NIS2 Compliance: 7 Low-Cost Steps to Secure Credentials
Help Net Security, Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
Seven low-cost credential controls, ranked by effort, help budget-constrained teams start NIS2 compliance and produce audit evidence.
Help Net Security says budgets rarely cover a full NIS2 program at once, so credential controls are a practical starting point because they make access visible, revocable and reviewable without new infrastructure.
Credentials were among compromised data in 28% of breaches in Verizon's 2026 DBIR, and NIS2's Article 21 links credential security to cyber hygiene, access control, HR security, asset management and control effectiveness reviews.
The article ranks seven credential controls by effort and shows the evidence each produces for leadership, auditors or national oversight bodies.