The CCB’s mission include being the national CISRT, the certifying authority for cybersecurity services & products, the national coordination for Research & Development in the field of cybersecurity, the coordination instance between EU funding & national actors.
We're thrilled to announce our participation in the upcoming InCyber Forum, set to take place from March 26th to 28th in the vibrant city of Lille, France. As the leading Belgian authority in cybersecurity, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium is
10 Years of Empowering Tomorrow's Guardians: Cyber Security Challenge Belgium
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Published: 25/03/2024
Brussels, March - The curtains have closed on yet another riveting chapter of the Cyber Security Challenge Belgium (CSCBE) , leaving a trail of innovation, companionship and talent. The th edition of the challenge was hosted on and
Febelfin launches a new campaign against the dangers of investment fraud
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Published: 22/03/2024
In a new campaign from Febelfin, influencer Sami Farhat is warning of the dangers of online investment fraud. Behind the wheel of a luxury car, he has been urging his followers for several weeks to follow his financial advice in a Telegram group set up
Safe surfing during the Belgian general election campaign
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Article
Published: 18/03/2024
Recommendations for a cybersecure election campaign Elections form the cornerstone of the democratic process. Terrorist groups, criminals or political actors may try to influence the outcome. As a result, political parties and their candidates are a
CCB technical guideline on DDoS Protection and Prevention
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Published: 18/03/2024
A Denial of Service (DOS) attack is a cyber-attack that targets the normal traffic of a particular service. In a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, a network website is overloaded by a botnet that simultaneously sends requests to the victim. The
Council of the EU and EU Parliament reach a provisional agreement on the “Cyber Solidarity Package”
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Published: 06/03/2024
On March, the European Parliament and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union stroke a provisional political agreement to strengthen cybersecurity capacities in the EU, on the Cyber Solidarity Act, as well as on the targeted
FBI draws on Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium's expertise to disrupt harmful botnet
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Published: 29/02/2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and international partners have disrupted a botnet (network of hacked routers) operated by the Russian intelligence service (GRU). In Belgium, the FBI called on the expertise of the Centre for Cybersecurity
Millions of fake text messages stopped by telecom operators
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Article
Published: 28/02/2024
Do you also feel like you are getting few weird text messages anymore? Until recently, an awful lot of nasty text messages were circulating, but since November last year, Telenet and Proximus have been systematically stopping suspicious text messages.
Tech: DDoS Protection and Prevention - Technical Guideline 2024
Safeonweb@work
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Published: 16/02/2024
DDoS Protection and Prevention - Technical Guideline . A Denial of Service (DOS) attack is a cyber-attack that targets the normal traffic of a particular service. In a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, a network website is overloaded