In an increasingly advanced and interconnected digital landscape, understanding the types of cyber threats and the strategies to defend against them has now become a crucial issue for organisations and businesses. Indeed, in recent years, the scale of cyber attacks has grown steadily in terms of both frequency and severity, as evidenced by the latest Clusit Report 2024 (which recorded a 12 percent increase in the attack curve for 2023 from the previous year).Bitia implements cyber security systems updated and evolvedon the basis of the new European guidelines, in cooperation with high-profile subject matter experts and through technological solutions operating on different security levels: from the network security, to the application security until at data security.
The European NIS2 Directive
Also the European Directive NIS2which officially entered into force in January 2023, fits into this scenario with the aim of increase resilience and response to cyber attacks by the European Union and individual Member States.
Compared to the previous NIS Directive of 2016, this new regulation has brought about a significant restructuring of the cybersecurity strategies of those involved, promoting a more uniform and up-to-date approach to the growing number of increasingly sophisticated and advanced cyber attacks.
For this reason, Bitia has oriented its cyber security interventions in the direction of apunctual and precise adherence compliance with prescribed standards by the new Directivewith the aim of bringing our solutions into line with the European model.
The actors involved in the NIS2 Directive
A broad spectrum of large, medium-sized and small enterprises operating within the essential sectors energy, transport, banking and digital infrastructure, including digital service providers in the fields of e-commerce, search engines, cloud computing, ICT service management, public administration and space.
In addition to these, there are companies operating in ‘other critical sectors’, such as postal services, waste management, food production, medical device manufacturing, computer and electronics manufacturing, digital service providers, research organizations, communication network providers, and electronic communication services.
When and how to intervene?
Stakeholders in this Directive will have to adapt their cybersecurity systems by October 18, 2024.
Oltre questa data, chi non avrà rispettato questi obblighi potrà incorrere in penalties of up to a maximum of 10 million euros.
Implementing this directive can be a complex and layered process, and targeted and thoughtful action is essential. Precisely for this reason, Bitia offers itself as a valid and reliable partner to accompany your company in this journey of digital transformation e information security.Get in touch with our professionals and find out how to comply with the NIS2 Directive.