{"id":2784,"date":"2024-02-14T16:02:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T16:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwsisecurity.com\/?p=2784"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:56:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:56:08","slug":"whitepaper-are-you-ready-for-nis2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cwsisecurity.com\/nl\/whitepaper-are-you-ready-for-nis2\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitepaper: Are You Ready for NIS2?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, European organisations need to ready themselves for the implementation of the most stringent cyber security legislation to date, the Network and Information Security Directive (<a href=\"https:\/\/cwsisecurity.com\/nis2-implications-for-europe-and-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIS2<\/a>). The upcoming directive provides a set of common cyber security standards that will impact a minimum of 180,000 European organisations, spanning across 18 sectors. With an adoption deadline set for October 17th, 2024, organisations must act swiftly to comply with its provisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-adoption-of-the-nis2-directive\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#52a6db\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The adoption of the NIS2 directive<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In today&#8217;s digital landscape, businesses face an ever evolving landscape. To safeguard critical network and information systems, organisations must adopt a proactive stance rather than a reactive one. Concerningly in a recent Microsoft report focusing on the Irish market they uncovered that more than <strong>70% of Irish executive are either unaware or unprepared to be compliant with the <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsisecurity.com\/5-key-requirements-for-nis2-compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIS2<\/a> Directive<\/strong><sup data-fn=\"cc624944-a1a8-4b32-8e0c-fd5d246d0abc\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"\/#cc624944-a1a8-4b32-8e0c-fd5d246d0abc\" id=\"cc624944-a1a8-4b32-8e0c-fd5d246d0abc-link\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2e328c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Kick start your journey towards NIS2 compliance<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To take your first step towards <a href=\"https:\/\/cwsisecurity.com\/nis2-and-microsoft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NIS2<\/a> compliance, we have composed a whitepaper to help you gain a greater understanding of the NIS2 regulations. Dive into why the upcoming directive is relevant to your organisation and what are the first steps you should be taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex gap-1 mb-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"btn btn-outline-primary wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cwsiinsights.cwsi.ie\/are_you_ready_for_nis2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#2e328c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Download the whitepaper<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cwsisecurity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Website-landscape-images-1.png\" alt=\"lady working on laptop in an office\" class=\"wp-image-2785\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"cc624944-a1a8-4b32-8e0c-fd5d246d0abc\">Microsoft Report, Cyber Security Trends in Ireland 2023 <a href=\"#cc624944-a1a8-4b32-8e0c-fd5d246d0abc-link\" aria-label=\"Ga naar voetnoot referentie 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, European organisations need to ready themselves for the implementation of the most stringent cyber security legislation to date, the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2). 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