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Well positioned for NIS2
Well positioned for NIS2

Many companies will face new challenges in terms of cybersecurity from 2024. The Network and Information Security Directive 2, or NIS2 for short, is an EU directive to strengthen cybersecurity, which must be implemented into national law by the EU member states by October 2024 at the latest. The legislator is intended to oblige companies to take specific measures to ensure a uniform minimum level of resilience to cyber threats. Christoph Harburg, IT security consultant at the Braunschweig-based IT system house Netzlink, explains who this affects, what requirements companies will face and how companies can prepare for the amendment to the law today...

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GAP analysis: Identify and close security gaps
GAP analysis: Identify and close security gaps

For more and more companies, the GAP analysis is becoming an indispensable tool for identifying and specifically resolving potential security risks. It should also be standard for small and medium-sized companies. As part of a GAP analysis, companies can evaluate their current IT security measures and identify any gaps, e.g. with regard to implemented technical and organizational measures, processes or documentation. This includes comparing the existing security protocol with industry best practices and standards (e.g. recommendations from the BSI, standards according to ISO 2700X) as well as regulatory requirements in order to get a clear picture of where...

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Multi-factor authentication Cisco DUO
Multi-factor authentication Cisco DUO

Netzlink expands its security solution portfolio to include Cisco DUO multi-factor authentication. The Braunschweig IT system house Netzlink Informationstechnik GmbH, a long-standing “Cisco Premium Certified Partner”, is expanding its service portfolio with Cisco DUO to include adaptive multi-factor authentication (MFA). The new solution effectively supports companies in reliably protecting the system and data access of employees, for example from the home office, from mobile devices or other external work environments, with additional security features. In addition, the solution facilitates mobile device management (MDM for short, management of mobile devices) in the company and temporarily blocks devices in circulation as soon as compliance and security requirements are violated. Multi-factor authentication of an SSL VPN access The ...

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