Technical focus

The reports explore various topical issues relating to incidents and developments in information and communication technologies (ICT) and will address the corresponding set of problems and put them in a major context.

The Cyber Security Hub (CSH) is an important information system of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). It is used to share and manage information on cyber threats, cyber incidents and cybersecurity practices.

The Government Computer Emergency Response Team (GovCERT) is the national specialist service responsible for the technical management of cyberincidents and technical analysis of cyberthreats. It supports critical infrastructure operators, the public sector and the Swiss business location with technical information on current cyberthreats and with the management of cyberincidents. GovCERT also works in close collaboration with the police authorities. This cooperation covers both the exchange of information and support with technical analyses.

In case of cybersecurity problems in a company or organisation, it is very important to quickly inform the relevant security contact. Often, however, these contacts are not easy to find on websites, or are not even listed. The "security.txt" standard provides a way to publish the security contact of an organisation or company in a uniform way, thus making it quicker to find.

Under this heading, the NCSC publishes short statements on selected topics that are related to IT security and are of general interest.

The National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) is part of the global network for the management of IT system vulnerabilities. This means that the NCSC, as a specialist body, is permitted to assign a unique identification number to reported vulnerabilities in accordance with the international reference system. The NCSC has been authorised to do so by the competent independent US organisation, MITRE.

In order to increase its cyber security and reduce cyber risks effectively and cost-efficiently, the Federal Administration runs bug bounty programmes under the leadership of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and in cooperation with other administrative units and Bug Bounty Switzerland AG.