NIS2

Introduction: The Compliance Landscape Has Fundamentally Changed Regulatory requirements for cybersecurity have evolved from voluntary frameworks to mandatory legal obligations with severe penalties for non-compliance. The year 2026 marks full implementation of several transformative regulations that will reshape how organizations approach cybersecurity governance. The European Union’s Network and Information Security Directive 2 (NIS2), which became fully enforceable in October 2024, expanded security requirements to over 160,000 organizations across Europe. In the United States, the SEC’s cybersecurity disclosure rules have fundamentally changed how public companies report incidents. Meanwhile, state-level regulations continue multiplying, creating a complex patchwork of requirements. ...