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SQCyber Governance & Strategy
Clear ownership, policy frameworks, security committees and KPIs aligned to your risk appetite — from CISO advisory to board-level reporting.
Advisory & Governance
Security Governance, Risk & Compliance
Navigate regulation. Demonstrate resilience. Earn trust.
NIS2DORAGDPRISO 27001Law 17/2023
Why it matters
The regulatory moment — Albania & the EU
Albania's EU accession path, landmark EU regulations and a history of damaging cyber incidents have created an urgent and unavoidable GRC agenda.
- NIS2 & DORA enforcement demands documented cyber governance and risk frameworks
- Albania's national cybersecurity law (No. 17/2023) mandates GRC for critical sectors
- EU AI Act, GDPR & the Cyber Resilience Act create layered compliance obligations
2030
Albania's EU accession target — cyber maturity is a prerequisite
EU Accession Framework€10M
maximum NIS2 fine, or 2% of global annual turnover
NIS2 Directive Art. 343
major Albanian state cyber incidents since 2021 — breaches, leaks and an Iranian APT attack
CISA AA22-264A / BIRNWhat we do
How we help
We build the governance structures, risk frameworks, compliance programmes and AI-powered automation your organisation needs to operate securely and meet regulatory requirements.
Risk Assessment & Management
Structured cyber risk assessments using NIST CSF 2.0 and ISO 27001, producing risk registers, heat maps and prioritised control recommendations.
Regulatory Compliance Programmes
End-to-end support for NIS2, DORA, GDPR, the Albanian Cybersecurity Law and ISO 27001 — from gap assessment through audit readiness and certification.
AI-Augmented GRC Automation
AI-driven evidence collection, continuous control monitoring and automated reporting — turning GRC from a periodic exercise into a live capability.
Our approach
Our methodology · typically 6–12 weeks
Weeks 1–2
Assess
Maturity baseline, regulatory gap analysis and risk landscape mapping.
- Maturity vs. NIST CSF 2.0
- NIS2 / DORA / GDPR gap analysis
- Policy & control inventory
- Risk register baseline
Weeks 3–5
Design
Governance model, risk appetite, policy suite and compliance programme.
- Security governance model
- Risk appetite framework
- Policy & procedure suite
- Compliance control mapping
Weeks 6–9
Implement
Controls deployment, process embedding and evidence automation.
- Control implementation support
- Evidence collection automation
- Third-party risk process
- Compliance dashboard
Weeks 10–12
Operate
Continuous compliance monitoring, audit readiness and advisory.
- Audit readiness & walk-throughs
- Continuous monitoring
- Executive reporting
- Ongoing advisory
Deliverables: Risk register · Policy suite · Compliance matrix · Evidence framework · Executive dashboard
Standards & frameworks
Mapped to what your regulators and customers demand
NIS2Art. 21 security measuresEU critical & important entities
DORAICT risk, incident & resilience testingEU financial services
GDPRData governance & DPO requirementsAll data-processing organisations
Albanian Law 17/2023National Cybersecurity Law, NIS2-aligned, supervised by AKSKAlbanian public & private sector
ISO 27001Information security management — certification pathwayAll sectors
Cyber Resilience ActEU Regulation 2024/2847 — secure-by-design products, applies from 2027Products with digital elements
Pain points we address
Sound familiar?
No cyber governance or ownership
Security decisions are ad hoc, accountability is unclear, and regulators have nothing to audit against.
NIS2 & DORA compliance pressure
Both carry significant penalties and are actively enforced — many organisations still lack a basic gap assessment.
EU accession requirements
Demonstrable cyber maturity aligned to the EU acquis is a formal requirement on Albania's accession path.
Siloed risk processes
Registers, compliance logs and evidence sit in spreadsheets across departments — no coherent view for leadership.
No evidence trail for auditors
Regulators want continuous evidence of compliance, not point-in-time reports. Manual effort is unsustainable.
Why SquareVertex.AI
What you get with us
Albania & EU regulatory expertise
Law 17/2023, AKSK requirements and EU accession screening criteria — alongside NIS2, DORA and GDPR enforcement realities.
Practitioner-led, not just advisory
Our team has delivered GRC programmes at government, banking and critical infrastructure clients across regulated EU markets.
AI-augmented automation
AI for evidence collection, control monitoring and reporting — enabling continuous compliance instead of annual exercises.
Technical depth behind the governance
Our AppSec, IAM, SOC and cloud teams keep recommendations grounded in what's achievable in your environment.
Auditor-ready deliverables
Risk registers, policy suites, compliance matrices and dashboards structured for regulators — not shelf-ware.
Free first step
Start with a free NIS2 & DORA Readiness Check
In 45 minutes we'll assess your NIS2 and DORA posture, identify your three most critical gaps, and recommend a focused next step.
The Security Governance, Risk & Compliance suite
- GRC Assessment & Strategy
- NIS2 & DORA Compliance
- ISO 27001 Certification Journey
- GDPR & Data Governance
- Cyber Risk Management
Partner offer · SquareVertex × Black Duck
Software supply chain security for the CRA and NIS2
With Black Duck we find the open-source and third-party components in your software, produce SBOMs, track their vulnerabilities and licences — and turn it into the evidence the Cyber Resilience Act and NIS2 expect.
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