QUICK DEFINITION
NIS2 — An EU cybersecurity directive establishing risk-management and incident-reporting requirements for covered essential and important entities.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why NIS2 matters in finance
It raises baseline cybersecurity governance expectations across sectors that interact with financial infrastructure.
FINANCIAL SYSTEM CONTEXT
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In financial services, nis2 should be understood in relation to operational continuity, data integrity, payments, market infrastructure and interconnected dependencies. A control can be technically effective while still leaving material resilience risk if critical services cannot continue or recover during disruption.