eBOS Participates in the Kick-Off Meeting of the ENFORCE Project

The ENFORCE project kick-off meeting, a two-day consortium event, was held on 20–21 January 2026 in Athens, Greece, hosted by the project coordinator UBITECH. The meeting officially marked the start of the 36-month Digital Europe project and brought together all consortium partners to align on the project’s vision and execution. During the event, all partners introduced their organisations and roles, while Work Package and Task Leaders presented the scope of work and shared draft and preliminary implementation plans. The Project Coordinator provided a comprehensive overview of the project objectives, overall strategy, governance structure, and implementation roadmap, outlining the planned approach to achieving the project milestones and ensuring effective coordination across technical, management, and dissemination activities. eBOS was represented at the meeting by Mr. Thomas Azrak, R&D Project Manager, and Dr. Elisavet Grigoriou, Proposal Writer.

The ENFORCE project addresses the growing trust, security, and orchestration challenges arising from the rapid evolution of IoT technologies combined with 5G connectivity and edge computing. As modern applications increasingly rely on a unified compute continuum spanning cloud, edge, and far-edge infrastructures, ENFORCE aims to enable secure, trusted, and service-driven deployment of advanced digital services across heterogeneous environments.

Building on emerging ETSI standardisation efforts (ETSI SDG-OSL, ETSI SDG-TFS) and Trusted Computing Group initiatives, ENFORCE introduces a holistic framework for zero-touch service and network management that integrates security assurance, trust evaluation, and automated mitigation mechanisms. The project enhances infrastructure and service-level assurance by continuously assessing vulnerabilities, validating service requirements, and dynamically adapting service function chains to mitigate threats while preserving performance and confidentiality.

ENFORCE enables automated and policy-aware orchestration actions, including real-time anomaly response, trusted execution environment migration, and service continuity mechanisms across the compute continuum. The platform supports large-scale deployment scenarios relevant to telco operators and private infrastructures, facilitating secure adoption of advanced services in critical sectors. The project further lays the foundation for next-generation Security Operations Centres capable of operating across multi-domain, cross-border infrastructures, supported by the active involvement of telecom operators and cybersecurity authorities.