The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) is the central authority for cyber security in Belgium.
Its main role is to implement the national cyber security policy in cooperation with all relevant Belgian government departments.
As a national authority, the CCB's tasks are the following:
- Monitoring, coordinating and supervising the implementation of Belgian policy on the subject;
- Managing the various projects on the topic of cybersecurity using an integrated and centralized approach;
- Ensuring coordination between the relevant government departments and governments, as well as the public authorities and the private or scientific sectors;
- Formulating proposals aimed at adapting the regulatory framework in the field of cybersecurity;
- Ensuring crisis management in case of cyber incidents in cooperation with the government's Coordination and Crisis Centre;
- Preparing, disseminating and supervising the implementation of standards, guidelines and security standards for the various information systems of the governments and public institutions;
- Coordinating the Belgian representation in international cybersecurity forums, coordinating the monitoring of international commitments and national proposals on this subject;
- Coordinating the security evaluation and certification information and communication systems;
- Informing and raising awareness among users on information and communication systems.