The European Union NIS2 Directive comes into effect. With the second directive on the security of network and information systems, the EU is reacting to cyber attacks on socially particularly relevant institutions and organizations, which are increasing sharply in times of geopolitical crisis.
The protection of critical infrastructure is to be further improved, the requirements for its operators are increasing significantly: On Monday, January 16, the NIS2 directive of the European Union will come into force. The EU is thus reacting to the sharp increase in cyber attacks in times of geopolitical crisis, which threaten institutions and organizations that are particularly relevant to society. The threat situation is constantly changing: a vulnerability or anomaly that was classified as "highly critical" yesterday is already a successful act of infiltration tomorrow. And by autumn 2024 at the latest, the then stricter requirements for network and information security must be implemented in national law. Close and systematic cooperation between business, politics and society is necessary.
18 sectors are critical infrastructure
Specifically, there are now 18 sectors that are then classified as critical infrastructure with the same standards across the EU and must be prepared accordingly - including health, energy and water supply, information technology and telecommunications, finance and insurance, transport and traffic. KRITIS companies with 50 or more employees and annual sales of ten million euros must implement certain cyber security obligations with the new guideline. Operators of digital infrastructure, including providers of electronic communications and domain registrars, are regulated regardless of their size – as are areas of public administration and some special providers of particular importance who operate in metropolitan areas or across borders.
In our day-to-day work, we see how important a holistic approach to cyber security is – especially for KRITS operators. The amendment to the NIS Directive and the Cyber Resilience Act make an important contribution to preserving the values of our society in Europe under future conditions and to protecting us as well as possible from failures in vital areas. This can only be done together: Cybersecurity specialists such as Radar Cyber Security, business and political decision-makers in Europe must all pull together.
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