NIS2 to SRE: make your platform audit-proof in 90 days

NIS2 is just around the corner. Even if Dutch legislation is still in flux, customers and investors are already demanding demonstrable resilience. In this guide, we translate NIS2 requirements into concrete SRE practices and platform engineering measures. With a 90-day plan, you steer by metrics, automate your evidence and audit-proof your platform.

Problem & context

NIS2 expands the scope and imposes tougher requirements for risk management, incident reporting (24-hour early warning, 72-hour notification, final report within 1 month) and supply-chain security. For SaaS scale-ups, this means less paper, more operational demonstrability. The fastest route is SRE-driven work with evidence-by-design.

Solution direction (Digilyfe)

We pair Managed CloudOps and Platform Engineering with NIS2 controls: standards in your Cloud Landing Zone, SRE processes for incident response and dashboards that auditors understand. Result: predictable audits and shorter time to production.

The 90-day plan

• Week 1-2: Scope & gap scan. Determine if you are “essential” or “important,” inventory critical services and ongoing controls (IAM, network, backups, BCP). Link risks to SRE measures and KPIs.
• Week 2-4: Landing Zone guardrails. Standardize identity, network segmentation, logging, backup/DR and patching. Enforce policies as code (e.g., Azure Policy / OPA / Kyverno) and capture baseline telemetry.
• Week 3-5: Incident response & notification processes. Work out playbooks that cover 24/72/30 days; automate triggers via observability and runbooks.
• Week 4-6: Supply chain & change control. Assess third-party risks, secure image-signing and release policies in CI/CD.
• Week 5-8: SRE metrics & SLOs. Define SLOs and error budgets; link incident KPIs (MTTD/MTTR) to audit-evidence.
• Week 6-10: Evidence-by-design. Build a single NIS2 dashboard with risk register, SLO status, patch compliance, remedial testing and reporting.
• Week 10-12: Tabletop & audit-rehearsal. Simulate a significant incident and test your entire reporting and evidence flow.

Mini-case (anonymized)

A SaaS scale-up (45 FTE) implemented a Landing Zone with policy-as-code and SRE runbooks in 10 weeks. Result: MTTR -38%, patch compliance >95% and a notification process that passed an audit exercise with flying colors.

Results & risks

• What does it provide? Demonstrated compliance readiness, faster incident resolution and predictable audits.
• What if you do nothing? More failures, audit stress and delays in enterprise sales.

Want to see what this looks like in practice? Check out our case studies or our CloudOps approach.

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Conclusion – NIS2 is not a paper exercise but an operational issue. With Digilyfe, you will make your platform audit-proof, evidence-first and SRE-driven in 90 days.

FAQ

Does my SaaS company fall under NIS2?

It depends on sector, size and chain role. Do a scope scan and prepare, even if national legislation is still being drafted.

Should I report within 24/72 hours already?

Design your processes and tooling to deliver an early warning within 24 hours, a notification within 72 hours and a final report within 1 month.

Which technique helps the most?

Landing Zone standards combined with policy-as-code and observability with audit dashboards. Less manual work, more repeatable evidence.