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NIS2 Technical Implementation Guide: Your Path to Cyber Resilience in the EU
Aug 8, 2025
🛡️ NIS2 Technical Implementation Guide🇪🇺 Is your organization ready for the NIS2 Directive? By October 17, 2024, all essential and important entities across the EU must comply with strict cybersecurity risk-management measures under the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690. In this video, we break down the technical and methodological requirements for compliance, aligning with global standards like ISO/IEC 27000, ETSI EN 319401, and CEN/TS 18026:2024. 🔍 What we cover: ✅ Risk Management Frameworks ✅ Incident Response & 24-hour Notification ✅ Business Continuity & Crisis Management ✅ Supply Chain Security ✅ Secure System Development & Maintenance ✅ Cyber Hygiene & Security Training ✅ Cryptography Policies ✅ HR Security Responsibilities ✅ Access Control & MFA ✅ Asset Inventory Management ✅ Physical & Environmental Security
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So, if your business operates in the EU,
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you need to listen up. There's a major
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shift happening in cyber security right
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now. And honestly, ignoring it could be
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a massively costly mistake. It's called
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the NIS-2 directive, and it's basically
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rewriting the rule book for how
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companies have to protect themselves
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online. Let's break down what it is, and
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more importantly, what it actually means
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for you. Look, this isn't just some
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dramatic marketing quote anymore. It's
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the official mindset behind European
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law. We've moved past asking if a
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business will face a cyber attack. The
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real question now is when. And that
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shift, you know, from possibility to
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pure inevitability. That's exactly why
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the U decided it needed to build a much,
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much stronger shield. And these threats,
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they're not just theoretical. This is
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what's happening right now. According to
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the EU's own cyber security agency, get
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this. Over 41% of incidents are DDoS
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attacks, which are designed simply to
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knock you offline and paralyze your
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operations. And right on its heels,
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you've got ransomware making up almost
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26% of attacks, literally holding your
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business hostage. We're talking about
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direct crippling assaults. And then
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there's this number, 11,79.
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That's the number of cyber incidents
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tracked in the EU over just the last
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year. Now to put that in perspective and
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this is what's really alarming. The year
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before that the number was just around
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2500.
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This isn't just a small increase. It's
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an absolute explosion. The game has
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totally changed. So you might be asking
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what went wrong. I mean the EU already
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had a cyber security law, the original
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NIS directive. The idea was good but the
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execution well it was a problem. Every
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country kind of did its own thing,
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interpreting the rules differently. The
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result was this messy patchwork of
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protection with huge dangerous gaps
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which left the whole union at risk. The
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old shield just wasn't cutting it. So
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Europe basically went back to the
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drawing board to build something way
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more robust. And what they came up with
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is the NIS-2 directive. Now this isn't
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just some minor update. It's a complete
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overhaul. It's designed to create one
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single high standard of cyber security
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for everyone. So, let's pop the hood and
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see what's inside. At its heart, NIS2 is
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all about one thing, resilience. It
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massively expands the number of
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industries that have to comply. And
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maybe most importantly, it gets rid of
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the vague guidelines and replaces them
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with crystal clear, strict obligations.
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It's about building a framework that can
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actually handle the pressure of today's
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cyber threats, not just one that looks
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good on paper. The best way to think
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about it is like a mandatory security
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upgrade for the entire EU. NIS-2 casts a
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much wider net pulling in whole new
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sectors that were never covered before.
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And for businesses, what this really
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means is that all that ambiguity is
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gone. Instead, you have direct
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non-negotiable mandates on how to manage
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risk and how to report incidents. The
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goal here is to lift everybody up to a
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higher, more consistent level of
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security. So, how does NIS-2 apply all
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these rules? Well, it starts by
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splitting businesses into two main
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categories. You're either essential or
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you're important. Essential is exactly
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what it sounds like. If your business
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goes down, it could cause a major
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crisis. We're talking energy grids,
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hospitals, that kind of thing. Because
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they're so critical, they face proactive
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supervision, meaning regulators can show
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up for inspections and audits anytime.
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Important entities are still vital, but
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a failure is seen as less catastrophic.
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So, their supervision is mostly
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reactive. It gets triggered after
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something bad happens. The very first
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thing you have to do is figure out which
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bucket you're in. Okay. So, what does
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this all mean for your actual day-to-day
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work? The directives demands really boil
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down to two main things you have to do.
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First, how you manage your risks and
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second, how you report incidents when
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they happen. Let's start with risk
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management. Article 21 says your
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security measures have to be appropriate
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and proportionate. Now, that's not some
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one-sizefits-all checklist. It means
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your defenses have to specifically match
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your risks. And here's the key phrase,
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all hazards approach. You're expected to
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plan for pretty much everything. Not
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just a hacker in a dark room, but state
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sponsored attacks, an angry ex employee,
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or even a physical disaster like a fire
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in your server room. And the second
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piece, incident reporting. This is where
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the pressure really mounts. The second
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you realize you've had a significant
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incident, a clock starts ticking. You
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have just 24 hours to file an early
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warning to your national authority,
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which is usually a CSIRT team. Then you
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have to follow up within 72 hours with a
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much more detailed report about the
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impact and severity. That timeline is
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incredibly tight. It means having an
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incident response plan that's practiced
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and ready to go is not a nice to have.
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It's an absolute must. Okay, so the
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rules are clear. They're strict. The big
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question for everyone is how do you
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actually get this done? Let's walk
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through the playbook. Right, this is the
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question that's probably on every
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leader's mind at the moment. You've got
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these new rules, you've got a deadline,
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and the whole thing can feel pretty
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overwhelming. But the path to getting
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compliant really starts with one simple
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thing. Taking a good, honest look at
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where you are right now. The
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professional tool for doing this is
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called a cyber security maturity model.
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Think of it like a full body health
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checkup for your organization's cyber
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defenses. It doesn't just look at your
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tech. It assesses your processes, your
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tools, and even your people's skills to
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give you a really honest score. This
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process is what shows you your blind
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spots. And it gives you the one thing
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you need most, a concrete step-by-step
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road map to close those gaps and get
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compliant. And what does that compliance
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standard actually look like? Well, it's
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a pretty comprehensive list of security
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basics, and it's not just about
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firewalls. We're talking about having
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official written policies for everything
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from handling incidents to business
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continuity. It forces you to scrutinize
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your entire supply chain because under
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NICE 2, your vendor's risk is now your
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risk. And it really drills down on
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fundamentals like basic cyber training
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for everyone and using strong
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encryption. This is what good looks
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like. So, we've covered what you need to
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do. Now, let's talk about the
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consequences if you don't. Because with
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NIS-2, let me be clear, the stakes have
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never been higher. First off, the
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financial penalties are huge. For those
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essential entities, you're looking at
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fines up to €10 million or 2% of your
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total global annual turnover. For
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important entities, it's up to 7 million
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or 1.4% of global turnover. And here's
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the kicker. They'll hit you with
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whichever of those two numbers is
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higher. These fines are absolutely
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designed to hurt even for the biggest
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companies out there. But it isn't just
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about the company's money. This this
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right here is probably the biggest
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change in NIS-2. It pierces the
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corporate veil. Senior management
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selects can now be held personally
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liable for major security failures.
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Regulators can even temporarily ban them
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from holding management jobs. All of a
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sudden, cyber security isn't just some
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IT problem. It's a personal
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responsibility for every single leader.
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Which brings us to the real fundamental
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question that NIS-2 is forcing every
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organization in Europe to answer. Is
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cyber security just a line item on your
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budget, something you try to keep as low
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as possible, or is it a core foundation
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of your business, just as essential as
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your product, your people, or your
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capital? With these new rules, it's
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pretty clear there's only one right
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answer.
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