The Swiss Technology Observatory

Technology Monitoring & Forecasting Research for Cyber Security, Market Intelligence and Horizon Scanning

Security-relevant Technology and Industry Base (STIB)

The mission of the Swiss Technology Observatory is to identify, monitor, analyze and forecast trends related to cybersecurity technologies. This mission is oriented according to the Security-relevant Technology and Industry Base (STIB) of the Federal Office for Defence Procurement armasuisse. The STIB technologies attributed to the Cyber-Defence Campus are listed in the table below.

STIB Technologies
Linked to Wikipedia		STIB
Line (1)		Technology
Intelligence Tag (2)		Related Open-Access WorksDashboards (3)
Google
Search Trends
5G11TagChapterTrend
Operating Systems12Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Virtualization (Desktops, Networks, Datacenters)13Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
VPN Technologies14ChapterTrend
Firewalls15WoKTrend
Authentification Technology16ChapterTrend
Vulnerability Assessment (Computing)17Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Cryptology18TagConcept
Springer		WoKTrend
Digital Forensics19Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Big Data Analytics26TagConcept
Springer		WoKTrend
Data Fusion27WoKTrend
Management Information System28Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Supercomputer29Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Trusted Execution Environment63ChapterTrend
Hardware Security Module64Concept
Springer		ChapterTrend
Software Verification65Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Antivirus Software66Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Intrusion Detection67Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Denial-of-Service Techniques68Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Traffic Analysis69Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Privacy-Preserving Technologies70TagConcept
Springer		WoKTrend
Cloud Computing Security74Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Natural Language Processing75TagConcept
Springer		WoKTrend
Knowledge Graph76Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Middleware132WoKTrend
Database Systems133WoKTrend
Internet of Things134Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Human Computer Interaction135Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Deception Technology136WoKTrend
Machine Learning141TagConcept
Springer		WoKTrend
Search Engines142Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Web Crawling Technologies143Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Crowd Sourcing Technologies144Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Swarm Intelligence198Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
Data Compression199Concept
Springer		WoKTrend
STIB technologies attributed to the Cyber-Defence Campus. (1) The number in the 2nd column refers to the line number in the complete STIB list available below. (2) The column “Technology Intelligence” gathers available works on a given technology. (3) “WoK” by Eraneos is the Wheel of Knowledge, a qualitative expert analysis; Chapter refers to the book Trends in Data Protection and Encryption Technologies.

The complete STIB list is available on the armasuisse website. The technologies highlighted in yellow are assigned to the Cyber-Defence Campus (same as in the above table).

STIB-February-2021

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What is the Security-relevant Technology and Industry Base (STIB)?

A strong technological and industrial base is a component of armaments policy and thus also of security and defence policy in many nations. Switzerland in particular must take this aspect into consideration, because as a neutral nation which is not part of any defence alliance, it does not have any entitlement to military support by other nations. Research institutions and companies that have competencies, capabilities and capacities in the security and armaments industry in Switzerland form the STIB.

Infographic STIB
Infographic STIB.

The STIB aims to contribute to reducing Switzerland’s dependencies on foreign countries in terms of armaments policy in defined areas. It should be able to ensure the central technological expertise and industrial capabilities for the Armed Forces and other institutions of national security in Switzerland with the required capacities.