The bottom line: Companies with 50 or more employees must structure and document their cybersecurity governance according to the NIS2 Directive to address regulatory requirements and fines.
The EU’s NIS2 Directive extends cybersecurity obligations for companies with 50 or more employees. Compliance officers must implement new requirements and adapt their governance.
The NIS2 Directive (Network and Information Security Directive 2) defines increased cybersecurity requirements for operators of critical infrastructure and important digital services. Companies with at least 50 employees fall under these regulations and must implement specific security measures.
Obligations include, among other things, a documented information security management system, regular security audits, incident response procedures, and reporting obligations for significant security incidents. Companies must systematically identify and assess their IT risks and continuously implement measures to reduce these risks.
For compliance functions, this concretely means: establishing clear cybersecurity governance with defined roles and responsibilities, integrating security requirements into all relevant business processes, regular employee training, and building documentation and accountability obligations. The Directive provides for inspections by authorities and penalizes non-compliance with substantial fines.
Source: news.google.com · Published June 1, 2026
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