Industry vision

Computerworld Spain spoke with Erik Prusch, global CEO of ISACA, an international professional association that focuses on IT governance, about NIS2’s anticipated impact in better securing organizations from cyberattacks — in the EU and beyond.

“NIS2 is a successful step and a good start to guarantee the resilience of the infrastructure of organizations and ensure that critical companies advance in compliance with regulations,” Prusch says. “Europe has an advantage in technological regulation and its initiatives are laying the groundwork for other countries to follow. In fact, other countries are already trying to regulate their respective markets, and this is very positive.”

Asked about the different approach between Europe and the US in regulating the IT market and, in particular, cybersecurity, Prusch replies: “I think that, in many respects, Europe is doing a good job in this area. And it is complex because of the large number of very different states that are part of the EU. In the United States, where we have more states but with the advantage of belonging to a single country, we must learn in this regard because we are not doing a good job in influencing other countries in South America or Central America, even in Canada. The EU approach to regulation is a good example for the United States and for the rest of the countries that want to start adopting regulations in this regard.”