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ENISA NIS2 guidance 1.1Policy on the security of network and information systems

For the purpose of Article 21(2), point (a) of Directive (EU) 2022/2555, the policy on the security of network and information systems shall: (a) set out the relevant entities’ approach to managing the security of their network and information systems; (b) be appropriate to and complementary with the relevant entities’ business strategy and objectives; (c) set out network and information security objectives; (d) include a commitment to continual improvement of the security of network and information systems; (e) include a commitment to provide the appropriate resources needed for its implementation, including the necessary staff, financial resources, processes, tools and technologies; (f) be communicated to and acknowledged by relevant employees and relevant interested external parties; (g) lay down roles and responsibilities pursuant to point 1.2; (h) list the documentation to be kept and the duration of retention of the documentation; (i) list the topic-specific policies; (j) lay down indicators and measures to monitor its implementation and the current status of relevant entities’ maturity level of network and information security; (k) indicate the date of the formal approval by the management bodies of the relevant entities (the ‘management bodies’).ENISA NIS2 Technical Implementation Guidance, version 1.0, June 2025, with mapping table version 1.2, 1.1

We read each law below as bearing on this requirement. That does not mean the requirement, done well, meets the law: what each law asks is on its own page. Law library as of .

The kinds of duty that reach it: governance, retention.

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Related controls in other frameworks the same duties, in at least two laws we track, reach both

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Sector security regimes

91 laws, 46 jurisdictions
JurisdictionLawHow it reaches this requirement
Albania Law No. 25/2024, On Cybersecurity

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Andorra Llei 22/2022, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Obligations

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Austria DORA-Vollzugsgesetz (DORA-VG), Competent Authority, Scope Extension and ICT Risk Penalties

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Austria Netz- und Informationssystemsicherheits-Verordnung (NISV 2026), Risk-Management Requirements and Significant-Incident Criteria

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Austria Netz- und Informationssystemsicherheitsgesetz 2026 (NISG 2026), Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Belgium Law of 17 February 2022 (Electronic Communications Act Article 105), Ministerial Authorization for 5G Network Elements and Location of 5G Infrastructure

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Belgium Loi du 26 avril 2024, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures and Governance

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Bulgaria Cybersecurity Act, Risk-Management Measures and Governance (Zakon za kibersigurnost, ZKS)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Canada OSFI Guideline B-10, Third-Party Risk Management

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Canada OSFI Guideline B-13, Technology and Cyber Risk Management

Through its governance duty. What it requires

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Canada Prudential supervision of banks: the Office's objects and the Superintendent's directions to a bank

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Croatia Zakon o kibernetičkoj sigurnosti, Risk-Management Measures and Governance

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Cyprus Security of Networks and Information Systems Law, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures and Governance

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Czech Republic Cybersecurity Act (Zákon o kybernetické bezpečnosti), Risk-Management Security Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Czech Republic Decree on the Security Measures of a Provider of a Regulated Service in the Higher-Obligations Regime (Vyhláška č. 409/2025 Sb.)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Denmark Act on Security and Preparedness in the Telecoms Sector (Lov om sikkerhed og beredskab i telesektoren), Security Risk Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Denmark NIS 2-loven, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures and Registration

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Estonia Act Amending the Financial Supervision Authority Act and Other Acts (DORA Implementation), Credit Institution ICT Risk and Incident Notification

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Estonia Küberturvalisuse seadus (KüTS), System Security Measures and Management-Body Duties

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Ethiopia Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Proclamation, Critical Infrastructure Owner Obligations from , in 9 months

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/1645, Information Security Management System for Design, Production and Aerodrome Organizations (Part-IS.D.OR)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1366, Cybersecurity Network Code for Cross-Border Electricity Flows: Entity Risk Management, Controls and Management System

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/203, Information Security Management System for Aviation Organizations (Part-IS.I.OR)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union DORA Technical Standards on ICT Risk Management Tools, Methods, Processes and Policies and the Simplified ICT Risk Management Framework

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union DORA, Articles 24-27 (Digital Operational Resilience Testing and Threat-Led Penetration Testing)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union DORA, Articles 31-44 (Oversight of Critical ICT Third-Party Service Providers)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union DORA, Articles 5-16 (ICT Risk Management Framework)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union eIDAS Regulation, Article 19a(1)(a): Risk-Management Measures of Non-Qualified Trust Service Providers

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union NIS2 Directive, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Finland Kyberturvallisuuslaki, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures and Governance

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Finland Laki Finanssivalvonnasta, Supervision and Sanctions for the Digital Operational Resilience Regulation

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Finland Laki sähköisen viestinnän palveluista, Domain Name Registration Data of Registries and Registrars

Through its governance duty. What it requires

France Projet de loi Résilience des Infrastructures Critiques et Cybersécurité, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures (NIS2) proposed

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Germany BSI-Gesetz (BSIG), Risk-Management Measures for Essential and Important Entities

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Germany Telekommunikationsgesetz (TKG), Section 165 Technical and Organisational Protective Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Greece Law 5160/2024, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures and Governance

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Haiti BRH Circulaire 126, Information Security Rules for Financial Institutions

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Hungary 2007. évi CXXXVIII. törvény (Bszt.), ICT Resilience of Algorithmic Trading Systems

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Hungary Cybersecurity Act, Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Iceland Minimum Risk-Management and Preparedness Requirements for Critical Infrastructure

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Ireland European Union (Digital Operational Resilience) (No. 2) Regulations 2025, Competent Authority and Sanctions

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Ireland National Cyber Security Bill, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures proposed

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Italy Decreto legislativo 10 marzo 2025, n. 23, DORA Competent Authorities and Regulatory Powers

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Italy Decreto Legislativo 4 settembre 2024, n. 138 (Decreto NIS2), Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Italy Determinazione ACN n. 164179 del 14 aprile 2025, Basic NIS Security Measures and Incident Notification

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Kiribati Cybersecurity Act 2026, Critical Infrastructure Operator Obligations from a date not yet set

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Latvia Financial Market Digital Operational Resilience Law, DORA Provisions

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Latvia Latvijas Bankas noteikumi Nr. 409, ICT Resilience Requirements Outside DORA

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Latvia Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 397, Minimum Cybersecurity Requirements

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Latvia Nacionālās kiberdrošības likums, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Liechtenstein Cyber-Sicherheitsgesetz (CSG), Risk-Management Measures for Essential and Important Entities

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Lithuania Kibernetinio saugumo įstatymas (Law on Cyber Security), Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Luxembourg Loi du 1er juillet 2024, DORA Competent Authorities, Sanctions and ICT Continuity Duties of Financial Firms

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Luxembourg Loi du 5 mai 2026 relative à la cybersécurité (NIS2), Risk-Management Measures for Essential and Important Entities

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Malta Malta DORA Regulations (S.L. 330.20)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Malta Measures for a High Common Level of Cybersecurity across the European Union (Malta) Order, Risk-Management Measures for Essential and Important Entities

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Marshall Islands Cybersecurity Act 2025, Cybersecurity of Critical Information Infrastructure

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Montenegro Law on Information Security, Essential and Important Entities

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Morocco Loi n° 05-20 relative à la cybersécurité, Digital Service Provider and Platform Operator Security Duties

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Mozambique Cybersecurity Law, Sector-Specific Security Requirements for Critical Infrastructure, Essential Services and Digital Providers

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Netherlands Cyberbeveiligingsbesluit, Security Measures and Incident Notification Details

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Netherlands Cyberbeveiligingswet, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures and Governance

Through its governance duty. What it requires

New York DFS Advisory: Heightened Cybersecurity Risks Associated with Frontier AI Models

Through its governance duty. What it requires

New York DFS Guidance: Cybersecurity Risks Arising from Artificial Intelligence and Strategies to Combat Related Risks

Through its governance duty. What it requires

New York DFS Guidance: How to Conduct and Use Risk Assessments Required by the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation

Through its governance duty. What it requires

New York New York Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation, Cybersecurity Program and Cybersecurity Policy

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Poland Act of 25 June 2025 on Digital Operational Resilience of the Financial Sector, Supervision and Reporting Provisions

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Poland Ustawa o krajowym systemie cyberbezpieczeństwa (KSC), System Zarządzania Bezpieczeństwem Informacji from , in 5 months

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Portugal Lei n.º 73/2025, Digital Operational Resilience of the Financial Sector

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Portugal Regime Jurídico da Cibersegurança, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures and Governance

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Romania DNSC Order 1/2025, Notification for Registration of Essential and Important Entities

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Romania DNSC Order 2/2025, Service-Disruption Criteria and Entity Risk-Level Methodology

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Romania Ordonanța de urgență nr. 155/2024, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Serbia Law on Information Security, ICT Systems of Special Importance and Security Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Sierra Leone Cyber Security and Crime Act, 2021, Critical National Information Infrastructure

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Slovakia Vyhláška NBÚ č. 227/2025 Z. z., Security Measures and Security Documentation

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Slovakia Zákon o kybernetickej bezpečnosti (Cybersecurity Act), Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Slovenia Zakon o informacijski varnosti (ZInfV-1), Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures and Governance

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Slovenia ZEKom-2, Operator Security Measures (Articles 115 and 116)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Spain Anteproyecto de Ley de Coordinación y Gobernanza de la Ciberseguridad, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures proposed

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Spain Real Decreto-ley 12/2018, Security Obligations for Operators of Essential Services and Digital Service Providers

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Spain Real Decreto-ley 7/2022 on the Security of 5G Networks and Services, Duties of 5G Operators, Suppliers and Corporate Users

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Spain Real Decreto-ley 8/2023, Article 4, ICT Risk-Management Obligations of Payment System Operators, Payment Processors and Other Technology Providers

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Sweden Cybersäkerhetsförordning (2025:1507), Notification Channels and Supervisory Authorities

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Sweden Cybersäkerhetslag, Cybersecurity Risk-Management Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Sweden Lag (2024:1278), DORA Supplementary Provisions

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Taiwan Bank and Financial Holding Company Internal Control Rules, Dedicated Information Security Unit

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Taiwan Cyber Security Management Act, Specific Non-Government Agency Cyber Security Management

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Taiwan Telecommunications Management Act, Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection Plans

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Tonga Cybersecurity Act 2025, Critical Infrastructure Operator Obligations from a date not yet set

Through its governance duty. What it requires

United States Sarbanes-Oxley Act section 802: retention of audit and review workpapers and records by an accountant who audits an issuer

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Security baseline statutes

17 laws, 17 jurisdictions
JurisdictionLawHow it reaches this requirement
Alabama Data Breach Notification Act, reasonable security measures and disposal of records

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Cameroon Loi n°2010/012 du 21 décembre 2010 relative à la cybersécurité et à la cybercriminalité au Cameroun, articles 6, 7, 13-14, 24, 26-30, 32, 61(3) (mesures de sécurité et audit de sécurité obligatoire par l'ANTIC)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

China Data Security Law, Data Security Protection Obligations

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Florida Florida Information Protection Act, data security and disposal duty

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Gabon Sécurité des systèmes d'information (dispositions communes)

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Hawaii Destruction of Personal Information Records

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Kansas Kansas Consumer Protection Act, reasonable security and records-destruction duty for holders of personal information

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Kuwait Data Classification Policy

Through its governance, retention duties. What it requires

Kyrgyzstan Digital Code, digital resilience baseline security measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Michigan Identity Theft Protection Act, destruction of data no longer needed

Through its retention duty. What it requires

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Montana Impediment of Identity Theft, record destruction duty

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Montenegro Law on Information Security, General Security Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Mozambique Cybersecurity Law, General Security Requirements for the Public Administration and the Private Sector

Through its governance duty. What it requires

North Carolina Identity Theft Protection Act, destruction of personal information records

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Peru Proyecto de Ley 9906/2024-CR, Ley de Seguridad Digital o Ciberseguridad proposed

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Vermont Document Safe Destruction Act, safe destruction of records containing personal information

Through its retention duty. What it requires

Vietnam Cybersecurity Law, Information System Classification and Protection Measures

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Product security requirements

7 laws, 6 jurisdictions
JurisdictionLawHow it reaches this requirement
Australia Security Standards for Smart Devices

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Austria Cybersicherheitszertifizierungs-Gesetz (CSZG), Supervision of European Cybersecurity Certification

Through its governance duty. What it requires

China Cybersecurity Law, Network Product and Service Security Duties

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Czech Republic Cybersecurity Act (Zákon o kybernetické bezpečnosti), Cybersecurity Certification: Authorisation, Suspension and Offences

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union Cyber Resilience Act, Obligations of Open-Source Software Stewards from , in 14 months

Through its governance duty. What it requires

European Union European Health Data Space Regulation, Essential Requirements for the Harmonised Software Components of EHR Systems from , in 2.4 years

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Greece Law 4961/2022 (Ν. 4961/2022), Chapter Γ' of Part B, Cybersecurity of Internet of Things Devices

Through its governance duty. What it requires

Section titles and the first point of each of the ENISA NIS2 Technical Implementation Guidance, CC BY 4.0. ENISA Technical Implementation Guidance on Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690, version 1.0 (June 2025), © European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The section titles and requirement text are the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 as ENISA prints it (© European Union); each section carries its first point as its text, and ENISA's guidance, examples of evidence and tips are not reproduced. Every requirement of the framework.