National strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber risks – NCS implementation plan Existing Strategic Leadership Exercise (SLE) bodies/processes/concepts Security Network Exercise (SNE) Strategic Cyber Pact overall exercise of the DDPS Participation in international exercises Measure implementation projects 1. Creation of the foundations for crisis exercises with cyber aspects 2. Performance of sector-specific exercises 3. Inclusion of cyber aspects in interdisciplinary crisis exercises Implementation projects 1. Creation of the foundations for crisis exercises with cyber aspects Project description An overview will be compiled of existing and planned national and international crisis exercises with cyber aspects in selected sub-sectors, and an analysis will be made of which additional exercises are necessary. In addition, systematic expertise regarding scenarios for exercises with cyber aspects will be developed. Responsibility Cyber Security Competence Centre, GS-DDPS with the involvement of universities Milestones Q1/2020: Inventory of existing and planned national and international crisis exercises with cyber aspects Q2/2020: Expertise regarding scenarios and exercises with cyber aspects built up Q3/2020: Analysis of prioritisation and the need for further exercises 2. Performance of sector-specific exercises Project description Performance of specific crisis exercises with cyber aspects in high-risk sub-sectors Responsibility Specialist offices of the sectors and FINMA for the financial sector, with technical support from the GS-DDPS and coordination by the Cyber Security Competence Centre in cooperation with the FOCP/FONES Milestones Q4/2019: Needs analysis for sector-specific crisis exercises completed Q2/2020: Roadmap and responsibilities clarified with the partners involved Q3/2020: Crisis exercise concept(s) (type, objectives, participants, infrastructure, steering, scenario, etc.) developed with identified sectors or their representatives Q3/2021: Sector-specific exercises carried out and documented 47/79