NIS2 Directive vs ISO 27002:2022
What is the difference between NIS2 Directive and ISO 27002:2022?
NIS2 Directive is a other framework applying in the European Union, with 8 controls across 8 domains. ISO 27002:2022 is a information security framework applying in International, with 94 controls across 7 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.
ISO 27002:2022 into NIS2 Directive
42.9%12 of 28 NIS2 Directive controls carry evidence from ISO 27002:2022, leaving 16 to satisfy separately.
62 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 ISO 27002:2022
24.7%23 of 93 ISO 27002:2022 controls carry evidence from NIS2 Directive, leaving 70 to satisfy separately.
73 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.
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