Quick Answer: How to Effectively Prepare for NIS 2

Is Your Organization Ready for NIS 2? 

The EU’s revised NIS 2 Directive represents a significant expansion in both scope and expectations for cybersecurity and operational resilience. As per Gartner®, the EU’s updated NIS 2 Directive expands its coverage to 18 sectors, covering essential entities in sectors such as energy, transport, banking, health and digital infrastructure, and important entities in sectors like manufacturing, waste management and digital services.  

According to Gartner, “The EU’s NIS 2 Directive expands its scope and requirements to achieve a higher level of cybersecurity controls for critical infrastructure,” and urges security and risk management leaders to “first focus on risk management, corporate accountability, reporting obligations, and business continuity.” 

• This report is designed to help your team understand what’s required, determine whether you’re in scope, and “update incident response plans and team set-ups in coordination with business continuity management (BCM) and the business.”

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Why VIAVI?

VIAVI provides forensic-grade network visibility through high-fidelity packet capture and enriched flow records—giving security and compliance teams the data needed to support NIS 2’s incident reporting, asset mapping, and risk assessment requirements. Our long-term data retention and granular traffic insights help uncover blind spots, accelerate post-breach investigations, and ensure audit readiness with confidence. 

Based on our takeaway, this report can guide you to: 

• Understand which NIS 2 requirements apply to your organization and what actions are needed for incident reporting, asset visibility, and accountability.
• Identify potential blind spots in your ICT environment that could impact compliance—especially around network activity, asset interdependencies, and threat detection.
• Recognize the importance of forensic-level data and long-term visibility to support post-breach investigations, audit readiness, and regulatory reporting support VIAVI enables through advanced network observability solutions.