Trusted SMEs for Sustainable Growth of Europeans Economical Backbone to Strengthen the Digital Sovereignty: The KDT Resilient Trust Project

The Internet of Things is promising as it drives the datafication of our everyday life and thus, leverages synergies between originally considered 'dead' things and enables them to proactively serve humans. IoT5.0, an Artificial Intelligence assisted Internet of Things, could even more benefit society, as the devices could even learn how to provide more value. But the ubiquitous connectivity comes at a cost. Security levels have to rise tremendously to ensure a network stays secure and safe for humans. This additional effort often is a burden for small and medium sized enterprises as the complexity and security demands of such systems rise faster than available resources. Consequently., RESILIENT TRUST focuses on end-to-end security of IoT processing chains with a focus on strong exploitation for SMEs. Moreover, RESILIENT TRUST will address and significantly mitigate the major risks to enable IoT 5.0. That way., this project will be a driver for sustainable development and the generation of convenience and wealth. A solution is proposed to ensure end-to-end security by boosting RESILIENCE and TRUST along different key supply chains of IoT device. © 2024 IEEE.