Federal Criminal Police (FCP) The FCP is the Confederation's investigating authority. Its area of responsibility includes criminal and judicial police tasks that serve to identify, combat and prosecute any offences committed. It is also responsible for ensuring cooperation between domestic and foreign partners and in particular pursues technical developments in the area of cybercrime. It ensures that technical and forensic expertise is maintained and developed in this field. The FCP serves as judicial police if an incident occurs under the jurisdiction of the Federal Administration. If the responsibility of the Confederation or a canton has not yet been clarified, it can conduct preliminary investigations. It also acts as coordinator for cases concerning several cantons. Cybercrime Coordination Unit Switzerland (CYCO) CYCO is a unit that is managed jointly by the Confederation and the cantons and is responsible for detecting Internet offences in good time, preventing redundancies in prosecution and analysing Internet crime 10. It is part of fedpol. It is the central contact point for persons wishing to report suspicious Internet content. After a preliminary check and data backup, the reports are passed on to the competent law enforcement authorities in Switzerland and abroad. CYCO is at the disposal of the general public, authorities and Internet service providers for criminal, legal and technical questions relating to Internet crime. It also actively monitors the net for criminal content, e.g. in the field of crimes against children and economic crime (credit card fraud, e-mail phishing, etc.). Moreover, it is responsible for developing investigation techniques and – with the support of the cantons and the federal authorities active in this area – for gaining a nationwide overview of proceedings and monitoring the development of legislation regarding Internet crime. It is also the contact point for foreign units with similar duties. Together with MELANI, CYCO ensures the exchange of cyber-relevant information between law enforcement authorities and the intelligence service. International Police Cooperation (IPC) Among other things, the IPC is responsible for contacts with national and international partners that are cultivated via fedpol's Operations Centre. It is also responsible for strategic and operational cooperation with international police units and organisations (EUROPOL, INTERPOL, UN, OSCE, Council of Europe). Operations Centre of the Federal Office of Police The Operations Centre of the Federal Office of Police is the permanent contact point for foreign authorities. Among other things, it supports national and international criminal investigations in cases of computer crime. The contact point can take no measures itself in the areas of legal advice, mutual assistance, collection of evidence, data back-up or criminal investigation. However, as contact point, its mission is to facilitate contact between the competent authorities in Switzerland (in particular CYCO) and abroad. Strategic Cooperation 10 Cf. the administrative agreement for a coordinated approach to combating Internet crime of 19 December 2001 and rules of procedure for the Cybercrime Coordination Unit Switzerland (CYCO) of 30 March 2011. 16/42