BELGIUM Trends and Developments Contributed by: Stéphanie De Smedt, Virginie de France, Bram Goetry and Olivier Verhasselt, Loyens & Loeff
publicly without prior consent from the CCB is strictly forbidden. • Legal responsibility: The legislation on ethical hacking does not protect against potential violations or prosecutions under foreign laws. Hackers can still face legal action based on the legislation of other countries.
With the Belgian NIS2 Law reinforcing the legal framework for ethical hacking and the 2025–29 federal coalition agreement of the new Belgian government granting law enforcement agencies the authority to collaborate with ethical hack - ers, organisations are advised to be aware of the applicable legal requirements to protect them - selves against potential abuse.
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