Antivirus software does not make you NIS2-compliant. Not by a long shot.
This is the most common misconception I hear from administrators: “We have antivirus software and a firewall, so we’re covered.” Unfortunately, that’s not how it works.
NIS2 (transposed into Romanian law via Emergency Ordinance 155/2024) does not require a specific product. It requires risk management measures: security policies, access management, an incident response plan, tested backups, employee training, and vendor oversight. Antivirus software is just one brick in an entire wall.
Why this distinction matters: You can’t “buy” compliance off the shelf. It’s a process that has to do with how the company operates, not with which license you’ve installed. And during an inspection, the DNSC doesn’t ask what antivirus software you have—it asks what procedures you have in place and whether you’re following them.
The good news for a small business: most of the measures are organizational, not costly. They just need to be implemented by someone who knows what they’re doing.
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