Would you like to sell or recycle your mobile device? Make sure to securely remove all your per­sonal data first. This is more dif­fi­cult than you would think, because there are var­ious ways to delete …

Pay­ments via smart­phone or con­tact­less cards are becoming ever more pop­ular. To shop with no need for cash or codes is con­ve­nient – yet it also involves risks.

They have smart names such as “Rev­olut”, “Neon” or “Zak” and pro­mote their low fees and cut­ting-edge apps: So-called online, smart­phone, neo or Internet banks are becoming ever more pop­ular in …

Do you use Insta­gram or LinkedIn? Are you using these Social Media in a secure fashion? Our new check­lists will help you to use these media safely.

The NCSC's first semi-annual report deals with the most impor­tant cyber­in­ci­dents of the second half of 2020 in Switzer­land and inter­na­tion­ally. It replaces the former MELANI semi-annual report.

Do you believe every­thing they want you to believe? Take respon­si­bility your­self, and always apply a healthy dose of sus­pi­cion when surfing.

Do you lock your door when you leave your home? You should also pro­tect your devices and online access against access by strangers the same way.

What kinds of “access doors” are open on your device, and which kind of viruses can pass through? Prac­ti­cally none, as long as you have acti­vated a fire­wall and installed antivirus software.

Who better to look after your pro­grammes' secu­rity than their man­u­fac­turers? Main­tain your system, soft­ware and apps, and make sure to reg­u­larly run the latest updates.

How much do you value your data? You should reg­u­larly back them up onto at least one second medium, and always check that your data have actu­ally been backed up, too.