In a nutshell: Endpoint management is a frequently neglected lever in NIS2 implementation, despite being central to the required security standards.
Implementation of the NIS2 Directive often fails at the endpoint level because technical and organizational requirements are not consistently enforced in practice. For CISOs, this represents a significant compliance and security risk.
The NIS2 Directive mandates comprehensive cybersecurity requirements, but at the endpoint level — laptops, desktops, mobile devices — it often addresses an organizational grey zone. While companies implement network security and central IT systems, they frequently leave endpoint hardening and device management insufficient or inconsistent.
Concretely, gaps emerge in patch management, authentication (MFA), encryption of local storage, and enforcement of security policies via endpoint protection platforms. Regulatory audits repeatedly show: while central infrastructure is monitored, visibility and control over actual endpoints are lacking — particularly in hybrid work environments and bring-your-own-device scenarios.
For CISOs, this means NIS2 compliance cannot be achieved through isolated network hardening. Instead, end-to-end device governance processes are necessary, along with automated inventory of all endpoints, regular compliance scans, and technical enforcement of security standards — including isolation of non-compliant devices from the network. Without this foundation, demonstrating compliance with higher NIS2 requirements (incident response, supply chain security, penetration testing) is difficult.
Source: news.google.com · Published 25 June 2026
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