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How to Choose an NIS2 Consultant
Choose an NIS2 consultant with verifiable compliance or security delivery experience, clear scope, and references — and keep regulatory interpretation distinct from technical consulting.
Quick answer
Choose an NIS2 consultant with verifiable compliance or security delivery experience, clear scope, and references — and keep regulatory interpretation distinct from technical consulting.
What this means
A useful NIS2 consultant maps your scope under national law, performs a gap analysis, and helps implement risk-management and incident-reporting processes. Ask for evidence of methodology, sector work and references, and separate the assessment from any hardware or tooling sale.
Key considerations
Jurisdiction: Confirm the consultant knows the NIS2 transposition and the notified requirements in the member state where your entity is established.
Sector experience: Relevant work in energy, transport, health or digital infrastructure beats generic cybersecurity marketing.
Scope of work: Compare concrete deliverables: scope mapping, gap analysis, controls implementation, incident-reporting workflow and evidence files.
Independence: Prefer firms that assess first and sell implementation as a separate engagement, so the audit is not self-serving.
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Frequently asked questions
What should an NIS2 gap analysis include?
A scope map, a control-by-control assessment against the directive’s risk-management measures, and a prioritised remediation plan.
Is certification proof of NIS2 compliance?
No. ISO 27001 certification is evidence of a management system, not proof of NIS2 compliance — keep them distinct.
Do I need a legal view as well?
For borderline scope decisions, seek advice on national transposition; technical consulting does not replace it.