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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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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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
The richer a country, the more ransomware victims it has
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Published: 24/02/2025
The richer a country, the more ransomware victims it has
Annual Report 2023
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Published: 29/01/2024
Hacktivism and ransomware Two major trends have dominated the European cyberthreat landscape: the rise of hacktivism (mostly taking the form of DDoS operations) and the relentless growth of ransomware attacks. Hacktivism (linked mainly to geopolitical