CIO / CTO: Governance
NIS2: €10 million or 2% of turnover.
or 2% of global turnover. The maximum fine under NIS2, with management personally liable.
Source: EU NIS2 Directive, Greenberg Traurig (2025)
Lifecycle management makes device compliance provable, per serial number, per change, per employee.
Audit trail
LAPT-2284
Issued
2025-03-12 09:14Owner registered
2025-03-12 09:15Audit events: 14
ongoingData wiping: Blancco
2026-04-02 16:08Status: archived
2026-04-03 10:00Provable per serial number
Sound familiar?
17% of data breaches come from lost or stolen devices
Yet only 7% of security decision-makers see it as a serious riskNearly 1 in 5 data breaches starts with an unmanaged device. Yet it barely registers on the radar. It is a blind spot you only see at an incident or audit.
89% of ex-employees retain access to company applications
36% of UK office workers know they still have access at a former employerOsterman Research shows that nearly 9 in 10 leavers can still reach sensitive systems. At 63% of companies, ex-employees still have active access to company data.
NIS2 is live in Belgium, Germany follows October 2026
30,000 German companies must comply. The Netherlands expects Q2 2026Belgium was one of the first EU countries with NIS2 enforcement (October 2024). Germany affects 30,000 companies. The Netherlands is behind, but the Cybersecurity Act is coming. The European Commission already sent warnings to 19 member states.
53% of IT teams lack full visibility on assets
22% paid more than $5 million in audit costs over three yearsThe Flexera 2024 State of ITAM Report (503 respondents, incl. EU) shows more than half of IT teams have no full view of their devices. The cost of that blindness shows up at audits.
How lifecycle management solves this
Provable data wiping
Every device leaving the organisation is wiped with Blancco, including a certificate automatically linked to the device in the system. At an ISO 27001 audit, you have proof per serial number.
Complete audit trail
Who did what, when, with which device. Every change is logged: from issue to repair to theft reporting including registration. At audits you export the data instead of panicking.
Compliance scores per department
Set device policy per department or role group. See in one overview who complies and who doesn't: ageing devices, missing wipe certificates, policy deviations. Proactive instead of reactive.
Owner history per device
The platform records the full ownership history: who had the device, when it was issued, when returned, which configuration. At an audit or incident you can reconstruct the full story per serial number.
Compliance starts with good processes
An audit is not only about security. It is about demonstrability. That touches IT processes, HR offboarding and sustainability reporting.
Conversation
We discuss your situation, current challenges, and what lifecycle management can deliver.
Setup
The platform is configured for your organisation. Device policy, integrations, and processes.
Operational
From day 1, orders, returns, repairs and replacements are processed automatically.
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Mark Leemans
Co-founder, Afterservice