NIS2 Directive vs DORA
What is the difference between NIS2 Directive and DORA?
NIS2 Directive is a other framework applying in the European Union, with 8 controls across 8 domains. DORA is a risk management framework applying in the European Union, with 26 controls across 5 domains. They govern different subjects, so the overlap is limited to the governance requirements they share. The mapping below shows where that is.
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.
DORA into NIS2 Directive
60.7%17 of 28 NIS2 Directive controls carry evidence from DORA, leaving 11 to satisfy separately.
39 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 DORA
65.4%17 of 26 DORA controls carry evidence from NIS2 Directive, leaving 9 to satisfy separately.
36 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 DORA
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