At a glance: 29,500 German companies face a registration deadline of 31 July to comply with NIS2 Directive requirements.
Approximately 29,500 companies in Germany must register under the NIS2 Directive by 31 July 2024. The deadline is a key milestone in implementing the EU cybersecurity regulation into national rules.
The NIS2 Directive (Network and Information Security Directive 2) significantly expands cybersecurity requirements for critical infrastructures and particularly important undertakings across the EU. In Germany, this affects around 29,500 organisations that must register by 31 July to document their regulatory compliance.
For CISOs, this means affected organisations must review their compliance status and initiate the necessary registration steps. The deadline does not relate to the complete implementation of all NIS2 measures, but rather to initial registration and notification to the competent authorities. Organisations must demonstrate and document their classification as operators of critical infrastructure or particularly important undertakings.
NIS2 obligations include, among others, enhanced requirements for governance, risk management, incident reporting and cooperation with authorities. Companies should verify whether they fall within the scope of this regulation and, where applicable, adapt their security measures and governance processes accordingly.
Source: news.google.com · Published 18 July 2026
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