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.
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 furhter 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.
Resolutions of the Federal Council on the organisation of the Confederation in the area of cyber-risks
- 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)
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
