What is NIS2 and does it apply to organisations in Ireland?

NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2) is an EU-wide cybersecurity regulation that applies to all 27 member states including Ireland. It requires essential and important entities across 18 critical sectors to implement robust cybersecurity measures, report incidents to the NCSC within 24 hours, and maintain continuous audit-ready evidence. The EU transposition deadline was October 17, 2024. Ireland is finalising the National Cyber Security Bill 2024 to implement NIS2 into Irish law, with enforcement imminent.

What is the personal liability for CEOs and board members under NIS2?

NIS2 introduces direct personal accountability for senior management. CEOs, CISOs, and board members can face personal fines up to €10 million for essential entities or €7 million for important entities. Executives may also face temporary bans from holding management positions following serious compliance failures. This represents a fundamental shift from corporate-only to individual executive accountability in EU cybersecurity law.

What are the financial penalties for NIS2 non-compliance in Ireland?

Under NIS2, essential entities (energy, transport, banking, healthcare, digital infrastructure) face administrative fines up to €10 million or 2% of total worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher. Important entities (postal services, waste management, food, manufacturing, digital providers) face fines up to €7 million or 1.4% of global turnover. The Irish NCSC will have authority to conduct audits, issue binding instructions, and impose these penalties.

What technical controls does NIS2 Article 21 require?

NIS2 Article 21 mandates comprehensive technical and organisational measures including: (1) policies on risk analysis and information system security, (2) incident handling procedures, (3) business continuity and crisis management, (4) supply chain security, (5) security in network acquisition, development and maintenance, (6) policies for assessing effectiveness of cybersecurity measures, (7) basic cyber hygiene practices and training, (8) policies on cryptography and encryption, (9) human resources security and access control, (10) multi-factor authentication and secure communications.

What Enginsight platform modules are available through NIS2Ireland.com?

NIS2Ireland.com, as Ireland's official Enginsight partner, provides the complete platform: Watchdog for automated network scanning and asset discovery, Observer for continuous vulnerability detection and CVE monitoring, Hacktor for automated penetration testing, Verity SIEM for centralised log management and anomaly detection, File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) for configuration change detection, Active Shield IDS/IPS for intrusion detection and prevention, Network Shield for micro-segmentation and lateral movement prevention, and Pulsar Agent for endpoint protection including remote workers.

What compliance frameworks does Enginsight support beyond NIS2?

The Enginsight platform automates evidence generation for multiple compliance frameworks: NIS2 Directive (EU cybersecurity), ISO/IEC 27001 (information security management), TISAX (automotive industry security assessment), GDPR Article 32 (data protection security requirements), and German KRITIS (critical infrastructure protection). The platform generates unified audit evidence that satisfies overlapping requirements across these frameworks.

How does Enginsight ensure EU data sovereignty and GDPR compliance?

Enginsight is a German-engineered platform with guaranteed EU data residency. All data processing occurs within European Union jurisdiction, specifically in German data centres. This ensures zero exposure to the US Cloud Act, FISA 702, or other extraterritorial data access laws. The platform is designed and developed entirely within the EU, meeting the highest standards for EU data sovereignty that many Irish organisations require for sensitive compliance data.

How quickly can I assess my organisation's NIS2 compliance status?

The free NIS2 Readiness Scorecard takes just 60 seconds to complete. You'll receive instant results including: your entity classification (Essential or Important entity under NIS2), your current compliance status across key NIS2 requirements, identified gaps that expose your organisation to regulatory risk, a risk score, and personalised recommendations for remediation with specific Enginsight modules mapped to each gap.

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NIS2 Readiness Assessment

Answer 3 questions to discover your compliance status and risk exposure in under 60 seconds.

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What sector does your organisation operate in?

This determines if you're classified as Essential or Important under NIS2

Energy, Transport, Banking, Healthcare, Digital Infrastructure, Public Admin

Postal, Waste, Chemicals, Food, Manufacturing, Digital Providers

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