National strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber risks 2018-2022 4.7 Prosecution Description An important step in the fight against cybercrime is the creation of a comprehensive national case overview. A consolidated concept developed together with the cantons is available for this purpose. Measures have also been defined for the uniform compilation, coordination and dissemination of situation information; police measures have been specified to determine local and material jurisdiction; and phenomenon-specific compilation and analysis of cybercrime data has been introduced. However, the national case overview and intercantonal case coordination are only two partial aspects of the challenge of cybercrime. Important aspects such as the actual investigations, national structures, and level-appropriate training still need to be clarified. For that reason, the Conference of Cantonal Police Commanders of Switzerland (CCPCS) is drawing up a national catalogue of measures on cybercrime and IT forensics. This catalogue addresses the organisational and infrastructural issues in their entirety, along with allocation of the necessary resources. Objectives and need for action The digital infrastructure available over the internet opens up new possibilities for potential criminals with enormous damage potential for society and the economy. There are hardly any time or space restrictions on criminal offences anymore. Cybercrime crosses territorial boundaries in a highly dynamic process with short innovation cycles. The greater the digital connectedness, the greater the risk that cyber incidents will start in the virtual world but have a damaging impact in the real world. Against the backdrop of this development, there is an urgent need to look for new approaches in prosecution as well. The aim is to improve interoperability and responsiveness throughout Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, as well as to coordinate specialist, technical and personnel competencies effectively without a reallocation of powers between the various authorities and levels of government. Background Overview of sphere of action The CCPCS's national catalogue of measures for combating cybercrime and its implementation plan are intended to cover all aspects of the fight against cybercrime (case overview, case coordination, training, investigation) and show what steps are being taken to implement the measures and concepts. Measures 18) Picture of the cybercrime situation The federal government (fedpol) and the cantons (CCPCS) examine and design the technical framework for the development of a national real-time picture of the cybercrime situation for policing purposes. This work is carried out in cooperation with the Harmonisation of Police Information Technology (HPI) programme. 21