This project is part of the Elkartek 2019 program, has funding from the Basque Government's Department of Economic Development and Infrastructure and is in line with the strategy of the Basque Center for Cyber ​​Security (BCSC).

SENDAI (SEgurtasun iItegrala inDustria AdImentsurako) brings together the nine investigating agents in cybersecurity in the Basque Country: TECNALIA (leader), IKERLAN, Vicomtech, BCAM, Ceit, Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Tecnun, UPV / EHU and the University of Deusto

According to data recently provided by Javier Diéguez, Director of the Basque Cybersecurity Center, there are two weaknesses identified by the Basque industry: the training and training of professionals with the appropriate profiles and having appropriate technologies for the needs of the industry that mitigate the risks associated with the cybersecurity.

It is estimated that 61% of Basque companies have suffered some type of cybersecurity incident, many of which incur economic losses. From Incibe's data for the 2017 financial year and by extrapolating the volume of Basque GDP within the Spain, the damage that cyberattacks cause companies in the Basque Country is estimated to be around 840 million euros.

This is the context within which the Sendai project, which continues the line begun by the SEKUTEK and CYBERPREST projects, will do its work in developing technology around the Cybersecurity Node Lab at the Basque Digital Innovation Hub (BDIH) and from other laboratories that may join in the development of the Basque cybersecurity industry.

Within the Sendai project, Ceit's aim is to provide solutions in the form of products or services that directly solve the problems of companies, while generating knowledge in the area of cybersecurity in terms of solutions on OT and IoT environments. relying on cutting-edge technologies such as blockchain or artificial intelligence.