A concise introduction to the NIS Directive: A pocket guide for digital service providers

By Alan Calder

This pocket guide is an introduction to the EU’s NIS Directive (Directive on security of network and information systems). It outlines the key requirements, details which digital service providers are within scope, and explains how the security objectives from ENISA’s Technical Guidelines and international standards can help DSPs achieve compliance. This pocket guide is a primer for any DSP that needs to comply with the NIS Directive.

The pocket guide helps DSPs:

• Gain insight into the NIS Directive and who is regulating it;
• Identify if they are within the scope of the Directive;
• Understand the key requirements; and
• Understand how guidance from international standards and ENISA can help them comply.

Your essential guide to understanding the EU’s NIS Directive – buy this book today and get the help and guidance you need.

• Language: English
• Publisher: itgovernance
• Release date: Nov 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781787781047

Alan Calder

Alan Calder is a leading author on IT governance and information security issues. He is the CEO of GRC International Group plc, the AIM-listed company that owns IT Governance Ltd. Alan is an acknowledged international cyber security guru. He has been involved in the development of a wide range of information security management training courses that have been accredited by the International Board for IT Governance Qualifications (IBITGQ). He is a frequent media commentator on information security and IT governance issues, and has contributed articles and expert comment to a wide range of trade, national and online news outlets.

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A concise introduction to the NIS Directive

A pocket guide for digital service providers

A concise introduction to the NIS Directive

A pocket guide for digital service providers

ALAN CALDER

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First published in the United Kingdom in 2018 by IT Governance Publishing.

ISBN 978-1-787-78104-7

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Alan Calder is the founder and executive chairman of IT Governance Ltd (www.itgovernance.co.uk), an information, advice and consultancy firm that helps company boards tackle IT governance, risk management, compliance and information security issues. Alan is an acknowledged international cyber security guru and a leading author on information security and IT governance issues. He has many years of senior management experience in the private and public sectors.

CONTENTS

Introduction

Background

Guidance

Key definitions

Chapter 1: Scope and applicability

Online marketplaces

Chapter 2: Authorities and bodies

Competent authorities

CSIRTs

Single points of contact

Cooperation Group

Powers and penalties

Chapter 3: Complying with the Directive

Minimum security measures

Appropriate to the risk

Technical and organisational measures

Mandatory incident notification

International standards

Chapter 4: Implementing cyber resilience

ISO 27001 and ISO 27002

Standards for Cloud services

ISO 22301

ISO 27035

Combining standards

Appendix: Mapping of ENISA’s Technical Guidelines and ISO 27001 Annex A

Further reading

INTRODUCTION

Technology has brought us into a world that many of us only poorly understand. While we may have some grasp of this technology, there is often a lack of real understanding as to how these technologies work and interact. A few decades ago, we understood that if the water levels fell then the hydroelectric plant would not be able to generate electricity. We knew that interchanges connected our phones to other phones elsewhere in the world. We had some appreciation of the fact that supermarkets and other retailers would have to call suppliers and wholesalers in order to have food delivered. Essential services and infrastructure were quite simple to understand.

Nowadays, so much has been automated and interlinked that it can be difficult to understand how our phone calls are connected or where our power comes from. Most people do not need to really understand how society continues to function. They do not need to know that