1. ETNIC Presentation

ETNIC (Entreprise pour les Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication) is the IT operator of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. As a public interest organization, ETNIC is tasked with designing, developing, maintaining, and evolving information systems and technological infrastructures to serve the administrations and institutions of the FWB.

A central player in the digital transformation of the Belgian French-speaking public sector, ETNIC operates in various fields such as:

• IT infrastructure management (networks, security, data centers, cloud)
• Custom business application development
• Support for digital projects (functional analysis, UX/UI, project management)
• Cybersecurity and data protection
• User support and training

With a constant focus on innovation, performance, and public service, ETNIC regularly collaborates with external partners to strengthen its teams through IT consulting assignments. These collaborations are conducted within an ethical, professional framework and are oriented towards the quality and tangible impact of the solutions delivered.

2. Mission and Activities

Within the “Security & Privacy Operational Taskforce” (SPOT) team, under the supervision of the Information Security Advisor:

Strategic Mission: Implement the NIS2 Program and the associated priority projects:

• Continuity and recovery: Coordinate recovery time objectives (RTO), recovery point objectives (RPO), disaster recovery plans (DRP), and business continuity plans (BCP) as well as their operational implementation.

• Traceability: Coordinate the deployment and integration of advanced traceability capabilities (SIEM, SOAR, SOC) across the organization by uniting and consolidating a centralized approach involving all internal stakeholders.

• Vulnerability Management & SonarQube: Become the central point of contact for vulnerability lifecycle management, relying on ETNIC’s VRM platform and vulnerability governance within the company throughout all phases of projects and production.