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Services for Cybersecurity Compliance for NIS2
The Network and Information Security Directive and its updated version, NIS2, impose Cybersecurity compliance obligations on several sectors and industries within the European Union, according to Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union. The NIS2 Directive is also significant for technology and software development industry, emphasizing the importance of secure coding practices, risk management and cybersecurity systems.
Our NIS2 experts have accreditations released by the Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate; our specialists will develop, monitor, and audit cybersecurity compliance processes’ technical and organizational standards according to the industry, customer, legislative, and business requirements.
AROBS will support organizations in all sectors under NIS2 to get equipped for enhanced scrutiny. Both essential and important entities under NIS2 must assume thorough cybersecurity standards, including:
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Which Organizations Must Implement Cybersecurity Compliance Processes Under NIS2?
Essential Entities
These organizations are vital to the societal and economic well-being of the EU and face more elevated compliance prerequisites.
These sectors need robust incident reporting mechanisms and are subject to severe penalties for non-compliance, including fines up to €10 million or 2% of total annual worldwide turnover, whichever is higher.
Banking
Health Sector
Energy
Drinking Water
Transport
Digital Infrastructure
Public Administration
Space
Wastewater
Important Entities
A new category introduced with NIS2 encompasses different sectors that will comply with less strict obligations than essential entities.
Organizations in these sectors must execute adequate cybersecurity practices and are subject to administrative fines of up to €7 million or 1.4% of total annual worldwide turnover, whichever is higher
Digital Providers
Manufacturing
Food
Postal Services
Research
Waste Management
Public Administration
Chemical Industry
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Penalties for Non-Compliance with the NIS2 Directive
Failing to comply with the NIS2 Directive leads to substantial and severe penalties.
Penalties for Essential Entities
1. Fines: administrative penalties of up to €10 million or at least 2% of their total annual worldwide turnover from the previous fiscal year, whichever amount is higher.
2. Potential Legal Action against organizations that do not meet compliance standards.
3. Management Accountability: Corporate management may be liable for breaches, including temporary bans from management roles.
4. Increased Scrutinity: Non-compliance may lead to heightened scrutiny from regulatory bodies, affecting business operations and prestige.
Penalties for Important Entities
1. Fines: administrative penalties of up to €7 million or at least 1.4% of their total annual worldwide turnover from the previous fiscal year, whichever is higher.
2. Reputational damage: Non-compliance can seriously harm an organization’s reputation, impacting customer trust and stakeholder relationships.
3. Operational Restrictions: Organizations may encounter constraints in their operations, including operational audits or reviews.
Penalties for Essential Entities
1. Fines: administrative penalties of up to €10 million or at least 2% of their total annual worldwide turnover from the previous fiscal year, whichever amount is higher.
2. Potential Legal Action against organizations that do not meet compliance standards.
3. Management Accountability: Corporate management may be liable for breaches, including temporary bans from management roles.
4. Increased Scrutinity: Non-compliance may lead to heightened scrutiny from regulatory bodies, affecting business operations and prestige.
Penalties for Important Entities
1. Fines: administrative penalties of up to €7 million or at least 1.4% of their total annual worldwide turnover from the previous fiscal year, whichever is higher.
2. Reputational damage: Non-compliance can seriously harm an organization’s reputation, impacting customer trust and stakeholder relationships.
3. Operational Restrictions: Organizations may encounter constraints in their operations, including operational audits or reviews.
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AROBS Cybersecurity services for compliance with the NIS2 Directive
AROBS offers cybersecurity services in sync with the NIS2 Directive requirements, supporting companies in executing specific measures to improve their cybersecurity stance and fulfil regulatory requirements.
Our NIS2 experts hold accreditations released by the Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate, and our cybersecurity team, holding over 50 accredited certifications, specializes in penetration testing, security audits, vulnerability management, preventive actions, and threat hunting. Together with our cybersecurity experts, we can shield your organization against threats, establishing new standards for information security and cybersecurity compliance according to the applicable legislation.
Read more about our Managed Cybersecurity Services to discover our expertise!
AROBS delivers Key cybersecurity Compliance services for NIS2
• Conduct Risk Assessments: regularly evaluate and determine risks within the organization’s information systems and establish comprehensive security policies to manage these risks.
• Develop Security Policies and Procedures: Design and sustain policies that enhance the effectiveness of security measures across the organization – including technical and organizational measures- guaranteeing they are regularly revised to mirror new threats and vulnerabilities.
• Implement Cryptography and Encryption: Use cryptography and encryption methods to safeguard sensitive data and communications from unauthorized access.
• Incident Management Plan: Define and execute a plan for addressing security incidents – including reporting and response mechanisms – assuring all personnel understand their roles and responsibilities during and after an incident.
• Secure System Development and Procurement: Ensure security practices are observed during system procurement, development, and operation, including regular vulnerability assessments and reporting.
• Employee Training and Cyber Hygiene: Deliver continuous cybersecurity training for all staff, concentrating on best practices and awareness.
• Data Management and Backup Procedures: Set robust data management practices, providing secure storage, frequent backups, and immutable backups to safeguard against cyberattacks.
• Access Controls: Enforce strict data access policies and procedures for employees accessing sensitive or critical data to prevent unauthorized access.
• Business Continuity Planning: Devise and regularly update business continuity plans to ensure operations can resume during and after a security incident, including maintaining access to IT systems and data.
• Regular Security Audits: Perform security audits– including technical audits such as penetration testing, configuration audits, source code audits, architecture audits, etc. – to assure compliance with the NIS2 Directive requirements and pinpoint areas for improvement.
• Ongoing Monitoring and Reporting: Support establishing mechanisms for ongoing monitoring of security measures, including periodic reporting to appointed cybersecurity incident response teams (CSIRTs) and compliance authorities, including the Romanian National CSIRT.
By embracing these measures, organizations can significantly improve their cybersecurity resilience and compliance with the NIS2 Directive, diminishing the risk of penalties and enhancing their across-the-board security posture.
AROBS Cybersecurity services for compliance with the NIS2 Directive
AROBS offers cybersecurity services in sync with the NIS2 Directive requirements, supporting companies in executing specific measures to improve their cybersecurity stance and fulfil regulatory requirements.
Our NIS2 experts hold accreditations released by the Romanian National Cyber Security Directorate, and our cybersecurity team, holding over 50 accredited certifications, specializes in penetration testing, security audits, vulnerability management, preventive actions, and threat hunting. Together with our cybersecurity experts, we can shield your organization against threats, establishing new standards for information security and cybersecurity compliance according to the applicable legislation.
Read more about our Managed Cybersecurity Services to discover our expertise!
AROBS delivers Key cybersecurity Compliance services for NIS2
• Conduct Risk Assessments: regularly evaluate and determine risks within the organization’s information systems and establish comprehensive security policies to manage these risks.
• Develop Security Policies and Procedures: Design and sustain policies that enhance the effectiveness of security measures across the organization – including technical and organizational measures- guaranteeing they are regularly revised to mirror new threats and vulnerabilities.
• Implement Cryptography and Encryption: Use cryptography and encryption methods to safeguard sensitive data and communications from unauthorized access.
• Incident Management Plan: Define and execute a plan for addressing security incidents – including reporting and response mechanisms – assuring all personnel understand their roles and responsibilities during and after an incident.
• Secure System Development and Procurement: Ensure security practices are observed during system procurement, development, and operation, including regular vulnerability assessments and reporting.
• Employee Training and Cyber Hygiene: Deliver continuous cybersecurity training for all staff, concentrating on best practices and awareness.
• Data Management and Backup Procedures: Set robust data management practices, providing secure storage, frequent backups, and immutable backups to safeguard against cyberattacks.
• Access Controls: Enforce strict data access policies and procedures for employees accessing sensitive or critical data to prevent unauthorized access.
• Business Continuity Planning: Devise and regularly update business continuity plans to ensure operations can resume during and after a security incident, including maintaining access to IT systems and data.
• Regular Security Audits: Perform security audits– including technical audits such as penetration testing, configuration audits, source code audits, architecture audits, etc. – to assure compliance with the NIS2 Directive requirements and pinpoint areas for improvement.
• Ongoing Monitoring and Reporting: Support establishing mechanisms for ongoing monitoring of security measures, including periodic reporting to appointed cybersecurity incident response teams (CSIRTs) and compliance authorities, including the Romanian National CSIRT.
By embracing these measures, organizations can significantly improve their cybersecurity resilience and compliance with the NIS2 Directive, diminishing the risk of penalties and enhancing their across-the-board security posture.
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Eight essential steps organizations must undertake to comply with the NIS2 Directive
Risk Management
• Audit Current Cybersecurity Posture: Perform a comprehensive review of the cybersecurity measures (GAP audit) determining strengths and weaknesses against NIS2 standards.
• Implement Risk Management Measures: Set vigorous risk management protocols to minimize cyber risks, assure incident management, and ensure a stable supply chain.
Duty of Care
• Business Continuity Planning: Secure systems for recovery during significant cyber incidents, including emergency procedures and crisis response teams.
• Data Management Practices: Enforce secure data management strategies, such as data tagging, secure backups, and maintaining data locality.
Incident Reporting
• Establish Reporting Processes: Set up procedures to report significant security incidents promptly – maintain National CSIRT reporting – and adhere to NIS2’s stringent notification deadlines, including a 24-hour early warning system.
Organizational Collaboration
• Engage All Stakeholders: Secure cross-team collaboration across IT, compliance, and management to implement security measures effectively.
• Continuous Training: Devise a training program that keeps all staff informed about cybersecurity practices and responsibilities.
Compliance and Accountability
• Management Involvement: Ensure management is knowledgeable about cybersecurity measures and accountable for compliance.
Risk Management
• Audit Current Cybersecurity Posture: Perform a comprehensive review of the cybersecurity measures (GAP audit) determining strengths and weaknesses against NIS2 standards.
• Implement Risk Management Measures: Set vigorous risk management protocols to minimize cyber risks, assure incident management, and ensure a stable supply chain.
Duty of Care
• Business Continuity Planning: Secure systems for recovery during significant cyber incidents, including emergency procedures and crisis response teams.
• Data Management Practices: Enforce secure data management strategies, such as data tagging, secure backups, and maintaining data locality.
Incident Reporting
• Establish Reporting Processes: Set up procedures to report significant security incidents promptly – maintain National CSIRT reporting – and adhere to NIS2’s stringent notification deadlines, including a 24-hour early warning system.
Organizational Collaboration
• Engage All Stakeholders: Secure cross-team collaboration across IT, compliance, and management to implement security measures effectively.
• Continuous Training: Devise a training program that keeps all staff informed about cybersecurity practices and responsibilities.
Compliance and Accountability
• Management Involvement: Ensure management is knowledgeable about cybersecurity measures and accountable for compliance.
Implementing enterprise cybersecurity solutions and information security is a top focus for organizational health; it will help you remain resilient under unforeseen circumstances.
Frequently Asked Questions About NIS2
1. How to become NIS2 compliant?
To become NIS2 compliant, organizations have to implement a set of advanced cybersecurity risk management measures and also reporting protocols aligned with the directive. What are some of the steps you should take with the help of specialists?
- Assess your current cybersecurity posture
- Identify critical assets
- Establish incident response processes
- Conduct regular security audits
- Ensure supply chain security
2. What do I need to do for NIS2?
Identify whether your organization falls within the NIS2 scope
Conduct a thorough risk assessment
Adopt appropriate technical and organizational cybersecurity measures
Prepare for incident reporting through security liaison, staff training, and documenting security controls and procedures.
Some steps might appear overwhelming. But with the help of our experts, you will easily achieve NIS2 compliance according to your organization’s particularities.
3. How to get NIS2 compliant?
The first step to NIS2 compliance is a readiness assessment or gap analysis based on the NIS2 framework. Next, you will be implementing required security controls, improved governance structures, and reporting and documentation procedures. Together with the external cybersecurity advisors you will accelerate the process and ensure full alignment.
4. Who should be NIS2 compliant?
The Directive applies to public or private EU organizations in key sectors. NIS2 applies to essential and important entities operating in critical sectors. They include energy, healthcare, transport, digital infrastructure, financial services and more. For more information, check the second article of the NIS2 directive.
5. What are the requirements for reporting in NIS2?
Organizations have to announce their national CSIRT or competent authority about any significant cybersecurity incident within 24 hours of becoming aware of it. A full incident report must follow within 72 hours, and a final assessment within one month. Timely, transparent communication is key to compliance.
6. What are the audit requirements for NIS2?
NIS2 requires regular cybersecurity audits, either internal or external, depending on your sector and risk profile. Audits should cover risk management, incident handling, supply chain security, and policy enforcement. Authorities may also conduct their own inspections to ensure compliance.
7. What are the penalties for NIS2?
Non-compliance can result in fines of up to €10 million or 2% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher. Supervisory authorities also have the power to issue binding instructions, suspend operations, or hold management accountable.
8. What is the difference between NIS and NIS2?
NIS2 expands the scope of the original NIS Directive, includes more sectors, tightens security obligations, and introduces stricter enforcement mechanisms. It also emphasizes supply chain risk, incident reporting timelines, and accountability of senior management.
9. Does ISO 27001 cover NIS2?
ISO/IEC 27001 provides a strong foundation for NIS2 compliance but does not cover all requirements. NIS2 introduces additional obligations especially around reporting, supply chain risk, and governance that go beyond ISO 27001. Still, ISO certification is an excellent starting point.
10. Who regulates NIS2?
Each EU member state appoints a national supervisory authority and a Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) responsible for enforcing NIS2. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) provides oversight and coordination at the EU level.
11. Key Dates and Deadlines
Directive Adopted: January 2023
Transposition Deadline: 17 October 2024
Compliance Enforcement Begins: October 2024 onwards
12. Further Resources
NIS2 Overview by European Comission
National Contacts: Reach out to your country’s designated NIS2 authority or CSIRT team
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