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NIS 2: From Obligation to Opportunity

By Jacques de La Rivière, CEO, Gatewatcher

The world of cybersecurity is constantly evolving; not only in talent, products, and technologies, but also
in regulatory requirements. As cyber threats evolve and advance, the spotlight has fallen on the European
Commission to focus on regulatory issues, to address this threat. Consequently, we have seen the Cyber
Resilience Act (CRA); the AI Act; the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), and most pressing, the
second Network and Information Security framework – NIS 2.

NIS 2: a necessary evolution of the regulatory framework

Going well beyond the objectives of NIS 1, which provided a minimum of adequate security conditions
for entities and sectors targeted by cyber attacks, the objective of NIS is to strengthen resilience by
addressing new sectors and entities.

This is a necessary development in view of the growing threats, targeting local authorities, public health
establishments, higher education establishments and all parties in the supply chain, not included in NIS
1.

For EU Member states, NIS2 will also address the lack of coherence and fragmentation in the treatment
of cyber attacks for sensitive sectors on a European scale.

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