Cybersecurity Public Policy in the Kingdom of Belgium: Reality and Future

The Belgian government has faced cybersecurity challenges due to the technological revolution that transformed its activities from traditional procedures to digital procedures that are dealt with through devices and programs that are transmitted over electronic networks and stored in a graphic memory, which redraws the concept of security anew. This new concept requires the Belgian government to create policies that deal with this variable that has occurred in the state's activities in a way that provides it with adequate protection from cyber threats. The Belgian government had no choice but to issue a set of policies that resulted in the establishment of the National Cybersecurity Center, whose work focuses on providing protection requirements from electronic devices, systems, and programs and raising awareness for citizens, in addition to its role in enhancing means of coordination and cooperation between local and international institutions in order to confront cyber-attacks. However, all these measures taken by the Belgian government are the result of the policies adopted by the European Union. Therefore, this research came to address the cybersecurity policy in Belgium since its inception; reaching the stages of its development and diversity, and its enforcement