Stop Guessing Whether NIS2 Applies to You,Get Clarity in 5 Minutes
Over 160,000 EU entities across 18 sectors now face mandatory NIS2 cybersecurity obligations. If your organization operates in the EU,or serves EU customers,you may already be in scope and not know it.
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Three Forces That Make NIS2 Applicability Harder Than GDPR
Most compliance leaders we speak with have read the directive,and still aren't certain whether every subsidiary is in scope. That confusion isn't a knowledge gap. It's a structural problem built into how NIS2 was designed.
16x
Expansion in entities covered vs. the original NIS Directive,from ~10,000 to 160,000+
Source: European Commission NIS2 impact assessment, 2022
The Size-Cap Rule Has Exceptions That Catch You Off Guard
NIS2 generally targets organizations with 50+ employees or €10M+ turnover in 18 sectors. Simple enough,until you discover that DNS providers, TLD registries, trust service providers, and sole providers of essential services are in scope regardless of size. One 15-person subsidiary running your group's DNS could pull the entire organization into compliance obligations nobody planned for.
27
EU member states transposing NIS2 into national law,each with potential variations in scope and enforcement
NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555, Article 41,national transposition deadline October 2024
National Transposition Creates a Patchwork of Requirements
Germany's NIS2UmsuCG introduces additional entity categories beyond the directive. Belgium, the Netherlands, and France each have their own enforcement nuances. If your group operates across multiple EU jurisdictions,which is exactly who Priverion serves,you're not managing one regulation. You're managing a matrix of national interpretations, each with different supervisory authorities, reporting timelines, and penalty structures.
€10M
Maximum fine for essential entities,or 2% of global annual turnover, whichever is higher
NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555, Article 34(4) and 34(5)
Supply Chain Obligations Extend Scope to Companies That Think They're Exempt
Article 21(2)(d) requires in-scope entities to address supply chain security,meaning they'll impose NIS2-aligned requirements on their suppliers through contracts. Even if your organization doesn't meet the size threshold or operate in a listed sector, your clients can pull you into compliance. IT service providers, cloud vendors, and outsourced process providers are particularly exposed. And management bodies can be held personally liable for non-compliance,this isn't abstract risk.
Not sure if your organization,and its subsidiaries,fall within NIS2 scope?
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Privacy and compliance leaders at multi-entity organizations rely on Priverion to operationalize NIS2 and GDPR compliance.
"We needed to map NIS2 applicability across 12 subsidiaries in 5 EU jurisdictions. Priverion gave us a single dashboard that replaced a maze of spreadsheets. We achieved full NIS2 compliance readiness across all entities in 8 weeks."
Stefan Mueller
Group Head of IT Compliance, Industriewerk Holding AG
Result: NIS2 compliance across 12 subsidiaries in 8 weeks
Based on customer interview, Q1 2025
"Priverion cut our compliance administration time by 60% within the first six months. The automated ROPA recertification alone saved us from hiring an additional FTE. The Swiss hosting was a decisive factor for our board."
Claudia Berger
Data Protection Officer, Aircraft manufacturer Ltd
Result: 60% less compliance admin time in 6 months
Based on customer case study, Q4 2024
"We redirected over 200 hours from manual documentation to ISO 27001 preparation. Priverion's evidence packages made our certification audit remarkably smooth,we were three months ahead of our original timeline."
Dr. Thomas Keller
CEO, Medtec AG
Result: 200+ hours saved, ISO 27001 certified 3 months early
Based on customer case study, Q1 2025
Why mid-market privacy teams are making the switch
OneTrust serves Fortune 500 organizations with broader GRC scope and dedicated privacy teams. Priverion was built for organizations that need enterprise-grade compliance without the enterprise overhead.
What you get with OneTrust
Per-module, per-user pricing
Costs escalate with every new user, module, and subsidiary. Budget requests become a quarterly ritual.
US-headquartered, global data processing
In a post-Schrems II landscape, US-based processing creates legal exposure for European data transfers that your DPA will ask about.
Built for the Fortune 500
Sprawling feature sets including ESG, ethics hotlines, and cookie consent mean longer onboarding, steeper learning curves, and paying for capabilities you'll never use.
200+ integrations, most shallow
A long connector list sounds impressive until you realize most require custom configuration and ongoing maintenance.
Months to deploy
Enterprise sales cycles and implementation timelines measured in quarters, not weeks.
What you get with Priverion
Predictable pricing, no expansion traps
Priced by number of companies and organizational size,not per user or per module. Add team members without renegotiating your contract.
Swiss-built, Swiss-hosted, European data residency
All data processing stays within Swiss infrastructure. Not a marketing checkbox,a legal requirement for cross-border data transfers in a post-Schrems II world.
Purpose-built for group-wide privacy
ROPA, DPIA, vendor risk, DSR, incident management, and cross-entity data mapping in one platform. We don't do ESG or cookie consent,we do privacy management exceptionally well.
Deep integrations where they matter
HR, procurement, and IT asset management systems,the workflows that actually drive privacy compliance. Deep connectors that work reliably, not 200 shallow ones that don't.
Operational in weeks, not months
Aircraft manufacturer cut compliance admin time by 60% in their first 6 months. Medtec saved 200+ hours preparing for ISO 27001. Time-to-value is measured in weeks.
Aircraft manufacturer,first 6 months post-implementation | Medtec,ISO 27001 preparation
Switching doesn't have to be painful. Most teams are fully migrated within weeks.
Get the Free NIS2 ChecklistThe 18 Sectors Covered by NIS2,And Why Classification Matters
NIS2 divides in-scope entities into two categories with different obligations and penalty regimes. Knowing where your organization and its subsidiaries fall is the first step toward a targeted compliance strategy.
Sectors of High Criticality (Annex I),"Essential Entities"
Subject to proactive supervision by competent authorities. Maximum fines of €10M or 2% of global turnover. 24-hour early warning and 72-hour incident notification requirements.
- Energy (electricity, oil, gas, hydrogen, district heating)
- Transport (air, rail, water, road)
- Banking
- Financial market infrastructures
- Health (hospitals, laboratories, pharma, medical devices)
- Drinking water
- Waste water
- Digital infrastructure (DNS, TLD, cloud, data centres, CDNs, trust services)
- ICT service management (B2B,managed service and security providers)
- Public administration (central government)
- Space
Other Critical Sectors (Annex II),"Important Entities"
Subject to reactive (ex-post) supervision. Maximum fines of €7M or 1.4% of global turnover. Same incident reporting timelines apply.
- Postal and courier services
- Waste management
- Chemicals (manufacture, production, distribution)
- Food (production, processing, distribution)
- Manufacturing (medical devices, electronics, machinery, motor vehicles)
- Digital providers (online marketplaces, search engines, social networks)
- Research organizations
Operate across multiple sectors or jurisdictions? That's exactly what Priverion was built for.
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