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The new Network and Information Security 2 Directive measures for the EU: one small step for cybersecurity, one giant leap for Europe

The Commission celebrates the political agreement between the European Parliament and the EU Member States on the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union.

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The new Network and Information Security 2 Directive measures for the EU: one small step for cybersecurity, one giant leap for Europe

After the first EU-wide law on cybersecurity, the Network and Information Security (NSI) Directive, that came into force in 2016 helped to achieve a common high level of security of network and information systems across the EU, the degree of digitalisation and interconnectedness of our society have been increasing exponentially, as well as the rising number of malicious cyber activities at global level.

That’s why the European Parliament and EU members have been working on the ‘NSI 2 Directive’ agreement in the past months. These new measures’ main mission, which has been approved in July, is to respond to this increased exposure of Europe to cyber threats.

These new cybersecurity rules cover a more expanded scope, such as:

  • Protection of medium and large entities from more sectors (public electronic communications services, digital services, wastewater and waste management, manufacturing of critical products, postal and courier services and public administration, and healthcare)
  • New cybersecurity requirements will be imposed on the companies, obliging more entities and sectors to take cybersecurity risk management measures.
  • It streamlines reporting obligations and introduces more stringent supervisory measures for national authorities.

NSI 2 Directive will help increase information sharing and cooperation on cyber crisis management at a national and EU level. As Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age, highlights: ‘This is another important breakthrough of our European digital strategy, this time to ensure that citizens and businesses are protected and trust essential services.’

This new regulation is highly connected to the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative's main mission, which aims to shape the development and evolution of the Internet into an Internet of Humans. An Internet that responds to people’s fundamental needs, including trust, security, and inclusion, while reflecting the values and the norms all citizens enjoy in Europe.

If you want to know more about the NSI 2 Directive agreement, you can read the full article here.

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