Cybersecurity & resilience

Essential and important entities

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Essential and important entities are the two categories of organisations in scope of NIS2, decided by sector and size. Both carry the same core duties — risk management measures, incident reporting, and management accountability — but essential entities face proactive supervision and higher maximum penalties, while important entities are supervised reactively. Classification is self-assessed first and registered with the national authority.

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This definition is general information, not legal advice. Always verify the current official source.