  As digital technologies become more pervasive in society and the economy,
cybersecurity incidents become more frequent and impactful. According to the
NIS and NIS2 Directives, EU Member States and their Operators of Essential
Services must establish a minimum baseline set of cybersecurity capabilities
and engage in cross-border coordination and cooperation. However, this is only
a small step towards European cyber resilience. In this landscape,
preparedness, shared situational awareness, and coordinated incident response
are essential for effective cyber crisis management and resilience. Motivated
by the above, this paper presents PHOENI2X, an EU-funded project aiming to
design, develop, and deliver a Cyber Resilience Framework providing
Artificial-Intelligence-assisted orchestration, automation and response
capabilities for business continuity and recovery, incident response, and
information exchange, tailored to the needs of Operators of Essential Services
and the EU Member State authorities entrusted with cybersecurity.
