NIS2 Directive vs C5 (Germany)
What is the difference between NIS2 Directive and C5 (Germany)?
NIS2 Directive is a other framework applying in the European Union, with 8 controls across 8 domains. C5 (Germany) is a other framework applying in Germany, with 121 controls across 38 domains. Both govern the same subject, so their requirements overlap; the mapping below shows which controls carry across and which are asked for by only one of them.
Measured coverage between these frameworks
We map controls between these two frameworks in a knowledge graph and have a person review every mapping before it is published. Below is what that review found. The figures are read live from the graph, not written by hand.
C5 (Germany) into NIS2 Directive
53.6%15 of 28 NIS2 Directive controls carry evidence from C5 (Germany), leaving 13 to satisfy separately.
75 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-20.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →NIS2 Directive into C5 (Germany)
26.4%32 of 121 C5 (Germany) controls carry evidence from NIS2 Directive, leaving 89 to satisfy separately.
90 candidate mappings were examined and 0 were rejected on review, signed off 2026-08-20.
Read the full crosswalk, including every rejected mapping →Coverage is directional. Mapping A into B is a different measurement from B into A, because the two standards do not carry the same depth on the same subjects.
Questions people ask about NIS2 Directive and C5 (Germany)
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