Belgium’s Centre for Cybersecurity (CCB) issued a statement on Thursday regarding the impact of the Ukraine conflict on potential cyber threats.
“Many organisations and companies are worried about the tensions in Eastern Europe and wonder how to protect themselves against a possible cyber attack,” the statement reads.
“The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) can partly reassure them, as it currently has no objective elements pointing to a concrete cyber threat against our country; however, a cyber attack with an impact on Belgian organisations can never be ruled out. The CCB is monitoring the situation closely and will publish specific advice as soon as this proves necessary.”
The CCB pointed to a previous digital attack in 2017 stemming from a Ukrainian government department that quickly spread to the business world and was felt as far away as the port of Rotterdam and in some Belgian companies.
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“The best security for organisations and businesses, not just today but all year round, is to strengthen cyber resilience,” the CCB cautioned.
“We recommend that companies and organisations develop, update and regularly test a (cyber) emergency plan. It is important that every employee knows what his or her task is in the event of a cyber incident.”
They advised that people keep contact lists up-to-date and stored on paper (in addition to a digital format), seek the help of external companies when needed, ensure systems are up to date and properly manage back-ups.
