National Cyberstrategy (NCS)
M3 Threat situation
Description
In order to assess the threat situation, it is necessary to determine which actors
exploit or could exploit which attack vectors and vulnerabilities. As part of this
process, the threats should also be weighted. The result is an assessment of the
threat situation, on the basis of which the business community, society and
administration can identify and implement their risk-minimising measures in the
most cost-effective and targeted way possible. The threat situation is thus intended
to reveal not only fundamental and broad-impact threats, but also those that are
business- and process-specific.
Background and
need for action
Overview of measure
Switzerland already has periodically updated tactical, operational and strategic
representations of the threat situation in the cyberdomain. These are informed by
observation of threat actors and their actual and potential capabilities, as well as
information about the damage or failures caused by cyberincidents.
Due to the increasing digitalisation of processes in various sectors of the economy,
there is a growing need for threat assessments specific to these sectors. This need
will be met by processing threat-related information in a way that is appropriate for
the target group. Threat-related information will be communicated to companies
and other organisations according to their needs.
Key
actors
Priorities
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Further development of situation monitoring with a focus on those actors who
pose a threat to Switzerland at a tactical, operational and strategic level.
Further development of the assessment and processing of situation-relevant
information. Level-appropriate provision for the business community, society
and administration.
Support for setting up sector-specific information sharing and analysis centres
(ISACs) and establishment of close cooperation to assess specific threat
situations.
Confederation: FIS, NCSC
Cantons: cantonal police corps, cantonal cybersecurity competence centres, IT
offices, NEDIK
Business community/society: private-sector CERTs/SOCs, ISACs, security
service providers, SWITCH
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