Ready for NIS2? A 360° security approach you can rely on.

As digitalisation accelerates and organisations continue to adapt their processes and ways of working, the risk of cyberattacks continues to rise. Against this backdrop, the EU’s NIS2 Directive raises cybersecurity requirements across the board and introduces stricter, more consistent sanctions – comparable to those under GDPR. NIS2 does not only apply to organisations that fall directly within its scope. It also affects companies within the supply chains of critical or regulated organisations, which must be able to demonstrate that appropriate technical and organisational measures are in place. The overarching objective of the Directive is to strengthen cyber resilience across the EU. 

For many organisations, this raises two fundamental questions: Am I affected? And if so, how can these requirements be implemented effectively in practice? Bechtle’s 360° security approach provides clear direction. We support you in addressing NIS2 requirements while strengthening your cybersecurity capabilities as a whole – not as a box‑ticking exercise, but as a sustainable, strategic foundation.

Our approach gives you an integrated cyber‑defence strategy built around coordinated security solutions. Whether you need an information security framework, a resilient network or endpoint security architecture, or a Security Operations Centre (SOC) on site or as a managed external service, Bechtle supports you end to end. Through seven dedicated practices, Bechtle Security helps organisations protect their IT environment end to end. This holistic approach enables organisations to identify and assess threats at an early stage – and to respond proactively before risks escalate. 

• Application security
• Cloud security
• Cybercrime and defence
• Data centre security
• Data protection and information security
• Infrastructure and perimeter security
• Workplace security

A gap analysis provides a clear picture of an organisation’s current cybersecurity maturity. It identifies where risks exist today and defines which measures need to be addressed first – turning insight into concrete priorities. To support this process, Bechtle uses B‑Hard, a tool developed by our own specialists. Deployed across numerous customer projects, B‑Hard helps translate assessment results into targeted cybersecurity measures that can be implemented in practice.

• Identify security gaps across the IT environment
• Highlight urgent areas for action
• Translate findings into a clear, prioritised action plan
• Provide guidance on suitable security products

Protective technologies such as next‑generation firewalls, intrusion‑prevention systems, anti‑spam and anti‑virus solutions are now standard practice. They play a crucial role in reducing the attack surface and limiting opportunities for cybercriminals.

A key element of modern network security is network segmentation, increasingly implemented through a zero‑trust approach using Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). Modern network security must account for a growing number of mobile and remote endpoints that operate beyond the traditional corporate perimeter. These devices require the same level of protection and access control as systems within the internal network.

As a consequence, the security perimeter must move closer to the endpoint, ensuring protection at the point of access itself. Unlike traditional models, a zero-trust architecture assumes that no device, user or connection can be trusted by default. Even within an active session, access can be continuously verified and reassessed. Software‑defined perimeters apply zero-trust principles to protect networks and data by shifting the traditional perimeter into the applications that manage access. Users and applications are granted access only to the specific resources they need at that moment – without visibility into the wider network structure.

With the Bechtle Cyber Defence Centre, we offer two proven models for establishing a Security Operations Centre (SOC) tailored to your organisation. The primary objective is to identify suspicious activity at an early stage, investigate it systematically, and respond effectively.

In the traditional model, a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) platform is used to collect and correlate events from multiple customer systems. These events are normalised and analysed using defined rule sets and threat‑intelligence information. Potential threats are identified when individual events – or specific combinations of events – trigger alerts. This enables security teams to detect suspicious patterns, assess possible attack scenarios, and take appropriate countermeasures in a timely manner.

The next‑generation model combines highly automated technologies with forensic tools for monitoring networks and operating systems, enabling real‑time threat detection. Using artificial intelligence and behavioural analytics, the platform continuously learns and can distinguish between normal and anomalous behaviour. This allows threats to be contained immediately, before they escalate. Endpoint and network technologies are centrally managed and orchestrated via a Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) platform and are operated around the clock by Bechtle security analysts.

Protect your systems actively and effectively against internal and external threats. With Bechtle’s support, cyberattacks lose their impact. We advise on, implement and operate your Cyber Defence Centre around the clock, 365 days a year. Get in touch with us to protect sensitive data from theft and sabotage.