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ENISA

What is ENISA?

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity that contributes to EU cyber policy and supports member states in improving cybersecurity capabilities.

Compliance and Regulatory

Each of these is named in at least one of the same controls as enisa. The number is how many controls name both.

What the standards actually require on enisa

Requirements naming enisa across 6 standards, quoted from the control text.

NIS2 Directive7 controls

A defined set of provider types owes a second, more specific registration on top of the Article 3(4) duty: DNS service providers, TLD name registries, domain name registration service providers, cloud computing, data centre and content delivery network provide...

nis2-directive::Art.27.2 · Submit the ENISA registry information required of digital infrastructure and digital service providers

FIRST coordination with national CSIRTs + sector ISACs + regional bodies + regulatory frameworks. NATIONAL CSIRTs (FIRST teams): US-CERT + CISA + DOE-CIRC + DOD-CYBERCOM + UK NCSC + AusCERT + JPCERT/CC + KrCERT/CC + CN-CERT + IR-CERT + many others (FIRST membe...

FIRST-Sectoral-NationalCSIRT · FIRST Sectoral Coordination - National CSIRTs, ISACs, ENISA, NIS2 + Industry Frameworks

Detect is the third of five functional elements per MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2. Activities include: (1) Anomaly Detection - behavioural baselines for OT systems (bridge equipment patterns + engine room SCADA + propulsion + cargo) + network anomaly detection (deep...

IMO-MSC-FAL-Detect-AnomalyDetection-OT-IT-Monitoring-Reporting-BridgeAlarms · IMO MSC-FAL Detect Function - Anomaly Detection + OT and IT System Monitoring + Bridge Alarms + Log Aggregation + Incident Reporting Channels + Crew Observation

Article 18 enables Union funding for mutual-assistance actions between Member States in case of cybersecurity emergencies, including dispatching technical experts, sharing of detection / response tools, and joint operational coordination.

CSA-Art.18 · Actions supporting mutual assistance (Article 18)

Article 6 designates the electricity cybersecurity competent authority (ECCA) for each Member State, which may be the NIS2 competent authority or a separate sector-specific authority.

NCCS-Art.6_7 · Competent authorities + coordination (NCCS Articles 6-7)

Questions people ask about enisa

What is ENISA?
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity that contributes to EU cyber policy and supports member states in improving cybersecurity capabilities.
Why is ENISA important for compliance?
ENISA is a key concept in Compliance and Regulatory. Understanding enisa helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address ENISA?
ENISA appears in the requirement text of NIS2 Directive, FIRST CSIRT Services Framework and Standards, IMO Maritime Cybersecurity Guidelines (MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2), EU Cyber Solidarity Act (Regulation (EU) 2025/38), ITU-T X.805 - Security Architecture for End-to-End Communications. Across these standards we have identified 29 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about ENISA?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how enisa applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 686 frameworks.

See how ENISA applies across compliance frameworks

Our platform maps 686 frameworks with 311K cross-framework control mappings. Explore how this concept is addressed across standards.

Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.