The EU’s Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive Goes Live Amidst Range of Expanding Cybersecurity Efforts

Yesterday was the “go live” date for the EU’s Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive. The NIS Directive was adopted in 2016, and as a directive, it sets out objectives and policies to be attained through legislation at an EU member state level within a certain timeframe (a process called transposition). Member states were required to transpose the NIS Directive into national law by May 9, 2018....