Comparisons
How does this fit with what I already have?
NIS 2 vs KRITIS
The difference between NIS 2 entity and KRITIS operator.
NIS 2 and ISO 27001
How much overlap is there really? What ISO 27001 doesn't cover.
GRC tools compared
150+ GRC and ISMS tools with pricing, features and EU fit.
Vanta alternative: the open-source route to NIS 2
What Vanta does well, where it does not fit NIS 2 in the mid-market, and when it is still the right choice. With sources and dates.
Drata alternative: NIS 2 from the law, not from a control catalog
Drata maps NIS 2 to CIS Controls v8.1. What that covers, what it misses, and when starting from the law itself is the better route.
NIS 2 as a European standard
Why NIS 2 is a unified EU standard and how national transpositions diverge.
NIS 2 or DORA — what applies to financial entities?
Article 4 NIS 2 (lex specialis) hands risk management and incident reporting over to DORA. What stays under NIS 2: registration under Article 3(4).
NIS 2 and GDPR — the overlap
GDPR Article 32 (security of processing) covers parts of NIS 2 Article 21. Dual notifications on incidents, separate supervisors, shared evidence.
NIS 2 and KRITIS simultaneously — which duties apply?
Who hits both regimes: BSIG measures plus KRITIS audit every three years (§65 BSIG), additional notifications, stricter supervisory cycles.
NIS 2 and the CER Directive compared
Cyber resilience (NIS 2) and physical resilience (CER 2022/2557) for the same critical entities: two directives, one set of operators.
Been asked to handle NIS2?
In the end you have everything in one document: what is done, what is still open, and your management's approval with name and date. The app writes the texts.
