Canton Zug launches cybersecurity offensive
A National Test Institute for Cyber Security NTC is to be established in the canton of Zug. The government council wants to support the establishment of the institute with 7.55 million Swiss francs.
The canton of Zug invests According to a statement 7.55 million francs in the National Cyber Security. The National Test Institute for Cyber Security (NTC) is to be established in the canton. The government council also plans to apply for a loan of 1.4 million Swiss francs to set up a central cyber security information and contact point for the benefit of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Basic competencies for defense against cyber threats
"The creation of an independent and well-equipped cybersecurity testing institute and a central information and contact point are important cornerstones for defending against threats from cyberspace," says Finance Director Heinz Tännler. The infiltration of ransomware and the subsequent encryption of valuable data to extort ransoms, as well as hidden backdoors in software or hardware to illegally obtain data, are a major threat, says Tännler.
The core tasks of the institutions include, for example, testing networked components, according to the statement. The NTC is building up the necessary capacities in Switzerland (Canton Zug) so that the security and trustworthiness of cyber-physical components can be investigated "independently and in depth". To this end, the NTC is to establish its own testing and research infrastructure and strive for close cooperation with other universities, private providers of security tests and international test centers.
Source: Canton Zug
