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The EU's NIS2 Directive

Last Updated on October 26, 2024

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The Network & Information Security (NIS2) Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) is a legislative act that aims to achieve a high common level of cybersecurity across the European Union. The European Parliament adopted it in November 2022, and it will come into effect in October 2024, replacing the previous NIS Directive from 2016.

The NIS2 Directive differs from its predecessor in many ways, the most notable being its expanded scope. It applies not only to previously covered essential services such as those in the energy, transport, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors but also to additional sectors like public administration, telecommunications, waste management, and others not categorized as "essential entities".

Furthermore, penalties under the NIS2 Directive for non-compliance and violations are designed to be proportionate and dissuasive, ensuring that organizations take cybersecurity seriously and invest in implementing appropriate measures to protect their networks and information systems adequately.

Enhanced cooperation mechanisms, such as the Cooperation Group and the European Cyber Crises Liaison Organization Network (EU-CyCLONe), are also established to encourage, facilitate, and guide better-coordinated efforts among the EU member states regarding information sharing and cybersecurity management. 

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Securiti empowers organizations to ensure compliance with each provision of the EU's NIS2 Directive with its plethora of products, which include, but are not limited to, AI-driven data discovery, DSR automation, universal consent management, autonomous documented accountability, data breach management, and vendor risk assessment.

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Implement Security Controls

Articles: 21(2)(a), 21(2)(e)

Leverage several data security-oriented products and modules, such as access controls and identity management, to instill appropriate controls to ensure all data with your organization's data infrastructure is always adequately protected.

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Incident Response & Notification Automation

Articles: 21(2)(b) , 23

Automate data breach response notifications to all concerned stakeholders as soon as legally required in the aftermath of a cybersecurity incident and implement appropriate containment measures, by leveraging a knowledge database on security incident diagnosis and response.

Continuous Monitoring & Tracking

Article: 21(2)(c)

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Assess Third-Party Risk

Article: 21(2)(d)

Track all the organization's third-party vendors' relevant data processing activities, the risks posed by such activities, and mitigate all such risks in real-time to ensure their data processing practices related to shared data comply with the relevant regulatory requirements.

Data Security Posture Management

Articles: 21(2)(g), 21(2)(h), 21(2)(i), 21(2)(j)

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Key Facts to Know About the NIS 2 Directive

Here are key facts to know about the NIS2 Directive:

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The NIS 2 Directive classifies organizations into two distinct categories, i.e., Essential entities, which include health, energy, and infrastructure organizations & Important entities, encompassing sectors that are vital for societal functions but are not classified as Essential entities, such as digital services, finance, and postal services;

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Cloud computing services, data centers, content delivery networks, and managed service providers are all covered under the NIS2 Directive's scope as Important entities;

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Organizations must report any cybersecurity incidents that can have a significant impact on the provision of their services within 24 hours of becoming aware of that incident;

4

Non-compliance with the NIS2 Directive by essential entities can lead to fines of at least €10 million or 2% of the global annual turnover of the company, whichever is higher;

5

Non-compliance with the NIS2 Directive by important entities can lead to fines of at least €7 million or 1.4% of the global annual turnover of the company, whichever is higher;

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Member states may impose a periodic penalty to ensure essential and important entities cease their infringements;

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Each EU member state must create or designate at least one or more national competent authorities to oversee the implementation of the NIS2 Directive and its relevant provisions;

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The European Cyber Crises Liaison Organization Network (EU-CyCLONe) is established to ensure better coordination of efforts and responses to major cybersecurity incidents that may affect multiple EU member states;

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The Cooperation Group is established to ensure better coordination of efforts among EU member states related to the implementation of the NIS2 Directive and other information-sharing practices;

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All EU member states must create or designate at least one or more Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs), which can be established within another competent authority to facilitate and promote information exchange with third countries' national computer security incident response teams, using relevant information-sharing protocols, including the traffic light protocols;

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All EU member states must regularly assess their national cybersecurity strategies, at least every five years, using key performance indicators and updating them if necessary. 

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The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) may assist the EU member states in both the development and updates of their national cybersecurity strategy and performance indicators for the assessment of that strategy.

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