In brief: NIS2 and DORA obligate boards to take direct responsibility for cybersecurity, positioning CISOs as strategic partners of executive management.
The regulations NIS2 and DORA anchor cybersecurity as a strategic responsibility of senior management. This obligates CISOs and their organizations to enhanced governance and risk management.
NIS2 (Directive on Network and Information Security) and DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) establish cybersecurity no longer as a purely technical function, but as a leadership task with direct consequences for the board and management. Both regulatory frameworks demand escalation of security risks to the executive and board level.
Under NIS2, operators of critical infrastructure and providers of digital services must demonstrate security measures aligned with business risk. DORA obligates financial enterprises to document digital operational resilience and ICT risk readiness. Both regulatory frameworks provide that board members are personally liable for compliance with these standards and must report regularly on the security situation.
For CISOs, this means that cybersecurity becomes a central governance issue that is no longer delegable. They must create board-ready reports, translate risk data into business language, and demonstrate security investments as a strategic necessity, not as a cost item. At the same time, they are subject to increased documentation and proof obligations in audits and regulatory inspections.
Source: news.google.com · Published 24 July 2026
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