What are the five strategic goals of Switzerland's National Cyberstrategy (NCS)?

Self-empowerment; secure & available digital services/infrastructure; effective detection/prevention/response; effective prosecution of cybercrime; and a leading role in international cooperation.

The Swiss Nationale Cyberstrategie (NCS) organizes the country's approach around five goals:

1. Self-empowerment (Selbstbefähigung) — enabling people and organizations to protect themselves.
2. Secure and available digital services and infrastructure.
3. Effective detection, prevention, handling, and defense against cyber attacks.
4. Effective combating and prosecution of cybercrime.
5. A leading role in international cooperation.

These illustrate strategy-vs-tactics at national scale: the goals are the strategy; the concrete measures under each (CERTs, laws, awareness campaigns, partnerships) are the tactics.

Tip: Note the breadth — it's not just "build defenses" (goal 3). Self-empowerment (1), law enforcement (4), and diplomacy (5) recognize that national cyber security is a societal effort, not purely technical. The NCS is run by the Swiss NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre).

Go deeper:

• Nationale Cyberstrategie NCS (NCSC / admin.ch) — the official Swiss source for the strategy's goals, measures and steering committee.