NIS2: A Comprehensive Guide to the New Cybersecurity Directive
On 16 January 2023, the Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (known as the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2)) entered into force replacing Directive (EU) 2016/1148 (previously known as NIS). NIS2 seeks to improve the existing cyber security posture across the European Union (EU) in different ways:
- Establishing the necessary cyber crisis management structure (CyCLONe)
- Increasing the level of harmonization regarding security requirements and reporting obligations
- Encouraging Members States to introduce new areas of interest such as supply chain, vulnerability management, core internet and cyber hygiene into their national cybersecurity strategies
- Bringing novel ideas such as the peer reviews for enhancing collaboration and knowledge sharing amongst the Member States
- Covering a larger share of the economy and society by including more sectors which means that more entities are obliged to take measures in order to increase their level of cybersecurity. Here, we’ll cover what NIS2 is, why it matters and how Snowflake demonstrates its compliance and enables its customers’ compliance to NIS2 requirements.