- Introduction of the Cyber Risks Ordinance (CyberRV) creates an interdepartmental legal basis and specifies responsibilities for cyber security in the Federal Administration.
- Regulation of tasks and competencies for the Cyber Core Group, NCS Steering Committee, Cyber Security Delegate and the NCSC.
The Federal Council has approved the Ordinance on the Organization of the Confederation for Protection against Cyber Risks (CyRV), which will enter into force on July 1, 2020:
From the explanatory notes:
The Ordinance on Protection against Cyber Risks in the Federal Administration (Cyber Risks Ordinance, CyberRV) creates the legal basis for the interdepartmental organization of the Confederation for protection against cyber risks and specifies the responsibilities for the area of cyber security. In particular, the tasks and competencies of the newly created interdepartmental bodies “Core group cyber” and “Steering Committee of the National Strategy for the Protection of Switzerland against Cyber Risks (NCS)”, the function of the or the Delegates from the federal cybersecurity community and the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC). regulated. It replaces the competencies and responsibilities in the area of IT security previously set out in the Ordinance on IT and Telecommunications in the Federal Administration (BinfV).