Swiss government announces upcoming launch of federal bug bounty program

guest · Aug 3, 2022

Switzerland Bug Bounty AG awarded program management contract
August 3, 2022

Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has announced it is launching a new bug bounty program for the federal government.

A pilot project conducted in 2021 saw a total of six IT systems of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, FDFA, and the Swiss parliamentary services scanned by ethical hackers for security vulnerabilities.
The project returned a total of 10 vulnerabilities, including one classified as critical, seven as medium and two as low.
Click to expand...

As a result, the program was expanded to include other federal agencies under the leadership of the NCSC.

Sandro Nafzger, CEO and co-founder, told The Daily Swig: “We are very proud and honoured to work with the National Cyber Security Centre – it consists of some of the best cybersecurity experts we have in Switzerland.

“For us, the strategic partnership with the NCSC and the innovative collaboration with the federal administration is a key milestone in the implementation of our strategy to establish bug bounty programmes in Switzerland.”
Click to expand...

National Cyber Security Centre NCSC: Federal Administration procures platform for bug bounty programmes

In order to increase the cybersecurity of the IT infrastructure and reduce cyber-risks effectively and cost-efficiently, the Confederation is procuring a centralised platform for bug bounty programmes. Under the auspices of the National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) and in collaboration with Bug Bounty Switzerland SA, ethical hackers will search the Federal Administration's IT systems for vulnerabilities.

Further information
Successful bug bounty pilot project in Federal Administration
Click to expand...

Log in or Sign up

Swiss government announces upcoming launch of federal bug bounty program

guest Guest

Log in or Sign up

Swiss government announces upcoming launch of federal bug bounty program

guest Guest

Useful Searches