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NIS2 is here: What you need to know about Europe’s new cybersecurity regime

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Data center providers and customers must take a proactive approach when navigating NIS2, as fines for non-compliance will be substantial.

The new Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2) came into effect on October 18, 2024 and with it comes an overhaul of the way in which cybersecurity risk management is regulated in Europe.

Given that cloud-based architecture is now considered the industry-norm, data centers have become the custodians of the vast majority