"We showcased solutions to protect critical services from new digital threats at the Cybersecurity Congress"
We presented innovative solutions to protect critical communications and services from new digital threats
We shared the latest advances and challenges in digital protection, which is particularly relevant for SMEs and organisations seeking to strengthen their resilience to emerging threats at the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress.
Quantum cryptography: current capabilities and challenges for cybersecurity
Aitor Brazaola spoke about quantum encryption: current capabilities and cybersecurity challenges. He analysed how the advent of quantum computers poses a real threat to the traditional cryptographic systems that protect our digital communications.
- He addressed the current state of this threat and the two main global strategies to address it: post-quantum cryptography (PQC) with the new standards selected by NIST, and quantum cryptography, with a special focus on Quantum Key Distribution (QKD).
- He explained how QKD works, the existing systems, their current and future applications, as well as the technical vulnerabilities that still need to be addressed.
- In addition, real deployment cases related to this technology in telecommunications networks and its potential integration in critical infrastructures were analysed, providing a clear vision of the current capabilities and challenges of cybersecurity in the quantum era.
Practical workshop: cyber-physical resilience in critical infrastructures
Our colleagues, Jason Mansell and Gonzalo Nicolás, participated in the "reinforcing cyber-physical resilience of critical infrastructures” workshop. They presented the solutions developed within the framework of the European initiative DYNABIC: RISKM4BC, MADT4BC and CTI4BC. In a subsequent hacking session, attendees were able to test these tools in practical scenarios, verifying their effectiveness for risk management and business continuity.
- DYNABIC is a European initiative aimed at increasing the resilience and continuity of critical services against advanced cyber-physical threats.
- The project offers new socio-technical methods, models and tools to support resilience through integrated risk management, business continuity monitoring and the dynamic adaptation of responses at technological, human and organisational levels.
Our commitment to cybersecurity and innovation
TECNALIA's participation in the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress reinforces our role as a benchmark in applied research and the transfer of innovative cybersecurity solutions.
Our objective is to support companies, administrations and society in the adoption of advanced technologies that guarantee protection and resilience in light of current and future challenges in the digital environment.
