Given the significant consequences resulting from incidents, some jurisdictions have enacted laws and regulations to address resilience and incident response. The interconnectedness of European member states led to a need to harmonize incident response requirements and reporting across the European Union. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the Network and Information Systems (NIS2) Directive provide guidance to enterprises in certain key sectors. They cover areas such as risk management, information security, and cybersecurity, with new requirements on incident reporting, plans and testing, third-party and supply chain security evaluation, cross-border collaboration, information sharing, and periodic testing.
This white paper compares DORA and NIS2 across several topic areas. It includes the consequences of noncompliance, incident reporting timelines, and the role of third-party service requirements. It is important to note that enterprises located outside the European Union may be subject to NIS2 and/or DORA, so familiarity with their requirements is valuable for enterprises worldwide.