Using a three-level approach, COURAGE addressed research gaps by using a user-centric methodology. Thereafter, it postulatde a semantic method to propose a taxonomy of challenges, taking under consideration user requirements in critical infrastructures. At its final stages, the proposed research agenda was evaluated and tested in order to assure its applicability in accordance to end-user needs.
The purpose of COURAGE was to improve security of critical infrastructures and support crime investigators by exploring valid scenarios deriving from the research agenda.