The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2), impose rigorous requirements on organizations to bolster their cybersecurity defenses and ensure operational continuity. While many companies recognize the importance of these regulations, a large number struggle with the implementation.
Achieving the visibility, control, and security measures required to meet DORA and NIS2 standards can be daunting, especially for organizations managing complex IT ecosystems. Unfortunately, failure to comply with these frameworks can result in substantial penalties, legal consequences, and reputational damage – an outcome no organization can afford.
For example, companies that fail to comply with DORA’s regulations can be fined up to 2% of their total annual global revenue.
In this blog, we explore why prioritizing compliance with these DORA and NIS2 is critical, and how the Valiantys solution, powered by HYCU, Appfire and Lansweeper, provides a comprehensive service that simplifies the journey to compliance and operational resilience.
DORA and NIS2: A Closer Look
Both DORA and NIS2 share a common goal: safeguarding organizations and critical infrastructure from the growing threat of cybercrime and ensuring that they remain operational during crises.
DORA is specifically designed to enhance the operational resilience of financial services organizations across the European Union. The regulation aims to ensure that businesses can continue operating in the face of cyberattacks, system failures, or other disruptions. It demands that companies implement robust cybersecurity practices, data protection measures, and business continuity strategies.
NIS2, on the other hand, is a broader directive aimed at improving the cybersecurity of essential services across multiple sectors, including energy, transport, health, and digital infrastructure. NIS2 expands on the original NIS directive by imposing stricter security requirements and increasing the scope of organizations required to comply. It emphasizes the need for continuous monitoring, risk management, and vulnerability assessments to prevent cyberattacks and minimize their impact.
Achieving compliance with DORA and NIS2 isn’t just about installing cybersecurity tools or running occasional vulnerability scans; it requires a holistic approach to IT management that begins with visibility across the IT estate.
Why Organizations Struggle with DORA and NIS2 Compliance
One of the biggest challenges organizations face in meeting DORA and NIS2 requirements is the lack of visibility across their IT estates. Without comprehensive insight into their technology assets, businesses cannot accurately assess risks, identify vulnerabilities, or ensure that critical data and systems are adequately protected. A lack of visibility often leads to inefficiencies, security gaps and, ultimately, non-compliance.
Modern IT environments are also extremely complex, and many organizations operate with diverse and fragmented IT systems. This makes it difficult to achieve centralized control or maintain consistent security standards across all assets.
Manual processes complicate the problem, making asset discovery, backup management, and compliance reporting slow and painstaking processes that are prone to error and often leave organizations exposed to unnecessary risks.
To overcome these challenges, organizations need a comprehensive solution that not only provides full visibility into their IT environments but also integrates data protection, asset management, and streamlined IT operations. This is where the Valiantys-HYCU-Appfire-Lansweeper solution comes in, offering a unified approach to achieving compliance with DORA and NIS2 while enhancing operational resilience and efficiency.
A Comprehensive Approach to DORA and NIS2 Compliance
The Valiantys-HYCU-Appfire-Lansweeper solution offers a powerful, integrated toolset designed to address the challenges of DORA and NIS2 compliance. This solution simplifies IT management and provides organizations with the visibility, control, and automation they need to comply with these stringent regulations.
Here’s how the solution works:
- Valiantys, the leading global consulting and services firm dedicated to Atlassian, brings its expertise in IT service management (ITSM) and leverages the capabilities of Atlassian’s Jira Service Management (JSM) and Confluence to streamline IT operations, centralize documentation, and enhance organizational resilience.
- HYCU, known for its advanced data protection solutions, ensures that all critical data is securely backed up, stored offsite, and protected with strong encryption. HYCU’s immutability feature guarantees data integrity, preventing malicious actors from tampering with backups. Additionally, the solution simplifies backup management by eliminating manual tasks, saving organizations thousands of hours each year.
- Appfire enables organizations to streamline their compliance efforts with workflow automation for incident response, audit trails for regulatory audits, traceability for risk assessments, and robust reporting for compliance monitoring. This approach not only reduces manual work and potential errors but also helps teams unlock greater ROI by maximizing the capabilities of their existing tools.
- Lansweeper provides comprehensive asset discovery and lifecycle management capabilities. With Lansweeper, organizations can automatically discover all their technology assets, classify them based on risk, and monitor their status in real-time. This ensures that all critical assets are accounted for and their potential risks are assessed – key requirements under both DORA and NIS2.
The Benefits of an Integrated Solution
The powerful combination of Valiantys, HYCU, Appfire and Lansweeper offers a range of benefits that go beyond DORA and NIS2 compliance. By automating asset discovery, backup management, and compliance reporting, organizations can reduce the burden of manual tasks, ensuring a more efficient and error-free operation. This is particularly important for large enterprises managing complex IT environments.
Lansweeper’s asset discovery capabilities provide a complete inventory of an organization’s technology estate, ensuring that all assets are properly classified and assessed for risk. This visibility is critical for meeting both DORA’s operational resilience requirements and NIS2’s cybersecurity mandates.
With Lansweeper’s insights into asset lifecycles and HYCU’s monitoring of data protection status, organizations can make informed decisions about where to invest in cybersecurity improvements, ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently.
Meanwhile, HYCU’s data protection features such as immutable backups and robust encryption ensure that critical data remains secure, even in the event of a cyberattack. Offsite storage further enhances security by reducing the risk of data loss due to localized disruptions.
Appfire enables organizations to streamline their compliance efforts with workflow automation for incident response, audit trails for regulatory audits, traceability for risk assessments, and robust reporting for compliance monitoring
Valiantys can work with your organization to tailor disaster recovery plans that help to ensure business continuity in the face of a disruption. They offer regular training and simulations to prepare staff for rapid and effective response, and by centralizing documentation and providing a thorough asset inventory, the integrated solution simplifies audits and helps organizations demonstrate DORA and NIS2 compliance.
Why Act Now?
With regulatory deadlines fast approaching, the urgency to comply with DORA and NIS2 is higher than ever. Organizations that delay their compliance efforts risk severe financial penalties, legal consequences, and even reputational damage. It’s important to act now and stay ahead of these risks.
The Valiantys-HYCU-Appfire-Lansweeper solution provides a fast, efficient, and cost-effective way to comply with DORA and NIS2, while at the same time, improving overall IT management and operational resilience in your organization. It’s a proactive approach that will keep your business safe from the pitfalls of non-compliance – and you can start today.
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