The NCSC submits proposals on cybersecurity to the entire Federal Council and the Cyber Committee, draws up legal frameworks for cybersecurity and answers parliamentary procedural requests. The most important completed and current political affairs are detailed here.
Resolutions of the Federal Council on the organisation of the Confederation in the area of cyber-risks
- NCSC to become federal office in DDPS
On 2nd december 2022, the Federal Council decided, based on the growing significance of cybersecurity and the good work done in recent years, that the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) is to become a federal office, located in the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS). It instructed the DDPS, in collaboration with the FDF, to define the structures of the new federal office by end-March 2023.
Press release:
NCSC to become federal office in DDPS
- Reporting obligation for the operators of critical infrastructures
On 2nd december 2022, the Federal Council adopted the dispatch on amending the Information Security Act and submitted it to Parliament. The proposal creates the legal basis for the reporting obligation for the operators of critical infrastructures and defines the tasks of the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC), which is intended to be the central reporting office for cyberattacks.
Press release:
Federal Council submits dispatch on mandatory reporting of cyberattacks on critical infrastructures to Parliament
- Ordinance on protection against cyber-risks
On 27 May 2020, the Federal Council adopted the Ordinance on protection against cyber-risks in the Federal Administration (CyRO). Moreover, it decided to allocate 20 new posts to increase staffing for the implementation of the 2020-2022 national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber-risks (NCS)
Press release: Protection against cyber-risks:
Federal Council approves ordinance and additional staff
- Federal Cybersecurity Delegate
On 14 June 2019, the Federal Council appointed Florian Schütz as the new Federal Cybersecurity Delegate.
Further information:
Federal Cybersecurity Delegate
- Tasks and responsibilities
On 30 January 2019, the Federal Council defined the tasks and responsibilities in the area of cybersecurity and decided to create a cybersecurity competence centre, headed by a new Federal Cybersecurity Delegate.
Further information:
Cybersecurity competence centre organisation
Press release:
Federal Council gives green light for cybersecurity competence centre (in French, German, Italian)
Federal Council resolutions on the implementation of the national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber-risks (NCS)
- Implementation plan for the strategy NCS 2018-2022
On 15 May 2019, the Federal Council adopted the implementation plan for the 2018-2022 national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber-risks (NCS), and thereby made further decisions on the establishment of the cybersecurity competence centre. At the same time, it decided to increase staffing in the area of cyber-risks with further 24 posts.
Further information:
Implementation plan for the national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber-risks
Press release:
Establishment of cybersecurity competence centre one step further
- Strategy NCS 2018-2022
On 18 April 2018, the Federal Council adopted the newly drafted national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber-risks (NCS) for 2018 to 2022.
Press release:
Federal Council adopts second national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber-risks
(in French, German, Italian)
- Strategy NCS 2012-2017
On 27 June 2012, the Federal Council adopted the first national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber-risks (NCS) for 2012 to 2017.
Reports of the Federal Council in response to parliamentary procedural requests
- Security standards for Internet of Things (loT) devices (PDF, 576 kB, 03.12.2020) (available in german and french)
Report of the Federal Council in response to the Glättli postulate (17.4295) of 15.12.2017 and the Reynard postulate (19.3199) of 21.03.2019
- Options for critical infrastructure reporting duties in the case of serious security incidents (PDF, 548 kB, 21.12.2020) (available in german and french)
Report of the Federal Council in response to the Graf-Litscher postulate (17.3475) of 15.06.2017
- Report on the federal organisation for implementing the national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber-risks (PDF, 1 MB, 03.12.2020) (available in german and french)
Report of the Federal Council in response to the Golay postulate (16.4073) of 15.12.2016 and the SPC-N postulate (18.3003) of 22.01.2018 and the Eder motion (17.3508) of 15.06.2017
