SWITCH: Stepping up measures against cybercrime

SWITCH operates a Computer Emergency Response Team (SWITCH-CERT), which not only protects Swiss universities, but Switzerland's Internet presence in general, from attacks from cyberspace. "Our team of experts has been collaborating with leading financial service providers, the government and specialists from around the world for years", said Dr Serge Droz, director of SWITCH-CERT. "We do everything possible to protect Swiss Internet addresses from abuse."

When alerted by the authorities, SWITCH-CERT immediately blocks Internet addresses that could be misused for phishing or disseminating malware. The Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM) has approved the MELANI Reporting and Analysis Centre for Information Assurance, which is authorised to request that SWITCH block addresses. The foundations for these measures lie in the Swiss Ordinance on Addressing Resources in the Telecommunications Sector (Verordnung über die Adressierungselemente im Fernmeldebereich – AEFV).


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