Switzerland in the crosshairs of foreign intelligence services
The 2025 Situation Report of the Federal Intelligence Service (FIS) speaks a clear language: the threat of espionage activities in Switzerland has reached a new level. Switzerland has remained an attractive operational area for foreign intelligence services for decades. However, according to the latest report, the extent of these activities is not only still high – it is increasing significantly. The FIS explicitly confirms that the activities of the prohibited intelligence service have reached a new level. Companies with a high level of innovation, international networking or central importance for critical infrastructures are particularly affected.
Resilience in our supply chains: How the shifting threatscape demands comprehensive security risk management
Cyberattacks on supply chains are no longer an isolated incident. What began with the recent attack on the widely used baggage management software Muse from Collins Aerospace – which affected airports in London, Berlin, Brussels and Dublin – is part of a threatening development: a series of targeted attacks on critical infrastructures and supply chains in Europe.
UBS Data Leak via Chain IQ: Third Party Risk & Supply Chain Security Lessons
Find out what the cyber attack on UBS and Chain IQ reveals about supply chain risks, third party security vulnerabilities and compliance in financial outsourcing. Strengthen your TPSRM strategy now.
Third Country Intercept: How secure is your data in the cloud?
What ostensibly appears to be a well-orchestrated cyber-attack on U.S. software supplier Collins Aerospace’s ubiquitously deployed product “Muse” for managing traveler baggage beginning on the evening of 19 September 2025 is not an isolated incident. Not only did this most recent attack affect multiple airports, i.e. Heathrow, Berlin, Brussels and Dublin. This attack is – more importantly – one in a string of offensive actions targeting European infrastructure and supply chains. To name just a few recent examples: