Progress in strengthening cybersecurity
Bern, 20.05.2026 — Switzerland is making progress in strengthening cybersecurity. The latest report on the implementation of the National Cyberstrategy (NCS) documents the status of work in 2025 and shows that projects are moving forward. The report also sets out the measures being taken in response to the growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field of cybersecurity. The Federal Council was informed of the report at its meeting on 20 May 2026.
Implementation of the National Cyberstrategy (NCS) continued in 2025 in a challenging geopolitical environment. The report by the NCS Steering Committee (NCS SC) documents developments in all five strategic objectives: empowering the public; ensuring the security of digital services and critical infrastructure; defending against and managing cyberattacks; combating cybercrime; and strengthening international cooperation. In the year under review, the NCS portfolio comprised more than 90 projects involving over 70 implementation partners.
One of the report's key areas of focus is artificial intelligence (AI), which is having an increasing impact on the strategic objectives. AI is changing both the threat landscape and the options available for defence. The report outlines how the relevant bodies have responded to AI-assisted attacks and how AI is being used specifically to strengthen cyberdefence. In 2025, AI-related research and development projects were launched and measures to raise awareness of the misuse of AI were stepped up. By ratifying the Council of Europe Convention on AI, the Federal Council has also established important regulatory safeguards.
Protection of critical infrastructure expanded
Since the obligation to report cyberattacks on critical infrastructure came into force on 1 April 2025, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has received 222 reports. These reports improve the national assessment of the cybersituation and enable a coordinated response to threats. At the same time, specialised cybersecurity centres in the healthcare, financial and rail sectors were further expanded and developed. The Cyber Security Hub, as a central platform for exchange, now connects more than 1,600 organisations and around 6,000 users. The Federal Administration's bug bounty programme and other vulnerability management initiatives were continued.
Education, awareness-raising and combating cybercrime
Programmes 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, businesses and authorities. In law enforcement, bodies such as Cyber-CASE, Cyber-STRAT and NEDIK improve information-sharing and enable digital crimes to be processed more quickly. At an international level, Switzerland has strengthened Geneva's position as a cyberhub by holding events such as Geneva Cyber Week and the Global Conference on Cyber Capacity Building. The country has also been actively involved in UN and OSCE processes.
The report was prepared by NCS SC in collaboration with the NCSC. The NCS SC informs the Federal Council, the cantons and the public each year about the status of implementation.