Bottom line: NIS2 requires continuous, technically demonstrated security on endpoints, not merely paper-documented concepts – particularly critical for shared terminals in critical sectors.
With the NIS2 implementation law coming into force at the end of 2025, approximately 29,000 German organizations must demonstrate technical security measures with continuous monitoring. The security of endpoints is often underestimated, yet critical risks frequently concentrate there.
The NIS2 implementation law places significant compliance requirements on businesses in Germany. Not only are fines of up to ten million euros at stake, but there is also, for the first time, personal liability of management in cases of violations. While many organizations are currently focusing their efforts on governance structures, risk management and reporting processes, actual security gaps often manifest themselves in the endpoints themselves.
In sectors such as healthcare, logistics, energy supply and retail, mobile scanners, terminals, tablets and computers are deployed daily, often used by multiple people and located outside protected infrastructures. NIS2 mandates continuous risk assessment, not merely periodic reviews: security officers must be able to demonstrate at any time whether systems comply with defined requirements. Modern endpoint management solutions enable real-time monitoring of device states and automatic responses to deviations, ensuring compliance not in periodic intervals but on a continuous basis.
Special attention is required for the management of shared devices. When employees in hospitals or warehouses switch devices several times a day and sessions are not properly terminated, significant security risks arise. Role-based access control, automatic locking mechanisms and modern authentication address this problem in a structured manner.
Beyond prevention, responsiveness is increasingly in focus: organizations must handle security incidents in a structured manner and document all measures in an audit-compliant way. Remote support and assistance tools help to analyze and resolve problems more quickly. Given tight IT capacity and growing device inventories, AI-assisted assistant functions are becoming increasingly important, identifying configuration errors, evaluating security information and supporting administrators in maintaining compliance.
Source: www.it-daily.net · Published 25 June 2026
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