This is Anna...
and just like you and me, she lives in a country filled with digital devices and services.
We can hardly do without them.
Which makes us dependant and vulnerable.
Since we assume that we can use these devices and services...
anywhere and anytime.
It all seems so natural that there is electicity...
people travelling safely on public transport....
hot water from the tap...
and that people can buy and sell everything on the internet.
Digital services now have a vital place in our society.
The most important operators of essential services...
really must be digitally resillient.
Therefore, the directive on security of network and information systems...
NIS directive...
has been adopted by all EU member states.
This has been translated into Dutch law.
The "Wet beveiliging netwerk- en informatiesystemen".
Wbni
or, security of network and information systems act.
In the Netherlands, we depend on critical infrastructure.
If one essential service within it goes lost...
this has consequences for other services offered within our society.
For example...
if a grid operator is hacked, many services that depend on electricity could be affected.
This could mean, that not only public transport would be unavailable...
but also that certain devices and systems would no longer work at home...
at the office and in factories.
The government has appointed Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands...
to supervise operators of essential services in the energy sector...
digital infrastructure and digital service providers.
It assesses the security and risk management of service providers...
minimizing the possibility of an incident affecting the continuity of each service.
If an operator of essential services or a digital service provider is hacked...
or some other service disruption causes an incident with significant effects...
the supervising authority, Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands...
and the Cyber Security Incident Response Team...
the CSIRT...
must be notified.
the CSIRT will provide assistance with the aim of enabling the service provider...
to resolve the incident.
The Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands...
will reach out after the notification and start an investigation if necessary.
Companies in the energy sector, digital infrastructure and digital services...
are working together with the Radiocommunications Agency...
and the CSIRT for a joint goal.
Making the Netherlands digitally resillient.
The introduction of the Wbni and supervision by...
Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands...
aim to contribute to decreasing the digital vulnerability of the services we all use
So now, Anna can sleep well. Just like you and me.
Goodnight Anna.