VertiGIS white paper offers guidance on NIS-2, KRITIS and digital sovereignty
Securing geospatial base data is increasingly becoming a central challenge for surveying and cadastral authorities. Regulatory requirements such as NIS-2, KRITIS and BSI IT-Grundschutz, growing demands for availability and resilience, and an escalating cyber threat landscape are putting public organizations under mounting pressure to act. A new white paper from VertiGIS examines how administrations can meet these requirements and what role modern operating models play.
Information security as a strategic issue
Geospatial base data forms the foundation of numerous administrative processes and is indispensable for planning, infrastructure, securing property rights and many other tasks. The requirements for its protection are correspondingly high. At the same time, advancing digitalization is increasing the complexity of the underlying IT landscapes. New legal frameworks and growing interconnectedness make it clear that information security has long ceased to be a purely technical matter.
The recent cyberattack on the Romanian cadastre and land registry authority in July 2026 once again shows that protecting critical geodata today goes far beyond traditional IT security. What is needed are resilient operating models, redundant infrastructures and clearly defined recovery concepts to ensure that public administrations remain able to act even in an emergency.
The VertiGIS white paper explains why IT security should now be regarded as a strategic leadership responsibility. It outlines the relevant regulatory requirements and describes the fields of action that are becoming increasingly important for the secure operation of geodata-based specialist applications.
Modern operating models as a response to new requirements
Many administrations face the challenge of implementing high security standards with limited staff and financial resources. At the same time, systems must remain reliably available and be continuously adapted to new conditions.
The white paper therefore also examines the role of modern operating models. Standardized, secure and scalable infrastructures in particular can help reduce risks, simplify processes and ensure the long-term operability of geodata-based solutions. In this context, cloud-based approaches such as VertiGIS LM Cloud are also considered.
VertiGIS is presenting the white paper in the context of INTERGEO, aiming to spark a timely discussion about future-proof operating and security concepts for spatial data infrastructures.
The white paper "IT Security and Basic Protection for Geospatial Base Data" (German: „IT-Sicherheit und Basisabsicherung für Geobasisdaten") is available for free download.
