Achieving NIS2.0 Compliance: Five Essential Contributions Partners Make to Enhance Cybersecurity and Data Integrity

The Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive 2.0, an update to the original NIS Directive, aims to enhance the cybersecurity posture of organizations across the European Union that aims protect critical infrastructure, essential services, and key sectors from cyber threats.

Compliance with NIS2.0 is crucial for organizations to protect their critical infrastructure and data and is written into the statute books as a minimum standard, similar to the widely known GDPR regulations.

Here’s how partners help:

Partners play a vital role in helping organizations navigate and comply with the stringent requirements of NIS2.0, particularly with respect to ensuring data resiliency and recoverability in the event of a cyberattack.

Expert Guidance and Consultation

Partners with expertise in cybersecurity and particularly cyber resilient storage - given the role that data integrity and recovery in the event of an attack plays - can help organizations understand the specific requirements of NIS2.0 and develop tailored strategies to meet this standard. This includes conducting risk assessments, identifying vulnerabilities, and recommending appropriate security measures.

Introduce and Implement Advanced Technologies

Although NIS2.0 does not specify how organizations comply from a technical standpoint, partners can introduce customers to advanced technologies using AI/ML for full-content indexing, to look for indications of compromise and meet the NIS2.0 requirements for a timely recovery by identifying the last known good copies of data. By leveraging these technologies, customers can ensure that all parts of the regulations are adhered to.

Continuous Monitoring and Incident Response

NIS2.0 mandates continuous monitoring of network and information systems to detect and respond to security incidents promptly. Partners can provide managed security services that include real-time monitoring, threat detection, and incident response. This proactive approach helps organizations mitigate risks and minimize the impact of potential breaches.

Technology and Process

NIS2.0, as discussed earlier, does not mandate a specific technical solution and compliance with the regulations will require not only advanced technologies but also changes and additions to an organization’s processes.

Partners are ideally placed, with their breadth of customers and curated technology vendors to utilize skills gained already, combined with trusted vendors, to combine the technology with process.

Compliance Audits and Reporting

Regular testing of the processes put in place for recovery is essential to ensure ongoing compliance with NIS2.0. Partners can help with these runbook test events and ensure that when an attack occurs it's possible to identify the most recent clean data in a timely manner to facilitate recovery quickly.

Compliance with NIS2.0 is a complex and ongoing process that requires a comprehensive approach. By leveraging the expertise and resources of trusted partners, organizations can ensure regulatory compliance and ensure timely recovery in the event of an attack.

By providing specialized expertise, trusted technology partners, and a broad range of services, partners help lead to the implementation of best practices, continuous monitoring, and swift incident response.