VANTAGE

Vulnerability Assessment aNd Testing Automation for Global Enhancement
Project ID
Funding Organization:
European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre
Funding Programme:
DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07
Funding Instrument:
DIGITAL-ECCC-2024-DEPLOY-CYBER-07-KEYTECH / DIGITAL JU SME Support Actions
Start Date:
01/01/2026
Duration:
36 months
Total Budget:
7,837,116 EUR
ITI Budget:
683,195 EUR
Scientific Responsible:

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.

Consortium

DIADIKASIA BUSINESS CONSULTING SYMVOULOI EPICHEIRISEON AE (DBC), GR
HAXOR AI OU (Haxor AI), E
INFRA AI OÜ (INFRA), E
EUROPEAN CYBER SECURITY ORGANISATION (ECSO), BE
Yameveo (Ямевео), BG
SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET (SDU), DK
ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS (CERTH), GR
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI (UNICA), IT
Fahmy Mohamed (BlackHoleNet), NL
INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN (JSI), SI
AKADEMSKA IN RAZISKOVALNA MREZA SLOVENIJE (ARNES), SI
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA (UPV), ESP
COGNITO S.R.L. (COGNITO), PIC 937999119, IT
TELESTO TECHNOLOGIES PLIROFORIKIS KAI EPIKOINONION EPE (TEL), GR

Contact

Dr. Konstantinos Votis
(Scientific Responsible)
Building A - Office 2.8

Information Technologies Institute
Centre of Research & Technology - Hellas
6th km Harilaou - Thermis, 57001, Thermi - Thessaloniki
Tel.: +30 2311 257722
Fax: +30 2310 474128
Email: kvotis@iti.gr