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Reporting and Analysis Center for Information Assurance (MELANI) (Phase 2: 2004–2010)

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Cybersecurity in Switzerland

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Abstract

This chapter covers the second period in the Swiss cyber-security policy formulation. It shows how the Reporting and Analysis Center for Information Assurance (MELANI), the most important unit in Switzerland’s cyber-security approach, was set up and how it functions. It describes its special partnership models, its instruments for establishing trusted public–private partnerships, and its two costumer bases with specific services and products.

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Notes

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    Press Release: “Die Melde- und Analysestelle Informationssicherung MELANI wird weitergeführt” Bern, 24 January 2007. http://www.news.admin.ch/dokumentation/00002/00015/index.html?lang=de&msg-id=10361.

  2. 2.

    The following paragraphs have been published in similar form in Dunn Cavelty and Suter (2008). The thoughts in this article were substantially influenced by MELANI and in turn influenced MELANI’s development.

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    https://www.switch.ch/about/news/2011/malware180411.html.

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    https://www.melani.admin.ch/dienstleistungen/01503/01504/index.html?lang=en.

  5. 5.

    http://www.melani.admin.ch/dokumentation/00123/00124/index.html?lang=en.

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Dunn Cavelty, M. (2014). Reporting and Analysis Center for Information Assurance (MELANI) (Phase 2: 2004–2010). In: Cybersecurity in Switzerland. SpringerBriefs in Cybersecurity. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10620-5_4

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