NIS2 compliance: 7 low-cost steps to secure credentials
A Passwork-backed guide lists seven low-cost credential controls for starting NIS2 Article 21 compliance.
Help Net Security outlines seven low-cost credential controls as a practical start toward NIS2 Article 21 risk-management duties. It cites Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, which found credentials among data compromised in 28% of breaches, and notes MFA is required only where appropriate. The guidance prioritizes inventory, ownership, revocation, and review for privileged, shared, and service accounts. It promotes on-premises password manager Passwork and says legal scope depends on sector, size, and national transposition.
- NIS2 Article 21 links credentials to hygiene, access control, and reviews.
- Verizon’s 2026 DBIR found credentials involved in 28% of breaches.
- MFA applies where appropriate, prioritizing exposed and privileged access.
- Shared and service secrets need owners, rotation, and revocation.
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- European CommissionVerizon
From the original article
5 min read at helpnetsecurity.com
Security budgets rarely stretch to cover a full NIS2 programme in one pass. Credential controls are where a constrained team can start, because they make access visible, revocable, and reviewable without new infrastructure. NIS2 compliance rests on risk-management measures that fit the actual risk an organization faces under Article 21, with the choice of specific products and policies left to that assessment.
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