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Cybersecurity services in Germany

Cybersecurity · KRITIS · BSI Grundschutz · NIS2UmsuCG · BAIT

BSI-grade cybersecurity for the German Mittelstand and KRITIS operators.

Hanover-based delivery for German Mittelstand, KRITIS operators, and BaFin-supervised institutions. German cyber regulation is unusually prescriptive — the BSI publishes IT-Grundschutz building blocks (Bausteine) at module level, BaFin issues sector-specific IT requirements through BAIT, VAIT, KAIT, and ZAIT, and KRITIS operators must evidence state-of-the-art protection through certification every two years. We prepare KRITIS operators for the NIS2 transposition (NIS2UmsuCG), structure evidence to match the BSI's audit-ready expectation, and align delivery to the §8a BSIG audit cycle.

Regulatory landscape

German supervisory and audit requirements we cover

NIS2UmsuCG

German transposition of NIS2 — significantly broader entity scope and personal liability for management.

IT-Sicherheitsgesetz 2.0

IT Security Act 2.0 — KRITIS operators, attack-detection systems, and BSI incident reporting.

BSI IT-Grundschutz

Federal Office for Information Security methodology with modular building blocks (Bausteine) and three protection levels.

BAIT / VAIT / KAIT / ZAIT

BaFin supervisory requirements for IT in banks, insurers, asset managers, and payment institutions.

BDSG / DSGVO

Federal Data Protection Act and GDPR enforced by Datenschutzbehörden of the 16 Länder.

§8a BSIG audit

Two-year mandatory audit cycle for KRITIS operators evidencing state-of-the-art protection.

Management board
NIS2UmsuCG personal liability
Source: BMI
Every 24 months
§8a BSIG audit cycle
Source: BSI
~30,000
NIS2UmsuCG estimated entities
Source: BMI
Automotive & advanced manufacturingBanking & insuranceEnergy & utilities (KRITIS)Healthcare & pharma

FAQs · Germany

If we are a KRITIS operator — what changes with NIS2UmsuCG?
NIS2UmsuCG broadens the regulated population well beyond classical KRITIS to thousands of essential and important entities. Senior managers can be held personally liable for governance failures. We help boards close the readiness gap.
Do you deliver against BSI IT-Grundschutz at the module level?
Yes — we map your environment to the relevant Bausteine (modules), select the protection level, and produce the audit-ready documentation auditors expect.
How do you support BAIT or VAIT audits?
We run gap analyses against BAIT/VAIT chapters, prepare evidence packs for BaFin special audits (Sonderprüfungen), and coordinate with internal audit on findings response.

Speak with our Germany team

Whether the priority is NIS2UmsuCG, BSI IT-Grundschutz, or BAIT audit preparation, we respond within one business day from Hanover.

Germany
Wöhlerstraße 29, 30163 Hanover,
Hanover, Germany
Phone: +49 15125505330
hanover@thegatewaydigital.com