Data & Privacy
- Data Act
- Data Governance Act
- ePrivacy Directive
- GDPR
AI & Trust
- Artificial Intelligence Act
Cybersecurity
- Cybersecurity Act
- DORA
- NIS2
Digital Services & Media
- Digital Markets Act
- Digital Services Act
- European Media Freedom Act
Directive on Measures for a High Common Level of Cybersecurity Across the Union
- Recitals
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONSArticles 1 — 6
CHAPTER II
COORDINATED CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORKSArticles 7 — 13
CHAPTER III
COOPERATION AT UNION AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELArticles 14 — 19
CHAPTER IV
CYBERSECURITY RISK-MANAGEMENT MEASURES AND REPORTING OBLIGATIONSArticles 20 — 25
CHAPTER V
JURISDICTION AND REGISTRATIONArticles 26 — 28
CHAPTER VI
INFORMATION SHARINGArticles 29 — 30
CHAPTER VII
SUPERVISION AND ENFORCEMENTArticles 31 — 37
CHAPTER VIII
DELEGATED AND IMPLEMENTING ACTSArticles 38 — 39
CHAPTER IX
FINAL PROVISIONSArticles 40 — 46
ANNEXES
NIS2 Article 20. Governance
- 1.Member States shall ensure that the management bodies of essential and important entities approve the cybersecurity risk-management measures taken by those entities in order to comply with Article 21, oversee its implementation and can be held liable for infringements by the entities of that Article. The application of this paragraph shall be without prejudice to national law as regards the liability rules applicable to public institutions, as well as the liability of public servants and elected or appointed officials.
- 2.Member States shall ensure that the members of the management bodies of essential and important entities are required to follow training, and shall encourage essential and important entities to offer similar training to their employees on a regular basis, in order that they gain sufficient knowledge and skills to enable them to identify risks and assess cybersecurity risk-management practices and their impact on the services provided by the entity.
Relevant Recitals for this Article
Essential and important entities should ensure the security of the network and information systems which they use in their activities. Those systems are primarily private network and information systems managed by the essential and important entities’ internal IT staff or the security of which has been outsourced. The cybersecurity risk-management measures and reporting obligations laid down in this Directive should apply to the relevant essential and important entities regardless of whether those entities maintain their network and information systems internally or outsource the maintenance thereof.
Essential and important entities should adopt a wide range of basic cyber hygiene practices, such as zero-trust principles, software updates, device configuration, network segmentation, identity and access management or user awareness, organise training for their staff and raise awareness concerning cyber threats, phishing or social engineering techniques. Furthermore, those entities should evaluate their own cybersecurity capabilities and, where appropriate, pursue the integration of cybersecurity enhancing technologies, such as artificial intelligence or machine-learning systems to enhance their capabilities and the security of network and information systems.