The NIS2 Directive is the EU’s updated cybersecurity regulation, enhancing resilience across critical sectors such as energy, finance, healthcare, digital infrastructure, and public administration. It expands coverage to medium-sized businesses, mandates stricter risk management measures (including incident response, supply chain security, and business continuity planning), and requires significant cyber incidents to be reported within 24 hours. Non-compliance can result in heavy fines (up to €10 million or 2% of annual revenue) and executive liability. NIS2 also strengthens cooperation between EU states, promoting a unified approach to cybersecurity. Organizations operating in or serving the EU must ensure compliance before the October 17, 2024 deadline.
Establish and maintain a comprehensive NIS2 compliance framework.
Establish clear governance structures and management responsibilities for NIS2 compliance.
Develop and implement risk management and cybersecurity policies aligned with NIS2.
Regularly review and improve the NIS2 compliance framework to ensure effectiveness and adapt to evolving threats.
Implement robust cybersecurity risk management measures as required by NIS2.
Conduct regular and comprehensive risk assessments to identify and analyze relevant cybersecurity risks.
Implement and maintain appropriate technical organizational and procedural security measures to mitigate identified risks.
Establish and maintain incident handling procedures to effectively manage and respond to cybersecurity incidents.
Implement business continuity and crisis management plans to ensure operational resilience in case of significant incidents.
Address cybersecurity in the supply chain including security aspects related to direct suppliers and service providers.
Implement measures to ensure the security of network and information systems.
Conduct regular security awareness training for staff and promote cyber hygiene practices.
Develop and implement specific cybersecurity policies and procedures for various security domains.
Implement cryptography and encryption measures to protect data confidentiality and integrity.
Establish vulnerability management and security testing practices to identify and address security weaknesses.
Implement strong access control and identity management measures to manage user access and permissions.
Develop and maintain specific cybersecurity capabilities as required by NIS2.
Implement capabilities for timely and effective detection of cybersecurity incidents.
Implement comprehensive security logging and monitoring to provide visibility into security events.
Implement network security capabilities to protect against network-based threats.
Implement endpoint security capabilities to protect user devices and prevent endpoint-based attacks.
Implement data backup and recovery capabilities to ensure data availability and business continuity.
Implement vulnerability scanning capabilities to regularly identify security vulnerabilities in IT systems.
Develop security assessment capabilities to evaluate the effectiveness of security measures and controls.
Establish cybersecurity communication and reporting mechanisms as required by NIS2.
Establish procedures for reporting significant cybersecurity incidents to competent authorities as required by NIS2.
Establish internal communication channels and procedures for cybersecurity incidents.
Establish guidelines for public communication regarding significant cybersecurity incidents.
Establish mechanisms for voluntary sharing of cybersecurity information with relevant stakeholders and communities.
Implement specific measures for Digital Service Providers as outlined in NIS2.
Implement specific security measures applicable to Digital Service Providers as defined in NIS2 Article 19.
Designate a representative within the European Union if the DSP is not established in the EU.
Comply with the NIS2 supervisory and enforcement framework.
Cooperate fully with competent authorities in their supervisory and enforcement activities related to NIS2.
Provide necessary information to competent authorities for supervisory purposes as required by NIS2.
Implement remediation actions to address any deficiencies identified during supervisory activities or audits.
Comply with enforcement actions and measures imposed by competent authorities in case of NIS2 breaches.