EU regulatory register · NIS2
Article 20Governance
CELEX 32022L2555 · Read on 2026-08-18 · Chapter IV
Short answer
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.
Verbatim from the article. Source: NovaCopilot · https://legal.exploreworldai.com/eu/rattsakter/nis2-2022-2555/artikel-20 · Short answer as data · Official text
NIS2, cybersecurity in short
Essential and important entities must take security measures, report significant incidents within 24 hours, and management is personally accountable.
- Are we covered by NIS2?
- What is management's responsibility under NIS2?
- Does NIS2 or DORA apply to financial entities?
Source: NovaCopilot
Official text
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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.
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Knowledge card
- Applies
- management-body: Approve the risk-management measures and follow training.
- Risk if ignored
- medium
- What to do
- Approve the risk-management measures and follow training.
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline in the register
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