The NIS Directive: Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Digital Era | UpGuard

This report explains the EU’s NIS Directive and its successor NIS2, outlining mandated security measures, incident reporting, national strategies, competent authorities and CSIRTs, scope across OES/DSP sectors, and penalties, while emphasizing goals of improved resilience, capacity building, cooperation, and public awareness; it details NIS2’s expanded scope, stricter sanctions, enhanced cooperation and incident reporting, risk management expectations, and the 2024 transposition timeline, and clarifies how NIS2 aligns with GDPR and complements DORA’s financial-sector focus, providing practical preparation guidance for organizations.