NIS2 compliance: 7 low-cost steps to secure credentials Security budgets rarely stretch to cover a full NIS2 programme in one pass. Credential controls are where a constrained team can start, because they make access visible, revocable, and reviewable without new infrastructure. NIS2 compliance rests on risk-management measures that fit the actual risk an organization faces under Article 21, with the choice of specific products and policies left to that assessment. Credentials appeared among the data compromised in 28% of breaches in Verizon’s 2026 Data Breach Investigations Report. That figure makes credential management a natural early target inside any risk-based programme. This article ranks seven credential controls by effort and shows the evidence each one produces, for security…