Cyber threats are intensifying, and regulations are stepping up to match. The NIS2 directive is raising the bar for cybersecurity across the EU, especially for essential services and their supply chains, including MSPs.
While NIS2 is an EU regulation, its influence extends to the UK, particularly through alignment with frameworks like the UK’s Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). The message is clear, compliance is not optional.
NIS2 is the EU’s updated cybersecurity legislation, designed to strengthen resilience across essential digital services. It replaces the original NIS Directive and came into force in the EU in October 2024 – raising the baseline for cyber risk management and incident reporting.
Key updates include:
The goal? Ensure that essential services can withstand and recover from increasing cyber threats. For many organisations, the compliance requirements represent a major operational shift from reactive measures to proactive cybersecurity.
Although NIS2 is EU specific, its principles are mirrored in UK regulations – particularly through CAF, a framework developed by the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
CAF was originally created to help organisations meet the requirements of the first NIS Directive and it remains one of the most practical and structured approaches to assessing cybersecurity maturity.
CAFs origins and strengths are:
CAF is seen as a flexible tool that can be adapted to support NIS2, making it a smart choice for organisations aiming to build compliance without starting from scratch.
CAF doesn’t exist in a vacuum, it integrates well with other globally recognised standards that also support NIS2 objectives.
Frameworks like:
By adopting a multi-framework approach, organisations can not only align with CAF but also strengthen their posture under NIS2, making compliance more robust, defensible and audit-ready.
This is where Adoptech plays a crucial role. As a platform built to support multiple cybersecurity frameworks, Adoptech helps MSPs and their clients automate, streamline and monitor their compliance obligations.
Adoptech is designed to:
By leveraging Adoptech, MSPs can standardise their compliance approach, reduce the manual burden and support clients across sectors.
MSPs and digital infrastructure providers are now formally in scope under NIS2, which means providers supporting essential sectors like healthcare, energy, transport and digital service must meet the more rigorous security and reporting requirements.
UK-based MSPs that serve EU clients, or operate across borders, cannot ignore this shift. Whether it’s NIS2, CAF, DORA or the upcoming UK Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill, regulations are all pointing towards the same thing - higher expectations and greater scrutiny.
But this also represents an opportunity. By investing in the right tools, MSPs can build competitive advantages and become trusted advisors in cybersecurity compliance.
Staying ahead of changing frameworks means building a compliance process that’s scalable, repeatable and proactive. That’s why we partnered with Adoptech, it provides:
By using Adoptech, MSPs can help clients meet, monitor and maintain compliance across multiple frameworks. More importantly, Adoptech’s architecture aligns with CAF’s structured approach and supports many of NIS2’s core requirements, such as:
With NIS2 enforcement well underway, now is the time to act. It’s pretty clear what we’re seeing, compliance is no longer just a checkbox, it’s a strategic necessity. MSPs and their clients need to review and improve their cyber risk posture, align operations to frameworks like CAF and implement tools like Adoptech to scale compliance activities.
Regulatory frameworks are only getting tougher, but by building strong foundations now, organisations can not only stay compliant but also build trust, resilience and a competitive edge in an increasingly regulated landscape.
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