CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY BELGIUM 2.0 – 2021-2025 It is very important to assess the risks and establish the necessary security before deploying new technologies. The speed in development and adoption of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, blockchain, and smart meters & grids makes appropriate evaluation of (and protection against) all risks challenging. 2.2.3 War for Talent With the digital transformation and the adoption of new technologies, there is also a rise in misuse of these systems. It is therefore important as an organization to invest in recruiting IT profiles, as well as IT security profiles. However, there is a lack of cybersecurity talent in the job market. There are few courses where cybersecurity is a (major) component. Often it is taught as an ancillary subject, so little knowledge of it is gained or transferred in practice. Therefore, there is a clear shortage of cybersecurity professionals. As a result, many organizations will not be able to fill these positions or will fill them with other profiles. The challenge of finding competent and reliable employees obviously goes hand in hand with the internal threat (“the insider threat”). 19