Progress in strengthening cyber security

The implementation of the National Cyber Strategy (NCS) continued in 2025 in a geopolitically challenging environment. The implementation report of the NCS Steering Committee (NCS Steering Committee) documents the progress made in all five strategic objectives (empowering the population, security of digital services and critical infrastructure, defense against and management of cyberattacks, combating cybercrime and international cooperation). In the reporting year, the NCS portfolio comprised over 90 projects supported by more than 70 implementation partners.

The report also focuses on the use of artificial intelligence (AI), which is increasingly influencing strategic objectives: it is changing the threat situation as well as the possibilities for defense. The report sets out the measures with which the responsible authorities are responding to AI-supported attacks and how AI is to be used specifically for cyber defense. In 2025, AI-related research and development projects were launched and awareness-raising measures on the misuse of AI were intensified. By ratifying the Council of Europe's AI Convention, the Federal Council has also set important regulatory guidelines.

Critical infrastructure protection expanded

Since the reporting obligation for cyberattacks on critical infrastructure came into force on April 1, 2025, the Federal Office for Cybersecurity (BACS) has received 222 reports. They improve the national assessment of the situation and enable a coordinated response to threats. At the same time, specialized cyber security centres in the healthcare, financial and rail sectors were further expanded and developed. As a central exchange platform, the Cyber Security Hub now connects over 1,600 organizations and around 6,000 users. The federal government's bug bounty program and other vulnerability management initiatives were continued.

Education, awareness-raising and combating cybercrime

Programs such as the Cyber-Defence Campus Fellowship, the Cyber Startup Challenge and the national S-U-P-E-R.ch campaign strengthen the skills of the public, companies and authorities. In law enforcement, bodies such as Cyber-CASE, Cyber-STRAT and NEDIK improve the exchange of information and enable digital crimes to be processed more quickly. Internationally, Switzerland strengthened Geneva as a cyber location with events such as the «Geneva Cyber Week» and the «Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building» and was involved in UN and OSCE processes.

The report was compiled by the StA NCS in collaboration with the BACS. The StA NCS informs the Federal Council, cantons and the public annually about the status of implementation.

Source: ncsc.admin.ch