovation for security

    Fatma DURU

    EU Funding Specialist at ASELSAN

    ANKARA, Türkiye