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SWITCH-CERT enjoys a unique position in Switzerland and has the experience needed to make this collaboration possible: Neutral : A neutral position and high transparency as a foundation funded by the Swiss Confederation and the university cantons Trusted : A position of trust in the Swiss security community and close cooperation with relevant organisations in the private and public sectors, e.

MELANI Experienced : year record of success in creating and supporting communities at the highest level of trust Connected : Around ten years of success in moderating cooperation and sharing experience within a group of Swiss banks, some of which are classed as systemically important Pioneers : A pioneering role in collating and sharing high-quality, locally relevant threat intelligence Up to date : Threat intelligence processed and enhanced in tactical, operational and strategic terms Partner : SWITCH-CERT is an active member of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams FIRST and was the second team to receive full Trusted Introducer TI certification.

Download Brochure. Security Awareness. Further info. Security Blog Twitter. Certified Member. This work is done in the background by special DNS servers and remains unseen by most users. They simply type switch. Each domain name is entered, together with the holder's contact details, into a central register that provides the basis for operating the DNS servers and the Whois server, which runs a public tool for checking who is the holder of a given domain name.

Whois information can be found at nic. Switzerland's Federal Council has placed the Internet on its list of "critical infrastructures", together with electricity, oil and water supplies, railways, roads and the banking system.

Though invisible, the DNS for. It must meet the very highest standards of security and stability. Read more in our story "Reliability doesn't happen by accident". SWITCH's resale partners, known as registrars, are responsible for selling domain names to customers.

All media releases. Jul 15, A quantum leap in cybersecurity The Swiss education, research and innovation community depends on secure data transfer. Dec 10, Management of the. Mar 28, One in seven have been a victim of cyber attacks About one million people in Switzerland have already been affected by an attack via the Internet.

May 19, 30 years of. Contact for media representatives.