Centre for Cyber Security Belgium

Last year, alert citizens sent us almost 10 million messages to suspicious@safeonweb.be. By 2022, that figure had already risen to 6 million. On average, we received 27,000 messages a day. February 2 2023, was a record day, with 65,645 messages!

The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium  launches a new initiative for companies and organisations in Belgium: Safeonweb@work. Safeonweb, which aims to make the entire population safer online, is getting a little brother: Safeonweb@work.  The aim of Safeonweb@work is to strengthen the cyber resilience of Belgian companies and organisations.  It does this by providing advice, recommendations and tools that enable organisations to identify and mitigate the vulnerabilities of their systems and to be...

The countdown has begun as the Belgian Red Daemons eagerly prepare to set sail to Hamar, Norway, in a quest to champion Belgium's reputation at the esteemed eighth annual European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC). Amongst the formidable ranks of teams from 29 other European nations, the Red Daemons gear up to confront three riveting days of navigating complex security challenges and accumulating valuable points through ingenious solutions. This marks the sixth time Belgium has stood proudly on...

Campaign provides internet users with new online safety tools

Today, the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) and the Cyber Security Coalition are launching the Stay safe online initiative, a series of simple and accessible online training courses on cyber security. In the first part, "Look where you're going!”, people will learn to identify fake messages that they receive in their inboxes and on their mobile phones. In order to reach as many people as possible, the banking sector will also share this series en masse. If everyone learns to recognize...

By involving the general public, as many as 14 million clicks to suspicious websites were avoided in 2022. This equates to about 25 alerts to internet users per minute. If you know that Belgium has a population of 12 million, you understand that these are huge numbers.  This is the result of the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium's Belgium Anti-Phishing Shield (BAPS), which alerts internet users to unsafe websites. This system is unique in Europe.

The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium and the Cybersecurity Coalition are joining forces again this year and, together with more than 500 partners, will fight against fraudsters with the slogan: "OK is not always OK!" During the campaign, we wish to draw attention to a particular theme through radio spots, videos on social media, banners and other campaign materials.  The aim this year is to make at least half of the Belgian population aware of how to keep their mobile devices safe.

Many companies and organisations are concerned about the ongoing tensions in Eastern Europe and are wondering how to protect themselves in the event of a cyber attack. The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) can reassure them to some extent: for the time being, there is no objective evidence of a concrete cyber threat to our country. However, a cyber attack with consequences for Belgian organisations can never be excluded.

Since the end of last week, 100,000 fraudulent telephone calls have been detected in our country. Behind calls from legitimate Belgian telephone numbers, other mostly foreign numbers turn out to be hidden, whereby these callers try to fraudulently obtain personal data from the called parties.