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Scientists are building AI-powered tools to monitor seabed networks and protect vital data and energy links. © Vismar UK, Shutterstock.com
ICT  |  Security
Guarding Europe’s hidden lifelines: how AI could protect subsea infrastructure

EU-funded researchers are developing AI-powered surveillance tools to protect the vast network of subsea cables and pipelines that keep the continent ...

Researchers pioneer new ways to fight wildfires, combining smart technology and local knowledge. © Steve Photography, Shutterstock.com
Agriculture  |  Environment  |  Security
Fighting fire with innovation: a pan-European push to tackle extreme wildfires

EU-funded researchers, firefighters and communities are pioneering innovative, collaborative approaches to build landscapes able to withstand ...

Researchers help European maritime authorities handle issues like security threats and smuggling. © muratart, Shutterstock.com
Security  |  Transport
EU enlists researchers’ support to tackle smuggling and security threats at sea

Researchers, national authorities and the EU work together to address maritime challenges like smuggling, illegal fishing and security threats.

Researchers are developing a device which lets users log in to their accounts without having to enter a password. Image courtesy of the Pico research group
ICT  |  Security
Dare we dream of a password-free future?

Memorising random strings of letters, numbers and symbols seems like an inevitable nuisance of internet life, but new devices currently under development could ease the burden by rendering passwords a thing of the past.

Scammers can use masks and make-up to dupe face recognition software. Image courtesy of the EU-funded TABULA RASA project
Security  |  ICT
Make-up and fake fingers – staying ahead of the online spoofers

Facial make-up and latex fingers engraved with someone else’s fingerprint used to be enough to fool identification software – but that’s about to change thanks to an EU project which is part of European efforts to beef-up authentication software and network security.

The SecureMetro project tests the resilience of carriages by blasting them with explosives. Image courtesy of SecureMetro.
Transport  |  Security  |  Science in society
Making railways safer from attack

Blast-resilient carriages and auto-tracking cameras could add new layers of protection to Europe’s rail and metro passengers.

Officers and experts are trained to use forensic evidence to detect radioactive material. © ITU
Transport  |  Security
Secret weapon in hunt for nuclear smugglers

Clad in white radiation suits with triple layer-gloves, police and nuclear experts carefully probe the debris of an amateur dirty bomb.

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