NIS2

Released / current context

EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 entered into force in January 2023 with Member State transposition due in 2024.

Mandatory or voluntary

Applies through national law to essential and important entities in covered sectors such as energy, transport, banking, health, digital infrastructure, public administration, and selected digital providers.

Who should care

EU-facing operators of critical or important services, their security leadership, suppliers, and multi-country teams preparing cyber-risk management and incident reporting evidence.

Control model

Risk management, incident handling, business continuity, supply-chain security, vulnerability handling, encryption, access control, asset management, training, and management accountability.

What NIS2 asks teams to prove

Network and Information Security Directive becomes operational when obligations are turned into scoped controls, named owners, evidence requests, review decisions, residual risk, and management reporting. The guide page keeps that chain explicit so buyers can understand how the standard is handled inside PlanGRC.

Practical roadmap

1. Define scope

   Confirm business units, systems, data classes, regions, and services where NIS2 applies.

2. Map controls

   Translate obligations into controls, owner assignments, due dates, testing approach, and evidence expectations.

3. Collect proof

   Request evidence from owners, preserve attachments or vault references, and keep reviewer decisions traceable.

4. Assess gaps

   Score readiness, identify missing evidence, evaluate residual risk, and create remediation tickets where needed.

5. Report and maintain

   Publish executive and audit-ready views, keep exceptions visible, and re-run periodic reviews after change.

Related workflows