A new slate of EU cybersecurity rules is coming down the track that will impose more responsibilities on operators of critical infrastructure, among them telecoms companies like Eir, and the finer details are causing some consternation. The second Network and Information Security Directive, or more simply NIS2, takes effect in less than two months on October 18 and will bring around 4,000 Irish firms under its remit. NIS2 is an update on its predecessor NIS directive, which governs the cybersecurity of key industries like telecommunications, energy, transportation and health services. It was narrowly focused in the past but has now…

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