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Background
Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and more personalised. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain exposed. Artificial intelligence (AI) now allows fraudsters to imitate a face or a voice. The subject often remains taboo in the companies affected.
The key points
In Martigny, a seminar raised awareness of cyber risks among managers and employees of French-speaking Swiss SMEs, RTS reported on 7 November 2026. The main recommendations: examine emails carefully, be wary of urgent requests and keep several offline backups .
The seminar also covers how to respond to an attack and legal liability in the event of data theft. A hacked company must activate a crisis unit to recover its backups. It must also quickly inform the people whose data has been exposed. Back at their companies, participants passed on the rules of caution to their colleagues.
A concrete example: the company Pemsa has insurance covering this risk for around CHF 50,000.
What it means for businesses
- Management : business interruption is presented as the number one risk
- Staff : their vigilance remains one of the best defences against targeted attacks
- Legal departments : the obligation to inform those affected quickly in the event of data theft
Who says what
- Jean-Frédéric Lasserre (Director of Security and Compliance, AWSMTECH): paralysis, blackmail or ransomware threaten business continuity first and foremost
- Alain Munir (independent governance expert): the taboo must be broken to tackle the problem better
- Yannick Morand (Loyco): prioritise training and corporate culture, then plan a crisis unit
