The NIS2, or Network and Information Security Directive 2, is a major update to the initial NIS Directive of 2016, designed to address the challenges of an increasingly complex and threatened cybersecurity landscape. The European NIS2 regulation, approved in 2022 and expected to come into force between 2024 and 2025, imposes stricter requirements on both public and private organizations to enhance the overall resilience of critical infrastructures and sectors deemed essential for the economy and society. This regulation covers areas from risk management to information system security, involving sectors such as telecommunications, energy, transport, healthcare, banking, and digital services, among many others.
What NIS2 Requires
NIS2 mandates that companies adopt rigorous measures to prevent and respond to cybersecurity incidents, requiring specific expertise, structured processes, and supporting technologies. Among the most notable changes, the regulation introduces extended notification obligations in case of an incident, data integrity protection measures, and clear risk management protocols. Non-compliance with NIS2 can lead to significant penalties and reputational damage, as well as exposing the organization to severe security risks. In this context, TrueScreen emerges as a strategic and accessible solution, assisting organizations in achieving and maintaining NIS2 compliance by offering an ecosystem of patented tools designed to ensure data security and integrity.
Key Requirements of NIS2
The NIS2 Directive sets new security and risk management standards that represent a significant advancement over the previous directive. The primary requirements that companies must comply with include:
- Risk Management and Incident Prevention: NIS2 requires organizations to identify and manage risks related to information and network security by adopting preventive measures and protocols to mitigate potential damage. Systems capable of monitoring, detecting, and responding quickly to vulnerabilities or attacks are essential.
- Incident Notification: In the event of a cybersecurity incident that could compromise the integrity, availability, or confidentiality of information, NIS2 requires timely notification to the relevant authorities. This means companies need reliable and swift solutions to report incidents and document them, ensuring that the data submitted is authentic and tamper-proof.
- Data Integrity Protection: NIS2 places great emphasis on protecting data integrity. Organizations must ensure that data collected, processed, or shared is authentic, intact, and tamper-free. This is particularly relevant for companies handling sensitive information or operating in sectors where data security is critical.
- Implementation of Technical and Organizational Security Measures: The directive requires the adoption of advanced technical measures and the implementation of organizational security strategies, such as authentication and encryption protocols, forensic technologies, and data protection solutions that ensure data immutability.
- Continuous Auditing and Monitoring: Finally, NIS2 demands that organizations continuously verify their IT infrastructures and security systems. This implies the use of monitoring technologies and processes that can identify and address threats or vulnerabilities in real time.
Achieving compliance with these requirements necessitates companies to integrate advanced cybersecurity solutions that not only monitor and protect data but also guarantee information authenticity and adherence to regulatory standards.
Why TrueScreen is Essential for NIS2 Compliance
TrueScreen proves to be an extremely effective tool for companies aiming for NIS2 compliance. With its ability to certify digital data in real time and patented forensic technology, TrueScreen can support organizations in tackling some of the most complex challenges posed by the regulation. Here’s how:
- Real-time Data Authenticity Certification: TrueScreen uses advanced forensic methodology to certify images, videos, documents, screenshots, and other digital files directly at the source. This ensures that every captured piece of data is authentic and unalterable, a key requirement under NIS2, which mandates that data used must be tamper-free and integral.
- Support for Incident Management and Notification: Through its certified documentation capabilities, TrueScreen enables companies to record every detail of an incident, ensuring that the information is authentic and compliant with regulatory requirements. In cases requiring swift notification, TrueScreen ensures that the transmitted information is complete and verified, thereby enhancing the speed and transparency of the reporting process.
- Integration with Monitoring and Risk Management Systems: TrueScreen’s functionalities can be integrated with security monitoring and risk management systems, allowing companies to proactively respond to any threat. This is particularly useful for meeting NIS2’s requirements regarding continuous vulnerability monitoring and management.
- Data Integrity Protection and Fraud Prevention: Data authenticity is at the core of NIS2 compliance, and TrueScreen offers a protection system that makes digital data tamper-proof. With TrueScreen’s solutions, each document, signature, image, or video is safeguarded against manipulation, providing an additional guarantee in terms of security and regulatory compliance.
- Ease of Integration and Use: TrueScreen is designed to integrate easily with existing corporate IT systems, without requiring a complete overhaul of the IT structure. The ease of implementation and flexibility of this solution also allow complex organizations with intricate infrastructures to quickly adapt to NIS2 requirements, benefiting from increased data protection and security.
