Publication of the cyber security directive: requirements for operators of critical infrastructures and essential services

Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union, also known as the directive on security of network and information systems (the NIS Directive) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 19 July 2016 and came into force on 8 August 2016. Member States have until 9 May 2018 to transpose the directive into their national laws…