Belgian Anti-Phishing Shield
The Belgian Anti-Phishing Shield (BAPS) is a Centre for Cyber Security Belgium (CCB) initiative. It warns internet users when they are browsing fraudulent or malicious websites.
When users visit these sites, BAPS redirects them to a warning page. This action is taken at the Belgian DNS level, following a thorough analysis of the site by the CCB.
Each time a user clicks on a link, a DNS request is sent to the internet service provider (ISP). Using BAPS protection, the ISP's DNS server compares the requested website against a list of malicious sites. If a match is found, the user is automatically redirected to a warning page.
- The CCB receives information about potentially malicious sites
- Analysis of potentially malicious websites
- The list of malicious websites is transmitted to ISPs
- User clicks on malicious website
- The ISP checks if the site that is the subject of the DNS request is on the list of malicious websites
- Warning page
- The Internet user does not visit the malicious site.