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Cybersecurity by sector — because every client lives a different framework

Service pages explain what we do. Sector pages explain who we do it for and why the approach changes when the client changes.

Why a sectoral approach

Useful cybersecurity changes with the client

The same service (SOC/MDR, vulnerability management, audit) runs differently if the client is a bank under DORA or a hospital under ENS. Sectoral pages capture that difference.

Distinct regulatory framework per sector

A bank lives under DORA and EBA; a hospital under ENS and NIS2; a SaaS SMB under ISO 27001 and GDPR. Sectoral pages explain the regulation that applies to each client — not the entire catalog list.

Specific threat profile

The financial sector fears fraud, BEC and operational resilience. The health sector fears ransomware with clinical impact and special-category data leakage. Services apply differently.

Client vocabulary and metrics

What a banking Risk Committee expects is not the same as what a Clinical Security Committee expects. Each sector has its own language and its own way of measuring success.

Reuse across sectors and frameworks

An entity that crosses several sectors (e.g., a health mutual under DORA by scale) reuses evidence across frameworks. Sectoral pages show those crossovers explicitly.

Available sectors

Sectoral pages currently published

Financial sector

Available

Banking, insurance, servicing, payments, asset management and critical tech providers to the financial sector. DORA, EBA, BCBS 239, NIS2, Solvency II, PCI-DSS and ECB/EBA/CNMV/Banco de España/DGSFP supervision.

  • DORA — Regulation (EU) 2022/2554
  • EBA Guidelines on ICT Risk
  • BCBS 239 + Solvency II
  • TLPT and TIBER-EU exercises
  • Recurring operations with supervisor-ready SLAs
View financial sector →

Healthcare sector

Available

Public and private hospitals, clinics, primary care, mutuas, healthtech, telemedicine, pharma and health-sector tech providers. ENS, NIS2 (essential sector), reinforced GDPR for special-category data, ISO 27001/27799 and medical devices regulation.

  • ENS — Spain RD 311/2022 (public and concerted)
  • NIS2 (healthcare essential sector)
  • Reinforced GDPR · special-category data
  • ISO 27001 + ISO 27799 + IEC 62304
  • 24/7 ransomware-ready DFIR retainer
View healthcare sector →

Spanish public administration

Available

Autonomous communities, city councils, provincial councils, autonomous bodies, state agencies, public foundations, defense, judiciary and tech providers serving Spanish public administration. ENS mandatory, NIS2 essential sector, CCN-STIC as operational reference.

  • ENS — RD 311/2022 mandatory
  • NIS2 essential sector for public administration
  • Spanish Laws 40/2015 + 39/2015 + ENI
  • CCN-STIC operational reference
  • DFIR retainer against municipal ransomware
View spanish public administration →

Industry and manufacturing

Available

OEMs, Tier-1/2/3 manufacturers, discrete and process manufacturing, chemicals, food, metal, industrial distribution and industrial IT providers. NIS2 essential sector, ISO 27001, IEC 62443 over OT/ICS and TISAX for automotive.

  • NIS2 manufacturing essential sector
  • IEC 62443 over OT/ICS
  • TISAX for automotive supply chain
  • ISO 22301 real continuity
  • Tier-N supply chain governance
View industry and manufacturing →

Higher education

Available

Public and private universities, business schools, university research centres, learning platforms and IT suppliers to the higher-education sector. Real focus on infrastructure security (track record with university clients), ENS for public-sector ties, GDPR special research regime (Article 89) and external exposure.

  • Real track record in university infrastructure
  • ENS for public universities
  • GDPR Article 89 — scientific research
  • M365, IAM and eduroam/SIR/eduGAIN
  • DFIR retainer for enrolment peaks
View higher education →

Energy and utilities

Available

Power generation, transmission and distribution, retailers, gas, oil and refining, water, renewables and IT/OT suppliers to the energy sector. HIGHLY critical sector under NIS2, common PIC designation, IT/OT boundary with IEC 62443 judgement and ENS for public-sector ties.

  • NIS2 highly critical sector
  • Spanish Law 8/2011 PIC + NCCS (EU) 2024/1366
  • IT/OT boundary with IEC 62443
  • ISO 27001 + ISO 27019 (energy)
  • NIS2 deadlines covered by 24/7 retainer
View energy and utilities →

Retail and consumer goods

Available

Large grocery distribution, specialty retail, e-commerce, marketplaces, foodservice, wholesale distribution, retail logistics and IT suppliers to the sector. PCI DSS v4.0, GDPR reinforced by scale, anti-Magecart at checkout and operations ready for Black Friday.

  • PCI DSS v4.0 + QSA preparation
  • Anti-Magecart at checkout (controls 6.4.3 / 11.6.1)
  • GDPR reinforced by scale — loyalty
  • NIS2 if large grocery distribution
  • 24/7 SOC reinforced during commercial peaks
View retail and consumer goods →

B2B SaaS and technology

Available

Horizontal and vertical B2B SaaS, PaaS/IaaS platforms, embedded software, AI/ML SaaS, B2B marketplaces, MSPs and cybersecurity vendors. ISO 27001 as the certifiable foundation, ENS for selling to the Spanish public sector, DORA/NIS2 if critical supplier, AI Act and CRA where they apply.

  • ISO 27001 = enterprise onboarding door
  • ENS for selling to the Spanish public sector
  • DORA / NIS2 if critical supplier
  • SOC 2 Type II readiness (audit by CPA)
  • AI Act and Cyber Resilience Act per product
View b2b saas and technology →

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Doesn't your sector fit any of the eight?

The eight sectors with public pages are the ones with the highest demand, but we also work in other domains (logistics, transport, telecommunications, media, NGOs and more). If your organisation does not fit an existing page, we can prepare a proposal and direct conversation tailored to your regulatory and operational framework.