The revision of the Cybersecurity Act facing the challenge of harmonization

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The European Commission has introduced a major cybersecurity package built around a revision of the Cybersecurity Act and targeted updates to NIS2. The goal is to improve EU cyber resilience, but the article stresses that national fragmentation still makes real harmonization difficult. ENISA would gain more responsibilities, more operational tasks, and a larger budget under the new framework. The piece also highlights compliance complexity for organizations that must navigate overlapping rules, varying national transpositions, and supply-chain security restrictions. It concludes that European companies need globally recognized standards if they want to stay competitive and operate internationally.

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