The training of the Certification Bodies was part of the implementation of the co-funded European project "N4CY-Development of the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre of the Republic of Cyprus" and was related to the process of ensuring the certification of SMEs by implementing the NCC-CY Cyber-Hygiene Framework for SMEs.

The Cyber-Hygiene Framework for SMEs as a comprehensive set of measures and criteria, procedures, rules and technical requirements, focused on the assessment of the level of maturity and cybersecurity properties in SMEs, with the aim of implementing solutions and purchasing services to achieve a baseline level of cybersecurity and readiness to protect infrastructure, systems and information in enterprises.