BERN, Switzerland, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today the Global
Cyber Alliance (GCA) in partnership with ICTswitzerland and the
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) is launching the Swiss
version of the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Small Business.
The toolkit provides companies with effective tools free of charge,
including instructions for safe use on the Internet and complements
the new edition of the Cybersecurity quick check for SME (small to
medium-sized enterprises), which is also published today. The
internationally proven toolkit has been translated into German and
makes an important contribution to the implementation of the
National strategy for Switzerland's protection against cyber risks
(NCS).
With the support of ICTswitzerland, the umbrella organization of
the digital economy and SATW, GCA is today launching the German
language version of the internationally proven GCA Cybersecurity
Toolkit for Small Business1. The toolkit is a platform
that provides small businesses with free online tools and practical
instruction for working securely online.
The GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Small Business complements the
new edition of the Cybersecurity quick check for SME, which is also
launched today. Since the end of 2018, the Cybersecurity quick
check for SME has provided companies with a tool to better assess
their own cyber risk and identify security gaps. Under the
direction of SATW, the user-friendliness of the quick check has now
been revised, and the test has been better adapted to the needs of
SME. As a next step, the Cybersecurity Toolkit for Small
Business now offers practical solutions for companies. By
implementing the controls and best practices described in the
toolkit, they can protect themselves against more than 85% of the
most common attacks. "In combination, the quick check and the
toolkit make an important contribution to the implementation of the
National strategy for Switzerland's protection against cyber risks
(NCS)," says Florian Schütz, the federal Cybersecurity Delegate.
"In order to achieve the goal of a cyber-resilient Switzerland, it is crucial that we also adapt
internationally proven solutions such as the GCA Cybersecurity
Toolkit for Switzerland."
The partnership with ICTswitzerland and SATW is also an
important opportunity for GCA to expand its global presence.
Klara Jordan, GCA Executive Director
for the European Union and Africa,
explains, "The launch of the Swiss version of the toolkit marks the
first milestone in the partnership between GCA, ICTswitzerland, and
SATW and is an important step towards increasing resilience and
awareness of cyber risks across the SME sector. The collaboration
brings us one step closer to our goal of helping small businesses
worldwide protect themselves against the ever-increasing risks from
cyberspace."
Nicola Staub, Public Prosecutor
for cybercrime and Ambassador of GCA adds, "As the initiator of the
partnership, I am enthusiastic about the constructive cooperation
and the quick result. The toolkit makes a significant contribution
to the prevention of cybercrime in small businesses."
For more information, contact:
Andreas Kaelin, CEO ICTswitzerland
Tel. +41 31 311 62 45 │ andreas.kaelin@ictswitzerland.ch
Klara Jordan, Executive Director,
EU and Africa, Global Cyber
Alliance
Tel. +49 15227706493 | kjordan@globalcyberalliance.org
Aimee Larsen Kirkpatrick, Global
Communications Officer, Global Cyber Alliance
alkirkpatrick@globalcyberalliance.org
Nicole Wettstein, Programm
Manager Cybersecurity SATW
Tel. +41 44 226 50 13 | nicole.wettstein@satw.ch
About ICTswitzerland
ICTswitzerland is the umbrella
organisation for the digital economy. Founded in 1980, the
organisation brings together 32 large and medium enterprises, along
with 21 associations. ICTswitzerland represents their interests
towards the general public, the authorities and other associations,
and aims to promote and develop digital technologies, and the
education and further training of ICT specialists. ICTswitzerland
is also committed to the identification and prevention of
cyber-risks. In Switzerland, a
total of about 200,000 ICT specialists are employed throughout all
the business sectors and in public administration (2017). With a
gross value of CHF 29.7 billion in
2015, the ICT core sector is Switzerland's seventh-largest industry.
www.ictswitzerland.ch/en/
About the Global Cyber Alliance
The Global Cyber
Alliance (GCA) is an international, cross-sector effort dedicated
to eradicating cyber risk and improving our connected world. We
achieve our mission by uniting global communities, implementing
concrete solutions, and measuring the effect. GCA, a non-profit,
was founded in 2015 in partnership between the Manhattan District Attorney, the Center for
Internet Security, and the City of
London Police. www.globalcyberalliance.org
The Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)
The
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) is the most important
network of technology-related experts in Switzerland and maintains contact with the
highest scientific, political and industrial bodies in Switzerland. The network comprises selected
individual members, member organisations and experts. The SATW
operates on behalf of the Swiss Federal Government to identify
relevant technological developments and informs politicians and the
general public about their significance and consequences. As a
specialist organisation with high credibility, it conveys
independent, objective and comprehensive information about
technology to act as the basis for well-founded opinion-forming. It
is politically independent and non-commercial. www.satw.ch
1 The French version of the GCA Cybersecurity
Toolkit is available at the following link:
gcatoolkit.org/fr/petites-entreprises
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