NIS2 READINESS

Support NIS2 resilience with Google Workspace backup and recovery

CloudM helps organizations strengthen cyber resilience with Automate & Protect, so you can backup, archive and recover Google Workspace data in one place.

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about NIS2

Key NIS2 resilience requirements

NIS2 is the EU’s updated cybersecurity directive for organizations in critical sectors. It raises expectations for cyber resilience, including how businesses back up data, recover from incidents and keep essential services running. The requirements focus on three key areas:

Protect critical data with secure, repeatable backup processes that support recovery after cyber incidents, accidental deletion or operational error.

Prepare for service disruption with recovery processes that help restore access, reduce downtime and keep essential activity moving.

Maintain logs, reports and evidence that help teams review backup activity, recovery readiness and control effectiveness.

The cost of getting it wrong

NIS2 requires critical organizations to protect their systems, recover from incidents quickly and keep essential services running. Failing to put the right controls in place can lead to major fines, disruption and leadership accountability.

Organizations in the most critical sectors, like energy, transport, banking, healthcare and digital infrastructure, can face fines of up to €10 million or 2% of global annual revenue.

Organizations providing important services, like postal services, waste management, manufacturing, food production and digital providers, can face fines of up to €7 million or 1.4% of global annual revenue.

BACKUP & RECOVERY

How CloudM’s Automate & Protect supports NIS2 readiness

Automate & Protect keeps your workspace data recoverable, records accessible and manual admin under control, with visibility IT teams need to support compliance.

Frequent Google Workspace backups

Back up Gmail and Drive data regularly, helping teams recover from deletion, compromise or unexpected data loss.

Granular restore controls

Restore specific files, folders, versions, users or larger data sets, so teams can recover only what they need.

Customer-owned storage

Keep backup and archive data in your own infrastructure to support data ownership, residency preferences and vendor exit planning.

Policy-based retention

Apply retention policies across users, teams or dynamic groups, helping backup and archive rules stay aligned as your organization changes.

Lower Archive User costs

Retain leaver data outside Google’s Archive User licensing model while keeping former employee records accessible when needed.

Security and reporting controls

Support security and compliance reviews with backup visibility, reporting and CloudM’s certified security controls.

NIS2 BACKUP & RECOVERY

FAQs

How does CloudM support NIS2 backup and recovery requirements?

NIS2 includes business continuity, backup management, disaster recovery and crisis management as part of cybersecurity risk-management measures. CloudM supports these areas by helping teams protect, retain and restore critical workspace data.

Automate & Protect helps support NIS2 readiness by providing backup, archive, recovery, retention and governance controls for Google Workspace.

Business Continuity supports disruption planning.

Where is backup and archive data stored?

Automate & Protect uses customer-owned storage (Google Cloud Services or AWS), helping organizations maintain greater control over backup and archive data, storage location and vendor exit planning.

Can CloudM help reduce Google Archive User license costs?

Yes. Automate & Protect’s Archive feature can retain leaver data outside Google’s Archive User licensing model, helping reduce long-term archive costs while keeping former employee records accessible.

How does Business Continuity support NIS2 readiness?

Business Continuity supports disruption planning by giving Microsoft 365 users access to a live Google Workspace standby environment during outages or service disruption.