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Your guide to the European NIS2 Directive

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Master the complex world of EU cybersecurity. Our eBook breaks down the NIS Directive into actionable compliance steps for your business.

Understanding NIS2 compliance and cybersecurity resilience

The NIS2 Directive is reshaping how organisations manage cybersecurity risk, protect essential services, and respond to cyber incidents across Europe. Expanding the original NIS Directive from 7 to 15 sectors, NIS2 applies to essential and important entities in areas such as energy, transport, finance, health, water, digital infrastructure, public administration, manufacturing, food, chemicals, waste management, postal services, research, and space.

NIS2 compliance requires stronger governance, risk management, supply chain security, access control, encryption, incident response planning, business continuity, security monitoring, and staff cybersecurity awareness training. Failure to comply can lead to regulatory scrutiny, incident reporting obligations, administrative sanctions, and significant fines. This is essential reading for business leaders, IT teams, compliance professionals, risk managers, and anyone responsible for protecting critical services and meeting NIS2 cybersecurity requirements.

In this free eBook, you'll discover:

Who falls in scope under NIS2 and how the sectors have changed
Essential vs important services, and what each requires
NIS2 objectives: manage risk, prevent attacks, detect incidents, minimise impact
Supply chain rules and how to assess suppliers
Incident reporting: what, to whom and when
Enhanced access controls, including mandatory MFA
Penalties, including management liability and leadership bans
Staff awareness and training as a named compliance measure

Strengthen your NIS2 compliance strategy

The Security Company helps organisations meet NIS2 requirements through cyber security awareness training, human risk management, policy development, and practical guidance that strengthens resilience and supports regulatory compliance.

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NIS2 compliance FAQ

What is the NIS2 Directive?

The NIS2 Directive is EU cybersecurity legislation designed to improve the security and resilience of essential and important services. It expands the original NIS Directive from 7 sectors to 15, covering areas such as energy, transport, finance, health, water, digital infrastructure, public administration, manufacturing, food, chemicals, waste management, postal services, research, and space.

Who needs to comply with NIS2?

Your organisation may be in scope for NIS2 compliance if it provides essential services, important services, supplies an in-scope organisation, operates in Europe, does business in Europe, or meets the relevant size-cap rule. NIS2 also places stronger expectations on supply chain security, governance, risk management, incident reporting, and cybersecurity training.

What are the main NIS2 requirements?

Key NIS2 requirements include managing cybersecurity risk, protecting against cyber attacks, detecting security incidents, and reducing the impact of incidents when they happen. Organisations must implement measures such as incident response planning, access control, MFA, encryption, supply chain risk management, business continuity planning, security monitoring, staff awareness training, and prompt incident reporting.


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