CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY BELGIUM 2.0 – 2021-2025 investigating judges and sitting magistrates with an interest in cybersecurity and cybercrime and who are following an aligned training path for this purpose. These magistrates are supported by specialized internal networks within which they can exchange and discuss experiences, problems and best practices. The investigation and prosecution activities of the judiciary must be guided by an extensive policy on cyber crime. 3.4.4 Develop an appropriate defence capability The internet is increasingly becoming a target and a tool in international conflicts. All NATO heads of state and government have declared that cyberspace should be considered a new operational domain (in addition to the classic land, air and maritime domains) in which military and intelligence operations can be conducted. Adversaries use every opportunity in and across cyberspace to strengthen their information position, to disrupt our civilian and military systems, and to undermine confidence in the information that supports our operations. The further expansion of cyber capabilities within the General Information and Security Service (ADIV/SGRS) and the Ministry of Defence is therefore one of the priorities in the policy paper of the Minister of Defence and in the Strategic Plan of Defence. It should also eventually lead to the creation of a fifth component that will focus specifically on the cyber threat. The objective is twofold: a better understanding of and protection against the cyber threat, and a better understanding of the opportunities. The cyber strategy of the Ministry of Defence sets out these objectives in concrete terms. Moreover, this component will have an important dual character in support of society in case of (hybrid) crises. 3.4.5 Attribution Identifying and attributing a cyberattack to a particular person, group or state plays an increasingly important role in world politics. The discussion around the need and possible international coordination of the attribution of a cyberattack is high on the international agenda of NATO, EU and UN, among others. Attribution, however, remains a political and sovereign decision with a major impact on foreign policy. A possible attribution will therefore be thoroughly analyzed and decided through a coordinated national procedure. For this, capacity building is crucial. 29