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NIS2 makes privileged access a governance issue across the EU. Organizations classified as essential or important need to control who can reach critical systems, how they authenticate, what they can do, how credentials are protected, and what evidence remains afterward. This checklist turns the PAM-relevant parts of Article 21(2) into practical work that security, IT, risk, and audit teams can complete before full enforcement and administrative fines begin in April 2027.

RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) appears in the initial access phase of nearly every major ransomware incident. Exposed port 3389, weak credentials, no MFA — attackers know the playbook. Your next penetration test will find these issues if you have not already addressed them. This checklist tells you exactly what to fix and how.