Enhanced cybersecurity cooperation in the financial sector: NCSC and Swiss FS-CSC strengthen partnership
Bern, 11. Juni 2025 – Das Bundesamt für Cybersicherheit (BACS) und das Swiss Financial Sector Cyber Security Centre (Swiss FS-CSC) vertiefen ihre Zusammenarbeit, um die Cybersicherheit im Schweizer Finanzsektor weiter und nachhaltig zu stärken. Mit der Kooperationsvereinbarung bündeln sie ihre Kräfte und setzen gemeinsam gezielte Massnahmen gegen wachsende Cyberbedrohungen um.
Switzerland’s financial centre ranks amongst the world’s most significant. A successful cyberattack could inflict severe economic damage on individual institutions while undermining confidence in the entire financial centre’s operational integrity. Given these risks, coordinated efforts between federal authorities and the financial sector are essential. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Swiss Financial Sector Cyber Security Centre (Swiss FS-CSC) have therefore enhanced their existing partnership through cooperation agreement. This partnership facilitates structured information sharing on threats, risks, methodologies and emerging trends in cybersecurity, strengthening the financial sector’s resilience and enhancing targeted protection of critical infrastructure.
New agreement reinforces financial sector cybersecurity cooperation
The agreement enables selected Swiss FS-CSC analysts to access sector-specific intelligence held by the NCSC. This intelligence supports the development of financial market analyses, identification of emerging attack vectors and threat patterns, and production of comprehensive sector situation reports.
These findings will be shared with Swiss FS-CSC members and published through the NCSC’s national Cyber Security Hub (CSH).
Partnership designed for flexible expansion
The new partnership adopts a modular approach and is open to gradual development in order to optimally integrate the financial sector’s future needs.
The agreement was signed by Florian Schütz, Director of the NCSC, August Benz, President of the Swiss FS-CSC, and Alexandra Arni, Executive Officer of the Swiss FS-CSC.
