M7: Expansion of cooperation between public authorities

Projects

• M7-7.1: Information Security Act – Implementation

  Description
  Implementation of Federal Administration requirements; coordination with the cantons.
  
  Responsibility
  State Secretariat for Security Policy SEPOS
  [e-mail]

  Information
  State Secretariat for Security Policy SEPOS

• M7-7.2: National Cybersecurity Conference

  Description
  Annual conference on the NCS and cybersecurity for authorities and critical infrastructure operators.
  
  Responsibility
  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
  [e-mail]

  Information
  2025 National Cybersecurity Conference: “Cyber resilience: Regulation or personal responsibility?”

• M7-7.3: Cybersecurity Task Force

  Description
  Aims to identify and eliminate vulnerabilities in the areas of self-empowerment, resilience and incident management in Switzerland. Develops minimum standards as well as standardised solutions and best practices so that the Confederation, cantons and communes can act in a coordinated and effective manner when faced with shared cybersecurity challenges.
  
  Responsibility
  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
  [e-mail]

• M7-7.5: Committee "Roundtable on National Cyber Strategy"

  Description
  Management-level roundtable enabling the fast and efficient flow of information.
  
  Responsibility
  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
  [e-mail]

• M7-7.6: Strengthen relations with international authorities

  Description
  Promote regular exchange and strengthen international relations.
  
  Responsibility
  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
  [e-mail]

• M7-7.8: Cyber by Events

  Description
  Ensure that cyber-related issues are consistently considered by participants during events of national, political or strategic importance.
  
  Responsibility
  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
  [e-mail]

• M7-7.9: Harmonisation of cybersecurity in the cantons and specialist authorities

  Description
  The NCSC (TSE) provides specialist knowledge and gives feedback on guidelines and recommendations. This also leads to greater harmonisation of safety requirements across the cantons and a more consistent interpretation of them.
  
  Responsibility
  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
  [e-mail]

• M7-7.10: Cyber Security Vocabulary Exchange: glossary

  Description
  Shares terms and information to harmonise the TERMDAT database and thereby improve the overall quality of cyber-related translations within the Federal Administration.

  Responsibility
  National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
  [e-mail]