ISO 27001 and NIS2 for SaaS publishers

Cybersecurity is no longer a subject reserved for large companies or sensitive sectors.

SaaS publishers, whether startups, scale-ups or historical players, are now directly concerned.

A context of permanent threats

Computer attacks are increasing and primarily target applications exposed on the Internet.

SaaS solutions concentrate large volumes of data: customer data, financial data, health data or strategic data.

For an attacker, a flaw in a SaaS application represents a high-value entry point.

NIS2 and ISO 27001: a paradigm shift

The NIS2 directive imposes reinforced security obligations on European companies, and their service providers.

For its part, the ISO 27001 standard has become a real standard of trust in B2B relationships.

For SaaS publishers, these frameworks are no longer optional.

They condition access to certain markets, tenders and major accounts.

Technical and organizational security

Achieving compliance is more than securing servers.

It involves:

•a robust technical architecture,

•strict access management,

•complete traceability of actions,

•clear and documented procedures.

Without an adapted technological base, these requirements become very complex to implement.

Integrating security by design

The only viable approach is to adopt a Secure by Design model.

This means integrating security right from the product design phase: architecture, flow, code, deployment, and operation.

Modern platforms like WakaStart facilitate this process by offering natively integrated security, traceability and audit components, considerably reducing the effort required to achieve a high level of compliance.