Day 1 – Strategy, Law, and Governance
1. Introduction and regulatory context
- Introduction to the NIS 2 Directive and the NIS2UmsuCG.
- Distinction from KRITIS and other regulations.
- Self-assessment of maturity level to determine current status.
- Importance of governance and liability requirements.
2. Scope and obligations (deep dive)
- Analysis of the criteria for impact (sectors, sizes, thresholds).
- Distinction between "essential" and "important" facilities.
- Key responsibilities: governance, risk management, reporting and documentation requirements.
- Management liability and sanctions.
3. Risk management and the 10 core measures (Section 30)
- Establishment of NIS 2-compliant risk management.
- Identification of critical services and processes.
- Asset management and risk analysis.
- Incident and business continuity management.
- Vulnerability management, backup strategies, supply chain security.
- Cryptography, access controls, and awareness.
4. Organization and governance
- Roles and responsibilities (management, CISO, NIS 2 coordination).
- Integration into existing ISMS and GRC structures.
- Dealing with audits and supervision.
- Requirements for management and governing bodies.
Day 2 – Implementation, technology, and practice
5. Technical and organizational measures
- State of the art: attack detection, SIEM, SOC, EDR/XDR.
- Monitoring, logging, and incident response.
- Zero trust principles and ransomware prevention.
- Cloud and OT security.
- Interfaces to existing security stacks.
6. Secure development and supply chain
- Threat modeling and secure architecture.
- DevSecOps and SDLC.
- Security requirements for service providers and cloud providers.
- Contract requirements, SLAs, and auditing.
- Vendor management checklists.
7. Reporting requirements and crisis management
- Reporting processes and deadlines according to NIS2/NIS2UmsuCG.
- Interfaces with the BSI and supervisory authorities.
- Establishment of internal escalation processes.
- Integration with BCM, incident management, and cyber insurance.
8. Gap analysis and implementation roadmap
- Analysis of one's own level of maturity.
- Definition of quick wins (0–3 months).
- Medium-term measures (3–12 months).
- Development of a target vision and management commitment.