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WHAT WILL NIS2 MEAN FOR CHANNEL PARTNERS IN THE UK?


Daniel Hurel, senior vice president, Westcon EMEA Cybersecurity & Next-Generation Solutions at Westcon-Comstor, explains the challenges and opportunities around the EU’s updated cybersecurity framework .


Not only does it resolve previous limitations, but it’s also


been updated in response to new challenges and today’s digital post-pandemic landscape. Tis includes a refreshed and expanded regulatory framework, new multifactor authentication requirements, more stringent reporting obligations, and stricter measures for enforcement.


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Corporate accountability Regulators in the EU will be able to levy penalties for serious non-compliance of up to 2% of annual turnover, or €10m (around £8.6m), whichever is higher. NIS2 also takes corporate accountability and sanctions to the next level – including criminal sanctions for C-level management if gross negligence is proven aſter a cybersecurity incident. As explained in Westcon-Comstor’s NIS2 guide for channel


n a matter of months, the European Union’s landmark cybersecurity framework – the Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive – will undergo a refresh with the


arrival of NIS2. Its first iteration, NIS1, was launched in 2016 and outlined new


precautions and reporting obligations for critical infrastructure and essential services. Given the dramatic changes we’ve seen in the cybersecurity


ecosystem over the past eight years, and the rapidly evolving nature of the threat landscape, the refresh is timely.


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partners, NIS2 has a broader scope than NIS1, covering 15 sectors (up from seven) to enhance Europe’s long-term cybersecurity. It also has a stronger emphasis on IT supply chains, potentially impacting businesses outside of its direct scope.


Enhancing cyber resilience As Deloitte has noted, NIS 2 was designed with three goals in mind: • Enhance cyber resilience in a growing number of OES (Operators of essential Services) sectors across the EU


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