What characterizes the "Informationssicherheitshandbuch für die Praxis" (sihb.ch), and who is it aimed at?

A deliberately pragmatic Swiss security handbook for SMEs — nicknamed the "Betty Bossi of information security".

(Betty Bossi is Switzerland's famous easy-recipes cookbook brand — the analogy: simple, proven recipes instead of haute cuisine.)

Aimed at KMU and KMV (small/medium enterprises and associations) that lack a security team, it offers:

• Practical tips for everyday security handling rather than formal requirements
• An analysis tool for a "FirstCut" — a quick initial assessment of where you stand
• Ready-to-use checklists and templates
• Focus on the essentials, with explicit "Mut zur Lücke" — "courage to leave gaps": consciously not covering everything, because an SME that tries to implement all of ISO 27001 will implement none of it

Why this matters: it completes the spectrum of rigor — ISO 27001 (certifiable ISMS) → BSI Grundschutz / IKT Minimalstandard (structured catalogs) → sihb.ch (pragmatic minimum for the small shop). Right-sizing the framework to the organization is the skill.