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NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts

European Union
v2024
8 domains
8 controls

The NIS2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) Implementing Acts specify detailed cybersecurity risk management measures and significant incident reporting criteria for essential and important entities. The implementing regulation (adopted October 2024) defines technical and methodological requirements for network and information security measures, expanding on the NIS2 Directive's Article 21 risk management obligations. Applicable from October 18, 2024.

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Framework Domains (8)

Access and Assets

1 controls
Controls in the Access and Assets domain of NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts1 controls
CodeTitle
NIS2I-6Access Control, Asset Management, and Physical Security

Governance and Risk

1 controls
Controls in the Governance and Risk domain of NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts1 controls
CodeTitle
NIS2I-2Policy, Risk Management, and Roles + Responsibilities

Incident Response and Continuity

1 controls
Controls in the Incident Response and Continuity domain of NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts1 controls
CodeTitle
NIS2I-3Incident Handling Policy, Reporting Significance Criteria, and Business Continuity

Network and Monitoring

1 controls
Controls in the Network and Monitoring domain of NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts1 controls
CodeTitle
NIS2I-7Network Security, Logging, Monitoring, and Vulnerability Handling

Personnel and Cryptography

1 controls
Controls in the Personnel and Cryptography domain of NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts1 controls
CodeTitle
NIS2I-5Cyber Hygiene, Training, Cryptography, and Human Resources Security

Regulatory Framework

1 controls
Controls in the Regulatory Framework domain of NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts1 controls
CodeTitle
NIS2I-1Implementing Regulation 2024/2690 Scope, Annex I Measures, and ENISA Technical Guidance

Sector-Specific

1 controls
Controls in the Sector-Specific domain of NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts1 controls
CodeTitle
NIS2I-8Sector-Specific Requirements - Cloud Providers and Managed Service Providers (Articles 7, 10)

Supply Chain and Development

1 controls
Controls in the Supply Chain and Development domain of NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts1 controls
CodeTitle
NIS2I-4Supply Chain Security, Acquisition Development, and Effectiveness Assessment

Your Compliance Coverage

If you comply with NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts, you already cover:

+ 158 more: ISO/IEC 27011:2024 (50%), NIST SP 800-171A - Assessing Security Requirements for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) (50%)

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Maps to 161 other frameworks

8 total controls
OWASP Top 10:2025
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
OWASP MASVS
4 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
50%
OWASP ASVS
4 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 27011:2024
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
Azure Security Benchmark
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
50%
ASD Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents
4 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
50%
APRA CPS 234
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
ISO/SAE 21434
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 27010:2015
4 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
50%
ISO 27043
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
API 1164
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
50%
FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT)
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
AWS Well-Architected Security Pillar
4 source controls mapped|9 target controls covered
50%
ISO/IEC 27400:2022
4 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
50%
FTC GLBA Safeguards Rule (16 CFR Part 314)
4 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
50%
BSI IT-Grundschutz
4 source controls mapped|10 target controls covered
50%
50%
NIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
4 source controls mapped|11 target controls covered
50%
US EPA Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - Cybersecurity Requirements
3 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
38%
OWASP DevSecOps Maturity Model (DSOMM)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27019
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
IEC 62443
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
CISA Cross-Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPG) 2.0
3 source controls mapped|12 target controls covered
38%
ISO 28001:2007 Supply Chain Security Management
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27017
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
ISO 27018
3 source controls mapped|7 target controls covered
38%
APRA CPS 230 Operational Risk Management
3 source controls mapped|8 target controls covered
38%
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF 1.0)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
New Zealand Information Security Manual (NZISM)
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) Release 2024
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
Privacy Act 1988 (Australia)
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 23837 - Security Requirements for Quantum Key Distribution
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
Annex 11 to EU GMP - Computerised Systems
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
FBI CJIS Security Policy
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
Bahrain PDPL
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
APPI
3 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
38%
38%
South Korea PIPA
3 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
38%
New Jersey Data Privacy Act
3 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
38%
ISO/IEC 29147:2018
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
US Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) - Higher Education Safeguards Rule
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 30111:2019
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
Vermont Artificial Intelligence and Consumer Data Act (AICDA)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
UK Defence Standard 05-138 - Cyber Security for Defence Suppliers
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
TEFCA - Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Russia Federal Law on Personal Data (152-FZ)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
OWASP API Security Top 10 - 2023
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 29115:2023 - Entity Authentication Assurance Framework
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 19011
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
AML/CTF Act 2006 (Australia)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO 13485
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
FIDO2 / WebAuthn
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
DAMA-DMBOK2 - Data Management Body of Knowledge (2nd Edition)
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Canada ITSG-33 - IT Security Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
25%
Austria Data Protection Act (Datenschutzgesetz, DSG, amended 2018)
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ICAO Annex 17 - Aviation Security (AVSEC)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Nebraska Data Privacy Act
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
IEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 38500:2024 - Governance of IT
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Vietnam Law on Cybersecurity (No. 24/2018/QH14)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Turkey KVKK
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Pakistan Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
Barbados Data Protection Act 2019
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 27557:2022 - Organisational Privacy Risk Management
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
AS9100D:2016 - Quality Management Systems for Aviation, Space, and Defence
2 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
25%
ISO 27005
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 20000-1
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
Nigeria Open Banking Regulatory Framework (CBN, 2023)
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
ISO/IEC 23894:2023
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
ISO 22320:2018
2 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
25%
EASA Part-IS - Information Security in Aviation
2 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
25%
BS 65000:2014 - Guidance on Organizational Resilience
2 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
25%
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 29134:2023
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
MARS-E
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
USMCA Chapter 19 - Digital Trade (United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Tennessee Information Protection Act (TIPA)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
SWIFT CSCF
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Armenia Law on Protection of Personal Data (2015)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NAIC Insurance Data Security Model Law (MDL-668)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Space ISAC (Information Sharing and Analysis Center) - Threat Framework
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
21 CFR Part 58 - Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) Standards Manual
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
13%
IEEE 1686
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Indonesia PDP Law
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Jamaica Data Protection Act 2020
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
LGPD
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Liechtenstein DPA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Malaysia PDPA 2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Maryland Online Data Privacy Act of 2024
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Mauritius DPA
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
MDS2 (Medical Device)
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
Mexico LFPDPPP
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
MITRE ATT&CK
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
New Hampshire Data Privacy Act
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023 (NDPA)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIS2 Directive
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
13%
ISMAP (Japan)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ITAR - International Traffic in Arms Regulations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
MTCS (Singapore)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
1 source controls mapped|4 target controls covered
13%
ISO 27799
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
ISO 31000:2018
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
13%
MARS-E - Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22739:2024 - Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies Vocabulary
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Azerbaijan Law on Personal Data (2010)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ISO 26000:2010
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
GDPR
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27031:2011
1 source controls mapped|6 target controls covered
13%
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights (VPs)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Singapore Cybersecurity Act 2018
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
NFPA 1600 - Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
NIST SP 800-171
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ASIS SPC.1-2009 - Organizational Resilience Standard
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
ITIL 4
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
Nevada Gaming Control Board Cybersecurity Requirements
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22317
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22316
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
ISO 56002
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 41001:2018 - Facility Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 39001:2012 - Road Traffic Safety Management
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37002:2021 - Whistleblowing Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22313:2020 - Guidance on Business Continuity Management Systems
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 22318
1 source controls mapped|5 target controls covered
13%
OCC Heightened Standards (12 CFR Part 30, Appendix D)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
NIST Privacy Framework
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
IAIS Insurance Core Principles (ICPs)
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
IEC 60601-1 - Medical Electrical Equipment Safety
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO 20400:2017 - Sustainable Procurement
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 31000
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
AS9100D - Aerospace Quality Management System
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ISO/IEC 27003:2017
1 source controls mapped|3 target controls covered
13%
ICH Q10 - Pharmaceutical Quality System
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%
ISO 37000:2021 - Governance of Organizations
1 source controls mapped|2 target controls covered
13%
Aged Care Quality Standards (Australia)
1 source controls mapped|1 target controls covered
13%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts?

NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts is a compliance framework from European Union with 8 domains and 8 controls. The NIS2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) Implementing Acts specify detailed cybersecurity risk management measures and significant incident reporting criteria for essential and important entities. The implementing regulation (adopted October 2024) defines technical and methodological requirements for network and information security measures, expanding on the NIS2 Directive's Article 21 risk management obligations. Applicable from October 18, 2024. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

How many controls does NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts have?

NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts has 8 controls organised across 8 domains. The largest domains are Access and Assets (1 controls), Governance and Risk (1 controls), Incident Response and Continuity (1 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.

What frameworks does NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts map to?

NIS2 Directive Implementing Acts maps to 161 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are OWASP Top 10:2025 (50% coverage), OWASP MASVS (50% coverage), OWASP ASVS (50% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.

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