National Cyberstrategy (NCS) 3.4 Measures for the objective "Effective combating and prosecution of cybercrime" The digital infrastructure available over the internet opens up new possibilities for potential criminals with great potential for damage to society and the economy. Cybercrime crosses territorial boundaries in a highly dynamic process with short innovation cycles. The greater the digital connectedness, the greater the risk that cyberincidents will start in the virtual world but have a damaging impact in the real world. Against the backdrop of this development, it is important to further improve interoperability and responsiveness throughout Switzerland and in cooperation with international partners, as well as to coordinate specialist, technical and personnel skills effectively without a reallocation of powers between the various authorities and levels of government. M12 Expansion of cooperation between prosecution authorities Background and need for action Description Overview of measure Cooperation between the Confederation and cantons and between the cantons in the prosecution of cybercriminals is to be further expanded. This is key to efficient and effective prosecution. Such cooperation already takes place as far as the law allows, in particular via the Digital Crime Investigation Support Network (NEDIK), but must be consolidated and further developed. This also means examining what adjustments to the legal foundations are required to enable this. Cooperation can be enhanced by various additional measures. If joint procedures are defined and processes are standardised, this already creates a basis for easier cooperation. In the case of specialised skills that are difficult to obtain (in digital forensics, for example), direct communication between specialists or even a regional pooling of expertise may be very helpful, including with regard to a coordinated training offer. International cooperation, which is crucial for criminal prosecution, is to be further strengthened, with a particular focus on collaboration with Europol. The Cyberboard is a coordination and cooperation platform for combating cybercrime, on which all major actors are represented. It coordinates case processing, allows prosecution authorities to share information about known modi operandi in Switzerland, typical cases and situations, identifies links, and if necessary examines and initiates measures to improve existing processes. Within the framework of the Cyberboard, the Cyber-CASE is intended to facilitate the sharing of information and knowledge among specialists from the public prosecutor's offices and investigative authorities at three to four meetings each year. The Cyberboard is to be further strengthened. Cooperation between cantonal police forces is being strengthened via NEDIK and the regional Cyber Competence Centre (RC3). Regular coordination on strategic and operational issues takes place via NEDIK. The good cooperation that already exists thanks to these bodies should be further expanded. This can now be promoted specifically in areas where the greatest benefit can be achieved. The local jurisdiction rules of the Criminal Procedure Code make it harder to prosecute cybercrime. The creation of a legal basis for national data exchange must therefore be examined as a matter of urgency. 28