The Swedish Cybersecurity Act: from requirements to security practice

Establish which requirements apply to you

Sweden's Cybersecurity Act entered into force on 15 January 2026 and implements the NIS2 Directive. The organisations covered depend on factors including sector, activities and size. Start by establishing how it applies to your organisation and follow current guidance from the relevant authorities.

Choosing a particular cloud service or placing data in Sweden does not, in itself, determine whether an organisation complies with the law. Its governance, risk management and ability to handle incidents are also central.

Translate risks into concrete actions

A useful set of requirements describes which functions need protection, what dependencies exist and which outages or information losses the organisation can accept.

• Identity and access: who can do what, and how are permissions reviewed?
• Vulnerabilities and changes: how are weaknesses detected, prioritised and addressed?
• Logging and incidents: who detects anomalies, takes action and escalates?
• Encryption and keys: what protection does the information and its use require?
• Backup and continuity: how is an important service restored in practice?
• Suppliers: which dependencies, responsibilities and contact channels need to be defined?

Decide which records are needed

Each measure needs an owner, a working procedure and appropriate follow-up. Examples of evidence include an approved risk assessment, an access review, records of a restore test or documentation of an incident that has been handled. The evidence should demonstrate how the work functions over time.

Incident reporting has specific rules and deadlines. Use the authority's current guidance to assess what must be reported and when, rather than relying on a general checklist.

Define the operations partner's scope

Complior can provide infrastructure, security functions and agreed working practices for its own hosting environment. Clarify what the provider delivers, which reports you receive and which tasks remain with you. The overall solution and the organisation's own practices need to be assessed.