Opsio Sees Rising Demand for NIS2 Compliance Services in India
Opsio, the Sweden‑headquartered managed cloud, cybersecurity and AI services firm, announced on 7 October 2026 that demand for its NIS2 compliance services is increasing markedly among Indian enterprises that supply European customers. The surge is being driven by Indian IT and managed‑service providers, SaaS companies, Global Capability Centres and manufacturers whose European clients are subject to the EU’s Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2).
The NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) replaced the original 2016 NIS Directive and extends mandatory security and incident‑reporting obligations to medium‑ and large‑size organisations across 18 sectors, including energy, transport, banking, health, digital infrastructure, manufacturing, food, chemicals and digital services. Entities are classified as “essential” or “important”, with supervision and penalties scaled accordingly. Member states were required to transpose NIS2 into national law by 17 October 2024; most have done so and supervisory authorities are now moving from guidance to active enforcement.
Article 21 of NIS2 obliges in‑scope EU entities to manage cybersecurity risk throughout their supply chains. Consequently, European customers are embedding NIS2‑aligned security requirements into contracts, vendor assessments and renewal processes with Indian partners. Cloud, data‑centre, managed‑service and managed‑security service providers located outside the EU but offering services within the Union must also comply and designate a representative in an EU member state.
Key compliance obligations under NIS2 include an early‑warning notification of a significant incident within 24 hours, a formal incident notification within 72 hours and a final report within one month. Management bodies must approve and oversee cybersecurity measures and can be held personally accountable for failures. For essential entities, fines can reach €10 million or 2 % of worldwide annual turnover, whichever is higher.
The conclusion of the India‑EU Free Trade Agreement in January 2026 has added further urgency, as Indian firms seeking to expand their European business now need demonstrable cyber‑resilience as a commercial prerequisite. “Over the past few quarters, our conversations with Indian clients have shifted from ‘Does NIS2 apply to us?’ to ‘How quickly can we show our European customers that we are ready?’” said Praveena Shenoy, Country Manager, India, Opsio.
Opsio offers a full‑journey NIS2 compliance consultancy delivered in four phases:
1. Scoping and classification – determining whether the organisation or its customers fall within NIS2 scope as an essential or important entity.
2. Gap assessment and roadmap – evaluating the current security posture against Article 21 measures and building a prioritised remediation plan.
3. Implementation – establishing risk‑management processes, incident‑reporting procedures, supply‑chain security, board‑level governance and technical controls.
4. Continuous compliance – providing ongoing monitoring, tracking regulatory changes across member states and audit support, backed by Opsio’s 24/7 Security Operations Centre.
Opsio maps NIS2 controls to ISO/IEC 27001 and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and delivers them alongside its GDPR compliance and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act services, allowing organisations to build on existing investments rather than run parallel programmes. The firm also draws on experience supporting Swedish organisations after the national Cybersecurity Act implementing NIS2 came into force in January 2026.
Indian companies can obtain a complimentary NIS2 readiness assessment at https://opsiocloud.com/in/nis2-directive.
About Opsio – Founded in 2022, Opsio is headquartered in Karlstad, Sweden, with an ISO/IEC 27001‑certified delivery centre in Bengaluru and additional locations in Chennai, Gurugram and Pune. The company is an AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner and works across Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud. Its team of more than 50 certified professionals has delivered over 3,000 projects across Europe and Asia, covering managed cloud operations, migration, DevOps, security and compliance, and enterprise AI.