Belgian Cyber Security Coalition

📣 The Aftermovie is here! Relive the highlights of our flagship BE-CYBER event, where over 360 participants and 28 speakers & panellists gathered at BluePoint Brussels to explore the evolving cybersecurity landscape and secure Belgium's digital future. 🎥Watch the aftermovie now and catch the best moments: https://ow.ly/zVvf50TUkcq

🌟 Introducing our next finalist for the Cyber Security Personality Award 2024! 🌟 Kurt Gielen, ICT Manager at Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, has a strong IT and cybersecurity background in defence and healthcare. As the driving force behind SHIELD VZW, he’s leading efforts to boost cybersecurity resilience for hospitals, supporting their path to NIS2 compliance. 👏 Well done, Kurt! #BelgiumCyberSecurityAwards #healthcare #cybersecurity

🌟 Announcing the First Finalist for the Cyber Security Personality Award 2024! 🌟 Catherine Van de Heyning is a professor at the University of Antwerp and public prosecutor, focused on digitalization's impact on fundamental rights. She serves on the UN Human Rights Council advisory committee and did several research projects on cyber violence. 👏Congratulations, Catherine! Stay tuned as we reveal more inspiring finalists for the Cyber Security Personality Award 2024! #BelgiumCyberSecurityAwards #cybersecurity

🎉 The finalists for the 2024 Belgium Cyber Security Awards are announced! 🎉 🏆 25 outstanding finalists across 5 categories have been selected, and the winners will be revealed at our exclusive awards ceremony on 4 December at the iconic Africa Palace in Tervuren. ✨ The full list of finalists is now available on our website https://lnkd.in/eGpMjC5r — have a look and see who’s leading the way in cyber security! ✨ Don't miss the chance to celebrate the achievements of these top performers! 📅 Sign up now for the awards ceremony and join us for an unforgettable evening: https://lnkd.in/ewDUhBeR #BelgiumCyberSecurityAwards #CyberSecurity #Awards #Finalists https://lnkd.in/ej5VzW_w

💡New guide released by the NCC-BE: how to apply for EU funding! Are you working on a cybersecurity project for which you’d like to get EU funding? Whether you’re applying for the first time, need a refresher, or maybe your application has been rejected – this starter kit is for you. It guides you step-by-step through the application process for funding under the Digital Europe Programme. 📥Download the guide here: https://ow.ly/fbu750TRv94 #NCCBE #DigitalEurope #EUfunding #cybersecurity #CCB

🚨 Annual Strategy Workshop Update! 🚨 We are thrilled to report on the Belgian Cyber Security Coalition’s Annual Strategy Workshop, attended by our Board members, several premium members, and the CSC Operations team. Here's a quick recap of the key highlights: 📊 Balanced Scorecard Review: - Organizational Capacity: We welcomed new talent at both the Board and operational levels, strengthening our team. The reactivation of the Programme Committee has been a major boost, helping to organize more valuable experience-sharing events. - Internal Processes: We continue to professionalize our services, especially around supporting focus groups and enhancing our events. This year's BE-CYBER event drew over 360 cyber enthusiasts! - Financials: Our association is in a solid financial position, with steady membership growth and a focus on diversifying our revenue streams. - Customer & Stakeholders: We've built stronger ties with our strategic partners, leading to exciting joint initiatives. Content development investments have paid off, with a revamped website and enhanced Cyber Pulse newsletter. Our community also stayed ahead on emerging technologies with frequent discussions in focus groups and events. A huge thank you to KBC Bank & Verzekering for hosting us at their stunning Grand Place premises! 🎉- From left to right first row: Saskia Van Uffelen, Jonas Buyle, Séverine Waterbley, Georges Ataya, Phedra Clouner, Cathy Suykens; second row; Guy Hofmans, Christian Mathijs, Thibaut Roisin, Henk Dujardin, Pascal Champagne, Stéphane Vince, Jan De Blauwe, Fabrice Clement, Philippe Dhainaut Not on the picture but present : Karine Goris, Bart Preneel #BelgianCyberSecurityCoalition #Strategy #CyberSecurity

📢 Coalition member in the picture: 🛡 Marc Vael 🌐! 🎉 Adopting a similar approach and sharing the same values, Marc joined the Coalition in 2020, officially making Studiecentrum voor Automatische Informatieverwerking (SAI.BE) a member in 2023. He values the Coalition’s deliverables, using them to enhance several #security domains within his organization. Marc highlights our events and focus groups as key platforms for exchanging expertise among security professionals, describing the Coalition as the benchmark for knowledge sharing on security in Belgium. "Through the collaboration among the Coalition, its members and objective key security players like the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), Belgium is emerging as the home to international authorities in the field. This is something we can be genuinely proud of", said Marc. #collaboration #community #cybersecurity 👉 Read the full interview to learn more about his insights: https://lnkd.in/eNKWymSv

📣Digital Identity & Trust Conference (24 October 2024, Brussels) 🔐 Trustworthy Identity management and solid Access Control Enforcement are cornerstones of any secure-by-design IT-environment. For some seen only as a cost, for others as a key enabler. In this context there is a unique opportunity to come and discuss these topics during a focused event on Oct 24th in the centre of Brussels. 💡Indeed, it is not often that you will have the opportunity to listen to Torsten Lodderstedt (lead architect of the German EUDI Wallet – part of the revised eIDAS regulation that will hit all of us within two years), as-well-as Daniel Fett (amongst others co-author of OAuth2-related standards which are practically used in all API-enabled environments you might be thinking of). ➡️So check out the programme, discover all the speakers and register (free under certain / limited conditions): https://ow.ly/m0RB50TMlRS #digitalidentities #IAM #eIDAS

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👋 Welcome aboard, Henk! Today Henk Dujardin has started his first working day as Chief Executive Officer of the Belgian Cyber Security Coalition. With 28 years of experience at Proximus Group as Delivery Manager and Programme Manager in multiple IT & Cybersecurity domains, Henk brings extensive expertise in team and service management. His background makes him ideally suited to drive the growth of our association and to shape the strategy that will position the Coalition as the leading cybersecurity reference in Belgium. Henk is eager to get to know the member community and work closely with all of you to drive the Coalition forward. We wish him every success in his new role and are excited to see him take on this challenge with great enthusiasm.