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Comprehensive NIS2 Directive compliance consulting — from gap assessment and ANSSI alignment to incident response and ongoing audit support. Helping organisations across Paris, Lyon, Marseille and beyond meet EU cybersecurity obligations on time.
Our teams across the US, UK, Singapore, and India support clients through every timezone and regulatory context.
The NIS2 Directive (Network and Information Security Directive 2022/2555) replaced the original NIS1 Directive and came into force across EU Member States on 17 October 2024. For French organisations, this means the loi de transposition now creates binding obligations enforced by ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information) — France’s national cybersecurity authority headquartered in Paris.
Unlike GDPR which focused on data protection, NIS2 targets the operational resilience of critical and important entities. From multinationals with headquarters on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées to mid-sized logistics operators in Bordeaux and healthcare providers in Toulouse, a far broader range of French businesses are now legally obligated to implement robust cybersecurity measures.
France is among the EU’s most aggressively enforcing jurisdictions — ANSSI has already published national implementation guidance and has begun supervisory engagement with regulated entities. Fines of up to €10 million or 2% of global annual turnover (whichever is higher) can be imposed for non-compliance.
✔ Covers 18 critical sectors including energy, transport, healthcare, finance, and digital infrastructure
✔ Extends to “important entities” — medium and large companies across supply chains
✔ Mandatory incident reporting to ANSSI within 24 hours (initial alert) and 72 hours (formal report)
✔ Board-level accountability: management bodies must approve and oversee cybersecurity measures
✔ Mandatory risk management measures across governance, operations, and supply chain
✔ Penalties enforced by ANSSI; sectors under sectoral regulators face additional scrutiny
A structured, outcome-driven approach that guides your organisation through every compliance stage — from initial scoping in Paris to full ANSSI-ready certification.
Determine whether you are an Essential or Important Entity under French NIS2 transposition law.
Evaluate current cybersecurity posture against all NIS2 requirements and ANSSI guidance.
Support hands-on deployment of technical and organisational security measures.
A transparent, milestone-driven programme that delivers sustainable compliance rather than a one-off audit tick-box exercise.
We conduct a thorough review of your existing cybersecurity controls mapped against NIS2 Article 21 requirements and ANSSI's published technical guidance. Delivered with a clear maturity score and risk register in French or English.
Develop or update all required NIS2 policies — incident response, business continuity, supply chain security, access management — ensuring alignment with ANSSI requirements and French regulatory expectations.
Build and test incident detection and reporting workflows that meet NIS2's strict timelines: initial notification to ANSSI within 24 hours and detailed report within 72 hours of a significant incident.
Assess and manage cybersecurity risk across your supply chain. NIS2 Article 21(d) requires French entities to evaluate ICT suppliers, contractors, and service providers — particularly critical in France's manufacturing and logistics sectors.
Under NIS2, senior management in France is personally liable for cybersecurity decisions. We provide executive briefings, board-level reporting frameworks, and training to ensure leadership meets their legal obligations under French law.
Maintain continuous compliance through regular reviews, policy updates, and threat intelligence briefings aligned with ANSSI advisories. Essential for French entities in dynamic sectors like fintech, telecom, and critical infrastructure.
Not all compliance consultancies understand France’s regulatory landscape. We do — and we bring both technical depth and local intelligence to every engagement.
Our consultants work directly with ANSSI guidance documents, EBIOS RM methodology, and French sector-specific regulations. We ensure your compliance programme will withstand ANSSI supervisory scrutiny.
With offices across New York, London, Singapore, and Mumbai, we serve French multinationals and subsidiaries that need NIS2 compliance aligned across multiple EU Member States simultaneously.
Our NIS2 audit team operates independently from our consulting practice — delivering objective, credible assessments. Critical for French entities seeking a trusted third-party validation before ANSSI inspection.
Our consultants are available on-site across Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille, and Nice — ensuring your French operations receive hands-on support without delay.
350+ successful compliance engagements globally, including NIS2, ISO 27001, DORA, and GDPR. Our structured methodology consistently delivers certification-ready outcomes within agreed timelines.
NIS2 requires security awareness at every level. We deliver bespoke training programmes in French for employees and board members, covering their specific responsibilities under the Directive.
Every service is designed to address the specific legal, regulatory, and operational challenges facing French organisations operating under the NIS2 Directive.
Identify gaps between your current security posture and NIS2 requirements. We map critical data assets, information flows, and system dependencies — essential for French entities in the energy, transport, and digital infrastructure sectors where asset visibility is foundational to compliance.
Independently validate your NIS2 controls against EU Directive requirements and ANSSI guidance. Our audit delivers a comprehensive findings report, compliance scorecard, and an audit certificate that demonstrates due diligence to your board, clients, and regulators.
Not every French organisation has the budget for a full-time cybersecurity executive. Our virtual CISO service provides senior-level NIS2 programme leadership — including board reporting, ANSSI liaison, and strategic oversight — on a flexible, cost-effective engagement model.
French financial institutions face dual obligations under both NIS2 and DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act). We offer an integrated compliance programme that maps overlapping controls, reducing duplication and accelerating certification across both frameworks.
For French-headquartered groups with EU subsidiaries, we coordinate NIS2 compliance across multiple Member States. Our pan-European network ensures consistent implementation while addressing country-specific regulatory nuances in Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and beyond.
Many French organisations already hold ISO 27001 certification. We provide a structured analysis of how your existing ISMS maps to NIS2 requirements, identifying the shortest route to full compliance and leveraging your ISO 27001 investment rather than starting from scratch.
Work with France’s leading NIS2 Compliance Consulting Services & Audit specialists. We understand ANSSI requirements, French regulatory timelines, and what your organisation needs to succeed — with no wasted time, no inflated costs.
French business owners and IT leaders frequently ask us about NIS2 scope, timelines, and enforcement. Here are answers to the most pressing questions we receive from organisations across Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and beyond.
No. While both are EU-wide Directives affecting French organisations, GDPR governs personal data protection and is enforced by the CNIL. NIS2 governs cybersecurity and operational resilience across critical and important sectors, enforced by ANSSI. They have different scope, obligations, and penalties — although organisations subject to both must align their security programmes accordingly.
NIS2 applies to medium and large organisations in 18 critical sectors operating in France, including energy, transport, banking, healthcare, water, digital infrastructure, ICT service management, public administration, and space. An estimated 15,000+ French entities now fall within scope, compared to roughly 300 under NIS1.
ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'Information) is France's primary NIS2 supervisory authority. It has powers to conduct audits, issue binding instructions, impose penalties, and receive mandatory incident reports. ANSSI works alongside sector regulators (ARS, AMF, ARCEP, etc.) for entities in regulated sectors.
No. NIS2 requires cybersecurity-specific technical and organisational assessments that go well beyond the scope of financial auditors. Qualified NIS2 auditors must be able to assess technical controls, incident response procedures, cryptographic measures, and network security — expertise held by specialist cybersecurity consultancies like VistaInfoSec.
Yes. Any entity that provides services within the EU and falls within a critical or important sector is subject to NIS2, regardless of where its headquarters are located. Non-EU companies with significant operations in France — including US, UK, or Asian multinationals — must appoint an EU representative and comply with French NIS2 obligations.
The timeline varies depending on your organisation's current maturity. For companies with existing ISO 27001 or GDPR programmes, we typically achieve NIS2 readiness within 6–12 weeks. For organisations starting from scratch, a full programme typically takes 3–6 months. Our free gap assessment provides a precise estimate for your specific situation.
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