1 · Statutory incident-reporting deadlines
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| Regime | Trigger | Deadline | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIS2 Art. 23 NIS2 | Significant incident | Early warning ≤ 24 h · notification ≤ 72 h · final report ≤ 1 month | National CSIRT / competent authority |
| GDPR Art. 33 GDPR | Personal data breach with risk to individuals | ≤ 72 h from awareness | Data protection authority |
| GDPR Art. 34 GDPR | High risk to individuals | Without undue delay | Affected data subjects |
| DORA Art. 19 DORA | Major ICT-related incident | Initial ≤ 4 h from classification / ≤ 24 h from awareness · intermediate ≤ 72 h · final ≤ 1 month | Competent financial authority |
| NIS2 Art. 23(1)–(2) NIS2 | Significant incident likely to affect your customers; significant cyber threat | Without undue delay | Affected recipients of your services |
| CER Art. 15 CER | Significant disruption of an essential service at a designated critical entity | Initial ≤ 24 h · detailed report ≤ 1 month | Competent authority under national CER law |
| CRA Art. 14 CRA | Actively exploited vulnerability / severe incident in a product you manufacture | Early warning ≤ 24 h | ENISA / CSIRT via single reporting platform |
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2 · Regulatory hooks per framework function
GOVERN
- Management bodies must approve measures, oversee implementation and follow training; personal liability possible, per NIS2 Art. 20. NIS2
- All-hazards, proportionate risk-management approach, per NIS2 Art. 21(1). NIS2
- Management body bears final responsibility for ICT risk, per DORA Art. 5. DORA
- Controller accountability and appropriate measures, per GDPR Art. 24 & 32. GDPR
IDENTIFY
- Risk analysis and vulnerability handling policies, per NIS2 Art. 21(2)(a),(e); supplier and dependency knowledge, per Art. 21(2)(d). NIS2
- Records of processing double as data-flow inventory, per GDPR Art. 30. GDPR
- Identification of ICT-supported functions and information assets, per DORA Art. 8. DORA
- Security requirements for products with digital elements feed procurement criteria. CRA
PROTECT
- Cryptography policies, access control, MFA, hygiene & training, per NIS2 Art. 21(2)(f)–(j). NIS2
- Encryption and pseudonymisation as named measures, per GDPR Art. 32. GDPR
- Protection and prevention measures, per DORA Art. 9. DORA
- Physical resilience measures for critical entities complement cyber controls. CER
DETECT
- Reporting deadlines are only achievable with functioning detection, per NIS2 Art. 21(2)(b), 23. NIS2
- Detection speed decides whether the 72 h deadline can be met, per GDPR Art. 33; security logs about employees are personal data, so limit them to their purpose, per Art. 5. GDPR
- Prompt anomaly-detection mechanisms, per DORA Art. 10. DORA
RESPOND
- Incident handling and staged reporting, per NIS2 Art. 21(2)(b), 23. NIS2
- Notify DPA ≤ 72 h; document all breaches, even non-notified, per GDPR Art. 33(5), 34. GDPR
- Incident management, classification and reporting, per DORA Art. 17–19. DORA
RECOVER
- Business continuity, backups, disaster recovery and crisis management, per NIS2 Art. 21(2)(c); final report ≤ 1 month, per Art. 23. NIS2
- Ability to restore availability and access to personal data in a timely manner, per GDPR Art. 32(1)(c). GDPR
- Response & recovery plans, backup policies and testing, per DORA Art. 11–12. DORA
- Continuity of essential societal functions under all-hazards scenarios. CER
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3 · National implementations across all 27 member states
Each country's review date and confidence are in its national annex; always confirm against the national gazette.
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