Understanding NIS2 – Security at the Core of Digital Europe
The NIS2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) is the European Union’s framework for strengthening cybersecurity across essential and digital services.
Its goal is to make sure that companies handling critical infrastructure — such as telecoms, energy, finance, transport, healthcare, and digital providers — are resilient against cyber threats, data breaches, and service disruptions.
NIS2 sets clear obligations for organizations, including:
✅Risk management and security measures – encryption, monitoring, vulnerability handling, and incident prevention.
✅Reporting obligations – notifying authorities about major security incidents within strict timelines.
✅Supply chain security – ensuring that vendors, partners, and third parties also meet cybersecurity standards.
✅Accountability of management – company leaders are directly responsible for compliance.
Fraud and Cyber Threats under NIS2
Just like GDPR protects individuals, NIS2 protects infrastructures and digital ecosystems from fraud and attacks:
✅Ransomware and Malware Attacks – crippling critical systems to extort payment.
✅Phishing and Credential Theft – targeting employees to gain unauthorized access.
✅Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) – overwhelming networks to shut down services.
✅Supply Chain Exploits – inserting vulnerabilities through software or service providers.
Fraud Use Cases Examples
Phishing & Account Takeover
✅A telecom customer receives a suspicious SMS with a fake login link. Using DIGI’s Network APIs, the operator checks device location and login patterns, blocks the attempt, and alerts the user.
SIM Swap Fraud
✅A fraudster convinces a mobile store to issue a duplicate SIM card. With DIGI’s SIM Swap Detection API, a bank sees the swap in real time and halts a money transfer until the customer confirms.
E-commerce Payment Fraud
✅An online shop integrates ID SHIELD’s ANT Anonymization Tool so that stolen customer data cannot be reused — attackers see only anonymized identifiers instead of real personal data.
Insurance Claim Manipulation
✅Fraudsters try to submit fake accident claims using stolen identity documents. ID SHIELD validates and masks data before processing, ensuring that claims with mismatched or suspicious data are flagged automatically.
How ID SHIELD & DIGI Platform Help with NIS2 Compliance
Through our partnership with the DIGI Service Delivery Platform, we bring Network APIs into play for proactive security. DIGI enables real-time device status checks, SIM swap detection, location verification, and traffic monitoring, all of which contribute to identifying anomalies, preventing fraud, and strengthening compliance with NIS2.
This approach provides not just regulatory compliance, but also operational resilience and customer trust.
NIS2 Use Cases
✅Critical Infrastructure Monitoring
A telecom operator uses Network APIs to detect abnormal traffic patterns and automatically trigger alerts when a DDoS attack is suspected.
✅SIM Swap Fraud Prevention
A bank integrates with APIs to verify if a customer’s SIM card was recently swapped before approving a high-value online payment, preventing account takeover.
✅Secure Remote Work
A healthcare provider ensures staff accessing patient systems from home are verified in real time using device status checks and location validation via Network APIs.
✅Supply Chain Trust
An energy company uses ID SHIELD’s ANT Anonymization Tool to exchange operational data with contractors, ensuring sensitive customer or system identifiers remain protected.
✅Incident Reporting Automation
A transport operator integrates ID SHIELD solutions to generate instant compliance-ready reports for regulators within the NIS2-mandated timelines after detecting an intrusion.
👉 These use cases make it clear: NIS2 isn’t only a regulatory checklist — it’s about protecting real services, people, and business operations.
From Compliance to Full Protection
Regulations like GDPR and NIS2 are not just legal frameworks — they are blueprints for protecting people, businesses, and society in an era of constant cyber threats and fraud.
But while many organizations treat them as a checkbox exercise, ID SHIELD and our partner DIGI Service Delivery Platform transform compliance into a living shield of protection.
Every day challenges prove why this matters:
✅SIM Swap fraud can drain bank accounts in seconds.
✅Phishing and account takeover put customer trust and business continuity at risk.
✅Credential stuffing and DDoS attacks threaten the very availability of digital services.
✅Supply chain exploits create backdoors into critical infrastructure.
With Network APIs and ID SHIELD’s ANT Solutions, these risks are neutralized in real time. Fraud is stopped at the door, sensitive data is anonymized before it can be abused, and incident reporting is automated so that compliance obligations are met without delays.
This is more than technology — it is a commitment to resilience.
⭐Customers gain trust and transparency.
⭐Businesses gain security and continuity.
⭐Leaders gain confidence that their organizations are future-proof.