Cybersecurity creates a range of challenges for organisations of all sizes:

• The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) received 70% more incident reports in 2025 than in 2024.ⁱ The number of security incidents is also growing for all sizes of organisations.ⁱⁱ This increasingly distracts them from their core business.
• Directors can be held personally liable for violations by regulations such as the European NIS2 Directive (Network and Information Security).
• Many organisations already have security tools in place but are unable to interpret and immediately respond to all activities on different systems 24/7. As a result, many risks only become visible once the damage has already been done.
• The tight labour market is making it difficult for many organisations to find, recruit and maintain the right security profiles.ⁱⁱⁱ

The result? Threats are often detected too late, organisations run unnecessary risks, and there is a lot of pressure on internal security teams. Cybersecurity is not a product you buy but a continuous process of improvement that you actively control. Managed Cyber Defense, or cybersecurity as a managed service, translates technical risks into management information so that the leadership team and board of directors can make informed decisions and the organisation can continue to grow despite these challenges.

Managed Cyber Defense helps organisations to structurally embed cyber resilience. Our approach is based on three pillars:

• Be prepared for cyber incidents, so that your organisation can react quickly and calmly when required.
• Continuous protection of your business operations, identifying and addressing threats at an early stage.
• Cybersecurity as part of good governance, so that risks remain manageable and cybersecurity is aligned with your business strategy.

Be prepared for cyber incidents

Cyber incidents are no longer exceptions, but a reality that all organisations have to face sooner or later. So it’s not about detecting each incident, but about how quickly and calmly you respond to them.

That’s why, as part of Managed Cyber Defense, we work with you to develop an incident response plan that clearly records who is responsible for what, which decisions are needed, and how communication will work during a crisis. This is how we avoid uncertainty when speed and clarity are crucial.

By making advance agreements between your teams and our security specialists, we limit the impact on your business operations, customers and reputation. We also regularly review and update the incident response plan and adapt it to new threats and changing business contexts – so your organisation is always prepared.

Continuous protection of your business operations

Cybercriminals don’t keep normal office hours. That’s why we monitor your IT environment around the clock from our Security Operations Center (SOC).

By bringing together data from your entire IT environment (from user devices to your cloud environment) and external sources about known cyber threats, we detect anomalies and potential attacks at an early stage. This allows us to identify and contain threats faster, before they have a significant impact on your organisation.

To do this, our security specialists use advanced detection technologies and AI-driven analytics. This combination of technology and human expertise means that we not only solve incidents, but also continuously increase the security of your organisation.

The result is greater cyber resilience, fewer operational disruptions, and more confidence in the continuity of your business operations.

Cybersecurity as part of good governance

Effective cybersecurity isn’t just about technology. It also requires clear priorities, insight into your risks, and a structured approach that aligns with your organisational objectives.

Managed Cyber Defense gives you access to not only operational security expertise, but also a governance framework that allows you to actively manage your cyber risks. As part of this, we take into account your business objectives, risk appetite and relevant regulations, like NIS2.

Regular reporting helps you understand the evolution of your security level, key risks, incident trends and actions that have the greatest impact on your cyber resilience. This gives you the information you need to make informed decisions at management and governance level.

We also carry out an annual strategic evaluation of your cybersecurity. Based on this, we create a roadmap that helps your organisation gradually increase its security maturity and align cybersecurity with its long-term strategy.

Our commitment extends beyond advice and operational support: our services come with a financial guarantee that, under certain conditions, offers protection of up to €85,000 per incident – reflecting our tangible and proven commitment to your cyber resilience.

Why Cheops?

Every day, Cheops supports hundreds of organisations in protecting their digital environment. We translate this experience into a pragmatic approach that brings together technology, processes and governance. Nothing demonstrates this better than the trust our customers place in us. Their appreciation for our services and expertise is reflected in a Net Promoter Score of 63ⁱᵛ and a customer satisfaction score of 9.34 out of 10.

We are also committed to proving quality and security. Our ISO 27001 certification confirms that information security is embedded in our services and internal operations. As an essential entity under NIS2, we also face the same cyber resilience, governance and compliance requirements as many of our customers – meaning we understand both the technology and governance responsibility for cybersecurity.

i     “Cyber Threat Landscape and Actions Taken in Belgium – 2025”, Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB)

ii    “ENISA Threat Landscape 2025”, ENISA

iii    “Socio-economic study on the cybersecurity sector in Belgium – Second edition”, Agoria

iv   12M rolling, per 8 juni 2026