Regulations & Standardizations
The Cyber Security Coalition has created a focus group to address the latest cybersecurity regulations from the European Union (EU) and others impacting the Belgian industries. The focus group will provide information on the legal aspects of the regulations, certification schemes, and procedures. It will also provide insights into the impact of the regulations on specific sectors of the industry.
Objectives
The Regulations & Standardizations Focus group is a response to the growing number of cybersecurity regulations being introduced by the EU. These regulations are designed to protect critical infrastructure, personal data, and financial systems. They are also designed to promote the adoption of secure cloud computing services.
The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) in close collaboration with Agoria, LSEC and Wavestone are orchestrating the Focus Group. The CCB is a leading cybersecurity organization in Europe and has been appointed as an EU Single Point of Contact, National Coordination Centre for Investing in Cybersecurity (NCC), and the National Cybersecurity Certification Authority (NCCA).
The Coalition is committed to helping businesses comply with cybersecurity regulations. The Focus Group is a valuable resource for businesses that are looking for information and guidance on the latest regulations.
Topics
Regulatory track
Implementation track
Certification track
The focus group addresses specific technical regulations, schemes, audits, and certifications. This allows for a more in-depth discussion of the specific challenges that businesses face in these areas.
Much attention has been paid to the NIS2 directive, the changes compared to the first NIS directive, and the resulting implementation challenges. Members share best practices to address these challenges. A recurrent topic is the EU Cybersecurity act and the various certification schemes (common criteria (EUCC), cloud services (EUCS), 5G Networks (EU5G). Recently, the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, Data Act and Solidarity Act were added to the list of regulations monitored by this Focus Group.
The CCB also presented its Cyberfundamentals framework, a set of concrete measures to protect data, significantly reduce the risk of the most common cyber-attacks, increase an organisation’s cyber resilience. The framework is based on and linked with 4 commonly used cybersecurity frameworks: NIST CSF, ISO 27001 / ISO 27002, CIS Controls and IEC 62443.
Practices
How to join the group
Admission is subject to Coalition membership.
The Focus Group includes representatives from a variety of sectors, including operators of essential services, digital service providers, manufacturing services, SMEs, and the public sector. The goal is to ensure that all stakeholders have access to the information they need to comply with the new regulations. This will help to ensure that everyone is on the same page and that the regulations are implemented in a consistent manner.
