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Swiss Industry Cybersecurity Association

Col­lect­ive cyber
resi­li­ence
for the Swiss industry.

SWICYBA brings togeth­er large Swiss indus­tri­al and com­mer­cial organ­iz­a­tions to address com­mon cyber­se­cur­ity chal­lenges col­lab­or­at­ively and pro­act­ively.

 

The asso­ci­ation pro­motes a com­munity-based approach to cyber resi­li­ence built on trust, col­lab­or­a­tion, and mutu­al sup­port.

member organizations

industries

exchange groups

founded

01 — About

About the Association

SWICYBA is a non-profit asso­ci­ation that aims to strengthen cyber resi­li­ence through trus­ted col­lab­or­a­tion and cooper­a­tion among its mem­bers.

Foun­ded in Decem­ber 2022 by nine large enter­prises headquartered in Switzer­land, SWICYBA cur­rently com­prises 16 mem­ber organ­iz­a­tions across eight indus­tries: lux­ury goods, chem­ic­als, food, phar­ma­ceut­ic­als, indus­tri­al, retail, tour­ism, and pack­aging.

↓ SWICYBA factsheet (PDF)

Trust & Confidentiality

Open exchange rooted in mutu­al trust and strict con­fid­en­ti­al­ity among peers.

Collaboration

Peer-to-peer dia­logue across three inter­con­nec­ted exchange groups.

Cyber Resilience

Strength­en­ing col­lect­ive defense against emer­ging cyber threats.

Independence

A mem­ber-driv­en com­munity — no con­sult­ants or vendors at the table.

Our vis­ion is to be a lead­ing voice and trus­ted part­ner in the Swiss cyber­se­cur­ity com­munity, cham­pi­on­ing the interests of Swiss indus­tri­al com­pan­ies and shap­ing a resi­li­ent and innov­at­ive cyber­se­cur­ity land­scape for the Swiss indus­tri­al sec­tors.

Éric Nic­olas
Chair­man SWICYBA

02 — Groups & Com­munit­ies

Collaboration is key

Mem­ber organ­iz­a­tions act­ively engage on com­mon cyber­se­cur­ity top­ics through open inform­a­tion exchange rooted in mutu­al trust and strict con­fid­en­ti­al­ity.

To foster mean­ing­ful peer col­lab­or­a­tion, SWICYBA offers three inter­con­nec­ted exchange groups that remain in con­tinu­ous dia­logue with one anoth­er:

C‑Level Group

Seni­or rep­res­ent­at­ives from mem­ber organ­iz­a­tions, togeth­er with the Dir­ect­or of the Swiss NCSC.

CISO Group

The Chief Inform­a­tion Secur­ity Officers — or equi­val­ent lead­ers — of mem­ber organ­iz­a­tions.

Technical Group

Cyber­se­cur­ity experts from mem­ber organ­iz­a­tions, typ­ic­ally SOC man­agers and secur­ity archi­tects.

The three groups remain in con­tinu­ous dia­logue with one anoth­er

03 — Mem­bers

A trusted network of peers

SWICYBA brings togeth­er a selec­ted group of mid-sized to large com­pan­ies headquartered in Switzer­land with inter­na­tion­al activ­it­ies and an indus­tri­al or com­mer­cial back­ground.

What unites SWICYBA members

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    A shared com­mit­ment to trust, open inform­a­tion exchange, and col­lab­or­a­tion
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    Strong engage­ment in strength­en­ing col­lect­ive cyber resi­li­ence
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    Hands-on col­lab­or­a­tion among cyber­se­cur­ity lead­ers and experts
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    Act­ive con­tri­bu­tion of expert­ise, insights, and real-world exper­i­ences
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    Close peer rela­tion­ships enabled by a lim­ited num­ber of selec­ted mem­ber organ­iz­a­tions
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    An inde­pend­ent exchange envir­on­ment without con­sult­ants or vendors at the table
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We have sup­por­ted SWICYBA since its incep­tion, and we will con­tin­ue this part­ner­ship as it advances its role in line with the sec­tor­al Cyber Secur­ity Centre (CSC) mod­el. We value SWICYBA’s increas­ing sup­port for key industry act­ors and its con­tri­bu­tion to the cyber resi­li­ence of the Swiss eco­nomy.

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Flori­an Schütz
Dir­ect­or NCSC
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Col­lab­or­a­tion and open exchange is key to strength­en­ing the cyber resi­li­ence of each indi­vidu­al organ­iz­a­tion. The trust­worthy exchange of know­ledge and insights is instru­ment­al for our mem­ber firms.

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Sven Wild­ner
Vice-Chair­man SWICYBA

04 — Ser­vice

Much more than exchange – active collaboration

SWICYBA provides a trus­ted for­um for col­lab­or­a­tion and col­lect­ive cyber resi­li­ence, help­ing mem­ber organ­iz­a­tions strengthen their cyber­se­cur­ity cap­ab­il­it­ies through peer exchange and hands-on cooper­a­tion. Mem­bers bene­fit from:

Trusted Exchange photo
Trusted Exchange photo
Trusted Exchange photo

01

Trus­ted and con­fid­en­tial exchange of action­able cyber threat intel­li­gence, incid­ent insights, and peer exper­i­ences across stra­tegic, tac­tic­al, and oper­a­tion­al levels.

02

Enhanced under­stand­ing of attack­er beha­vi­or, emer­ging cyber threats, geo­pol­it­ic­al devel­op­ments, tech­no­logy trends, and future cyber­se­cur­ity chal­lenges.

03

Reg­u­lar brief­ings, present­a­tions, and dir­ect exchanges with lead­ing cyber­se­cur­ity experts, aca­demia, industry spe­cial­ists, and the Swiss Nation­al Cyber Secur­ity Centre (NCSC).

Pre­vi­ous speak­ers include cyber experts from the CSSA, Cyber Defence Cam­pus, Char­lotte Lind­sey Con­sult­ing, Geneva can­ton­al police, GCSP, NCSC, NZZ, ZHAW

04

A close and trus­ted net­work built on a care­fully selec­ted and lim­ited num­ber of mem­ber com­pan­ies with strong engage­ment from mem­ber rep­res­ent­at­ives.

05

Hands-on col­lab­or­a­tion among cyber­se­cur­ity experts through peer dia­logue, bench­mark­ing, and prac­tic­al cap­ab­il­ity build­ing.

06

An inde­pend­ent, invit­a­tion-only exchange envir­on­ment without con­sult­ants or vendors.

07

A priv­ileged rela­tion­ship with the Swiss NCSC, includ­ing access to selec­ted NCSC ser­vices reserved for crit­ic­al infra­struc­ture oper­at­ors.

05 — Mile­stone

Four years in the making

Dec 2022

SWICYBA established

Found­a­tion of SWICYBA with eight found­ing mem­bers.
2023

Federal Councillor meeting

SWICYBA Board meet­ing with Fed­er­al Coun­cil­lor Amherd.

2024

Federal Chancellery meeting

SWICYBA meet­ing with Fed­er­al Chan­cel­lor Thurnherr.

2024

NCS strategic partner

SWICYBA Chair­man elec­ted to the Swiss Nation­al Cyber­strategy Steer­ing Com­mit­tee.

2025

SWICYBA @ digitalswitzerland

Par­ti­cip­a­tion at the digit­alswitzer­land Cyber­se­cur­ity Com­mit­tee meet­ing.

2025

Technical Group launched

Launch of the Tech­nic­al Group and first joint C‑Level & CISO Group meet­ing.

2026

SWICYBA @ WEF

Par­ti­cip­a­tion in the NCSC WEF event.

2026

SWICYBA meets academia

First “SWICYBA meets academy & research day” with EPFL.

06 — Asso­ci­ation

Driving the Association: Board and Secretariat

The Board, com­posed of rep­res­ent­at­ives from mem­ber organ­iz­a­tions, provides stra­tegic guid­ance on the asso­ci­ation’s pri­or­it­ies and devel­op­ment. The Sec­ret­ari­at man­ages SWICY­BA’s daily oper­a­tions, coordin­ates activ­it­ies across the exchange groups, and serves as the main con­tact point for mem­bers and extern­al stake­hold­ers.

Éric Nicolas

Éric Nicolas

Co-Founder & Chair­man

Sven Wildner

Sven Wildner

Co-Founder & Vice-Chair­man

Simone Fortin

Simone Fortin

Board mem­ber

Dominic Moorhead

Dominic Moorhead

Board mem­ber

Jean-Yves Bieri

Jean-Yves Bieri

Board mem­ber

Sophie Nägeli

Sophie Nägeli

Man­aging Dir­ect­or

Get in touch

Inter­ested in SWICYBA or a mem­ber­ship? Please send us an email.

office@swicyba.ch