NIS2 in force since Oct 2024 — fines up to €10M

Is your businessNIS2compliant?

EU law now mandates cybersecurity controls for 160,000+ organisations. Most German SMBs with 50+ employees are in scope — and most are not ready.

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NIS2 Compliance StatusAt Risk
Compliance gap detected
Fine exposure: up to €10,000,000
Risk management measuresMissing
Incident reporting processMissing
Supply chain security assessedMissing
Management liability acknowledgedMissing
Affects companies with 50+ employees in 15 sectors
Berlin-based team
German-native · GDPR-ready
Regulatory Mandate

NIS2 is already law. Are you compliant?

The EU's NIS2 Directive is now binding. If your company has 50+ employees and operates in a critical sector — you must act.

18 Oct 2024
Date NIS2 became law
160,000+
Organisations in scope EU-wide
€10M
Maximum fine per violation
24 hrs
Max time to report an incident

What NIS2 requires from you

Risk management
Document policies for access control, encryption, and vulnerability handling.
Incident reporting
Notify authorities within 24 hours of detecting a significant security incident.
Director liability
Management is personally accountable — ignorance of NIS2 is not a legal defence.
Supply chain
You are responsible for the security posture of your suppliers and cloud providers.

Sectors in scope (companies 50+ employees)

ManufacturingHealthcareDigital ServicesLogisticsFood & ChemicalsFinanceResearchPublic Administration
Personal director liability
Company directors can be held individually responsible and barred from leadership for compliance failures — not just the company.
€10M
Essential entities
€7M
Important entities
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Security frameworks we support and align with

NIS2
Primary focus
GDPR
Compliant
ISO 27001
Aligned
BSI IT-Grundschutz
Aligned
NIST CSF
Aligned
MITRE ATT&CK
Framework

Technology integrations — platforms we monitor and connect with

Microsoft 365
Azure
AWS
Google Cloud
Splunk
Elastic
Okta
CrowdStrike Falcon
Palo Alto
GitHub
Jira
ServiceNow
Microsoft 365
Azure
AWS
Google Cloud
Splunk
Elastic
Okta
CrowdStrike Falcon
Palo Alto
GitHub
Jira
ServiceNow
Three Products. One Clear Path.

From gap analysis to ongoing protection

We do not sell you a sprawling security platform you cannot run. Three focused products that build on each other — start with an assessment, grow into full managed security.

One-time engagement
Scope-based pricing
Step 01

NIS2 Security Assessment

Know your gap. Own your roadmap.

We audit your current security posture against every NIS2 requirement, identify exactly what is missing, and hand you a prioritised remediation roadmap with clear actions and effort estimates.

What you get
  • Full NIS2 gap analysis report
  • Risk-prioritised remediation roadmap
  • Asset and scope inventory
  • Policy & documentation review
  • Executive briefing (1 hour with your team)
  • Immediate quick-win recommendations
Best for: Organisations that need to understand their NIS2 exposure quickly.
Book Assessment
Monthly subscription
Scope-based pricing
Step 02

Continuous Monitoring

24/7 AI + human security operations.

After your assessment, we run ongoing security monitoring for you. AI agents process your logs and alerts around the clock — human analysts review findings, escalate real threats, and produce monthly compliance evidence ready for audits.

What you get
  • 24/7 AI-powered log monitoring
  • Human analyst alert review & escalation
  • Monthly NIS2 compliance evidence report
  • Vulnerability scan (quarterly)
  • Threat intelligence feed integration
  • Dedicated security contact
Best for: Organisations that need ongoing compliance and security without an internal team.
Start Monitoring
Annual retainer
Contact for scope
Step 03

Incident Response Retainer

A real expert, when you need one most.

When a serious security incident happens, you need experienced humans, not a helpdesk. Our retainer gives you guaranteed response times, a named incident lead, forensic investigation support, and NIS2-compliant 24-hour reporting assistance.

What you get
  • Guaranteed response SLA (terms agreed upfront)
  • Named incident response lead
  • Forensic investigation support
  • NIS2 authority notification drafting
  • Post-incident report for management
  • Includes all Monitoring features
Best for: Organisations that need a guaranteed human response SLA and full IR coverage.
Talk to Us

Most clients start with the Assessment — it takes one week and tells you exactly where you stand before committing to anything else.

How It Works

AI speed. Human judgment.

German Mittelstand companies buy from people, not black-box platforms. We give you both — AI that handles the volume and a human expert you can actually call.

Instant triage — at machine scale
🤖 AI

AI processes thousands of events per minute, filters noise, and surfaces only what needs human attention. It never sleeps, never gets tired.

Behavioural detection beyond signatures
🤖 AI

Machine learning spots credential abuse, lateral movement, and zero-day patterns that rule-based tools miss entirely.

A real expert, not a ticket queue
👤 Human

When something serious is flagged, a Berlin-based analyst reviews the finding, validates severity, and calls you with clear next steps.

NIS2 reporting, handled for you
👤 Human

We draft the 24-hour incident notification to authorities on your behalf — the part most SMBs have no process for.

Threat to resolution — how it flows

🤖
AI detects
Continuous ingestion
🤖
AI triages
Noise filtered out
🤖
AI contains
Auto playbook runs
👤
Human reviews
Analyst validates
👤
Human reports
NIS2 notification

Built for the German Mittelstand — AI that works, humans you can call.  Start with a free assessment →

AI Agents

Meet Your Digital Security Team

Five specialized AI agents work in concert to deliver 24/7 autonomous cyber defense — all supervised by human security experts.

Vigil
Active

Continuously ingests and analyses logs from all endpoints, cloud services, and network devices — 24/7, without gaps or fatigue.

4,200
Events/min

Capabilities

Log aggregation from 200+ sources
Real-time SIEM correlation
Behavioural baseline modelling
High-fidelity detection with low false-positive rate
Agent Network — Real-time Collaboration
Vigil
Hunter
Analyst
Responder
Advisor
Your NIS2 Command Centre

One unified security command center

Security posture, active incidents, NIS2 compliance status, and AI recommendations — all visible in one place. No more spreadsheets before audits.

Why Bluedefense

Three paths to NIS2. One clear winner.

DIY compliance is slow and risky. Traditional MSSPs are expensive and not built for German SMBs. We are.

Requirement
Do It Yourself
Internal team or no team
Traditional MSSP
Legacy managed security
Bluedefense
NIS2-native · German SMB focus
NIS2 gap analysis
Manual, time-consuming, easy to miss requirements
Often generic, not German-law specific
Purpose-built NIS2 assessment, German-native
Ongoing compliance evidence
Spreadsheets, manual gathering before each audit
Periodic reports, not continuous
Automated monthly NIS2 compliance report
24/7 monitoring
Requires internal headcount you likely do not have
Yes, but often offshore, high noise, slow SLA
AI monitoring + German analyst oversight
Incident reporting (24h NIS2 obligation)
Unknown — most SMBs are not ready
Depends on contract
Standard in all plans — we draft the report
Cost for 50–250 employee company
€80K–€200K+ (internal hire or tools stack)
€30K–€100K/year, often minimum 12-month lock-in
Scope-based pricing — contact us for a quote
Time to first compliance report
3–6 months minimum
4–8 weeks
5–7 business days
Human expert you can actually call
You are the expert
Ticket queue, rotational analysts
Named dedicated contact
German language & GDPR-native
Depends on your team
Rarely — most are US-based platforms
Yes — Berlin team, German documentation
Client Outcomes

What happens when German SMBs act

Representative results from client engagements. Details anonymised at client request. Individual outcomes depend on environment and scope.

Audit-ready in 3 weeks
NIS2 gap closed in under 3 weeks

A mid-size German manufacturer with 120 employees had no idea NIS2 applied to them. After our assessment, they had a clear 8-item remediation plan. We completed the critical items together within three weeks — they are now audit-ready.

Manufacturing
100–200 employees
Anonymised engagement
Zero data encrypted
Ransomware attempt contained before encryption

Our monitoring detected unusual file access patterns on a healthcare client's file server at 2am on a Sunday. AI flagged it, our analyst confirmed it within minutes, and remote containment ran automatically — stopping ransomware before a single file was encrypted.

Healthcare & MedTech
50–150 employees
Anonymised engagement
Enterprise deal closed
Compliance evidence automated — audit passed first time

A Berlin-based SaaS company needed to demonstrate GDPR and emerging NIS2 compliance to a major enterprise customer. Our monthly compliance reports gave them the evidence pack they needed. Their enterprise deal closed as a direct result.

SaaS / Digital Services
30–80 employees
Anonymised engagement
Significant cost reduction
Replaced €60K MSSP contract with focused coverage

A logistics company was paying a large MSSP €5K/month for a service they did not understand and rarely heard from. They switched to our monitoring plan, got a dedicated analyst contact, and now receive a monthly report they actually read — at less than half the cost.

Logistics & Transport
200–500 employees
Anonymised engagement

Outcomes are representative of real client engagements, anonymised at client request. Individual results vary by environment, scope, and implementation timeline.

Pricing

Built around your situation

Every company is different. We scope and price based on your environment, asset count, and risk posture — not generic tiers. Talk to us first.

Assessment
One-time engagement

Know your gap before anything else

  • Full NIS2 gap analysis
  • Risk-prioritised action plan
  • Asset & scope inventory
  • Policy documentation review
  • 1-hour executive briefing
  • Delivered in 5–7 business days
Talk to Sales

Perfect starting point — no ongoing commitment.

Most popular
Monitoring
Monthly subscription

24/7 AI + human security operations

  • Everything in Assessment
  • 24/7 AI-powered log monitoring
  • Human analyst alert review
  • Monthly NIS2 compliance report
  • Quarterly vulnerability scan
  • Dedicated security contact
Talk to Sales

Includes your first Assessment at no extra cost.

Retainer
Annual retainer

Guaranteed response when it matters most

  • Everything in Monitoring
  • Guaranteed response SLA
  • Named incident response lead
  • Forensic investigation support
  • NIS2 authority notification drafting
  • Post-incident management report
Talk to Sales

Scoped and agreed upfront. No surprise costs.

Not sure which tier fits?

A free 30-minute call with our team will tell you exactly what you need — even if it turns out to be less than you expect.

Book Free Consultation

Pricing is scoped per engagement and confirmed after a discovery call. VAT applicable under German law where relevant.

Common Questions

Everything you need to know before you start

Straightforward answers about NIS2 compliance, our services, and how we work.

NIS2 applies to medium and large companies (50+ employees or €10M+ annual turnover) operating in one of 15 critical sectors — including manufacturing, healthcare, digital services, logistics, food production, chemicals, and research. Certain organisations are in scope regardless of size. If you are unsure, our free assessment will confirm your status within 5–7 days.

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NIS2 has been enforceable since 18 October 2024
Every day without compliance is a documented liability. The assessment takes 5–7 days. Start now.
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