Cyber-Defence Campus: Strengthening Switzerland’s Cyber Defence

The Cyber-Defence Campus of armasuisse Science and Technology invites you to the next Cyber-Defence Campus Conference at the Kursaal Bern on 3 June 2026.

On Monday, 23 March 2026, the annual reporting on the research programmes “Cyberspace” and “Cyber & Intelligence Analytics” from armasuisse Science and Technology (S+T) offered an overview of the latest advances in research in these areas. Dr Roland Meier and Dr Gérôme Bovet from the specialist area Cyber Defence explain here how new results from research can contribute to increasing Switzerland’s cyber security.

Researchers from the Cyber-Defence Campus (CYD Campus) of armasuisse Science and Technology (S+T), together with international partners, have investigated the privacy risks posed by tire pressure sensors in modern vehicles. Their study shows that unencrypted wireless signals from Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) can be captured with inexpensive hardware, making it possible to infer vehicle movement patterns.

The Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse and the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) are combining their expertise to systematically advance key issues of security and data protection regarding the new electronic identity of the Swiss Confederation (e-ID). In this context, the Cyber-Defence Campus (CYD Campus) of armasuisse Science and Technology (S+T) is supporting increased research cooperation. The focus is on examining innovative technologies for a particularly privacy-friendly digital identity between 2026 and 2029.

The Cyber-Defence Campus of armasuisse Science and Technology (S+T) is publishing new studies about the increasing difficulty in identifying images generated by artificial intelligence (AI) as such. This joint research project of the Cyber-Defence Campus and the University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) deals with the increasing use of AI-generated images and with the subtle artefacts that distinguish them from real images.

From 1 January 2026, Dr Roland Meier will assume leadership of the Cyber Security team in the division Cyberdefence at armasuisse Science and Technology (S+T). He succeeds Dr Bernhard Tellenbach in this position. The division Cyberdefence warmly congratulates him on his new role.

The newly published book “Quantum Technologies: Trends and Implications for Cyber Defense”, an Open Access volume by the Cyber-Defence Campus, offers a timely and comprehensive overview of how emerging quantum technologies are poised to reshape cybersecurity and cyber defense.