National back-up aware­ness campaign

Backing up your data reg­u­larly is cru­cial and makes a sig­nif­i­cant con­tri­bu­tion to improving cyber secu­rity. If you have a back-up of all your data to fall back on, you are always on the safe side, for instance if your data are encrypted by cyber-crim­i­nals or you lose your device.

The summer hol­i­days are over. There are many pic­tures to remind us of won­derful moments and new friends we made. Once all their photos, con­tacts or other impor­tant data are lost though, this is some­times the first time many people realise just how impor­tant data back-ups are. By then how­ever, it is too late. The S-U-P-E-R.ch aware­ness cam­paign there­fore cur­rently focuses on the “S” as in “saving” your data. Back-ups don’t just pro­tect against losing your data due to devices breaking or theft, but will also pro­vide sup­port in case of cyber attacks and black­mail attempts.

This month, the NCSC, the SKP and the can­tonal police force sup­ported by iBarry and “eBanking – but secure!” (EBAS) are raising the aware­ness of the Swiss pop­u­la­tion of just how impor­tant data back-ups are. Edu­ca­tional videos on the S-U-P-E-R.ch web­site pro­vide key infor­ma­tion. And with the knowl­edge acquired there and a bit of luck, you don’t just stand to win more cyber secu­rity, but also a price in their competition.