NIS2 AT A GLANCE
Understand the directive that made cybersecurity a board obligation
NIS2 raises the baseline for cybersecurity risk management across 18 sectors, and puts management bodies personally on the hook for it.
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Framework overview
NIS2 is an EU directive setting binding cybersecurity risk management and incident reporting obligations for essential and important entities.
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Key components
Ten minimum security measures under Article 21, management accountability under Article 20, and staged incident reporting at 24 hours, 72 hours, and one month under Article 23.
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Requirements
Obligations are set by each Member State's transposing law. Thresholds, registration, and reporting channels vary across the EU.
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Who needs to comply
Entities in 18 sectors including energy, transport, health, digital infrastructure, and public administration, plus their suppliers through Article 21(2)(d).
HOW 6CLICKS HELPS
NIS2 compliance without starting from scratch
From prebuilt content to AI-assisted mapping and continuous control testing, 6clicks turns Article 21 into an operating process rather than an annual document.
Step 1
Confirm scope and obligations
Establish whether NIS2 applies directly, through supply chain obligations, or through a size exemption. Record the classification and the national law that applies to each entity you operate.
Step 2
Map Article 21 to what you already have
Hailey AI maps the ten Article 21 measures to your existing control set, so ISO 27001 controls you already run are recognised rather than rebuilt. Gaps surface immediately.
Step 3
Test effectiveness, not just existence
Article 21(2)(f) requires proof your measures work. Run continuous control testing with evidence collected and retained, ready for the proactive supervision essential entities face.
Step 4
Report, oversee, and prove
Keep incident records and evidence retrievable inside the 24 and 72 hour clocks, and give your management body the oversight reporting Article 20 holds them accountable for.
CAPABILITIES
Everything Article 21 asks for, in one platform
From scope classification to continuous evidence, 6clicks supports every measure under Article 21(2).
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Article 21 control mapping
Crosswalks between NIS2 Article 21, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls, so one control satisfies several obligations.
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Continuous control testing
Automated testing and evidence collection with retained history, answering the effectiveness requirement under Article 21(2)(f).
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Supply chain risk
Tiered assessments for direct suppliers, issued, tracked, and scored in one register, covering Article 21(2)(d).
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Incident and evidence records
A central record so incident evidence is retrievable inside the reporting clocks, not assembled under pressure.
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Multi-entity, multi-jurisdiction
Hub & Spoke enables centralized oversight with local execution across several Member States from one architecture, with obligations tracked per entity.
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Management oversight reporting
Board and executive dashboards showing approval, oversight, and progress, for the accountability Article 20 places on management bodies.
WHY 6CLICKS
Built for the entities NIS2 was written for
6clicks is used by critical infrastructure, government, and regulated enterprises with sovereignty requirements. Prebuilt content, AI grounded in your own data, and federated architecture for organisations operating across several Member States.
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Prebuilt NIS2 content
Ready-to-use Article 21 content, maintained and mapped to ISO 27001, NIST CSF, and CIS Controls so existing work can be reused.
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Hailey AI on your Knowledge Graph
Hailey drafts responses, surfaces evidence and flags gaps from your own data, cutting assessment time from weeks to hours.
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Sovereign deployment
Deployment options for entities with data residency and sovereignty requirements, including operators of essential services.
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Ready to operationalise NIS2 without rebuilding your GRC programme?
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