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European Compliance Guide for NIS2, DORA & GDPR

Understand 24h / 72h reporting rules. Learn how to align your company’s processes, roles, and evidence with EU cybersecurity regulations. 

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Inside the Guide

This guide explains — in plain language — how to comply with NIS2, DORA, and GDPR requirements, avoid fines, and pass audits without chaos. 

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Clear overview of reporting timeline

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Practical checklist: 10 steps to prepare your company 

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Examples of real-life incidents and how to handle them 

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Roles and responsibilities (RACI matrix) for IT, Compliance & Management

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SOC-as-a-Service solution to automate reporting and documentation

Who It's For

This guide was created for organizations across critical and regulated sectors: 
 finance, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, and public administration — anyone facing NIS2, DORA, or GDPR obligations. 
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IT directors and CISOs

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Compliance officers and DPOs

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Security managers preparing for audits

Be Ready Before Regulators Ask

Learn how to meet 24h / 72h reporting rules and prove compliance with confidence.
Download the free European Compliance Guide for NIS2, DORA & GDPR today.

About Q-Sec

Q-Sec is a European cybersecurity company based in the Netherlands, specializing in SOC-as-a-Service and regulatory compliance under NIS2, DORA, and GDPR. 

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Compliance Without the Guesswork

We map your controls to NIS2 or DORA automatically. You get audit-ready reports, not spreadsheets — proof your compliance stands up when regulators ask.

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Real SOC Coverage, 
No New Hires

Our EU-based analysts monitor and respond 24/7. On average, customers cut incident response time by 60% — without expanding their security team.

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Compliance Experts 
Who Stay Involved

Our consultants and vCISOs guide you from first gap scan to regulator report. You’ll know exactly what’s handled, automated, and covered under your SLA.

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European Data, European Team

Your data never leaves the EU. Monitoring runs from our Warsaw SOC, and support from the Netherlands — full transparency, local accountability.

Achieve Compliance 
with Confidence

Keep your team aligned, your data clear, and your deals moving forward. Everything you need to manage growth
 without second-guessing your next step.

F.A.Q.

  • DORA — the Digital Operational Resilience Act — is an EU regulation for the financial sector, effective from January 2025. 
    It standardizes how banks, insurers, fintechs, and ICT providers handle cyber incidents, resilience testing, and third-party risks. 
    If your company provides IT or cloud services to financial entities, DORA likely applies to you. 
  • NIS2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) extends cybersecurity obligations across critical and important sectors — including energy, logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, and digital infrastructure. Each EU Member State (e.g., via the Polish KSC Act) defines how NIS2 applies nationally.  
  • GDPR — the General Data Protection Regulation — governs how organizations collect, process, and protect personal data across the EU.  Missing a GDPR deadline or failing to notify can result in penalties of up to 4% of annual global turnover. 
    Q-Sec helps you align your SOC procedures and DPO workflows to meet GDPR Art. 33–34 obligations. 

  • That depends on what services you provide, which sector you operate in, and where your customers are based. 

    • If you handle financial data or ICT services for banks/fintechs → DORA likely applies. 
    • If you operate in critical infrastructure or digital services → NIS2 (via national laws like KSC) applies. 
    • If you process personal data of EU citizens → GDPR applies automatically. 

     Most organizations fall under at least one of these frameworks, and many under all three. 

  • Start with a unified incident-handling and reporting process — one that meets the strictest of the three. 
     The European Compliance Guide for NIS2, DORA & GDPR provides: 

    • A 10-step readiness checklist, 
    • Templates for 24h/72h/30-day reporting, 
    • RACI matrices for clear ownership, 
    • And examples of audit-ready evidence. 
  • NIS2 applies to essential and important entities across many sectors, while DORA focuses on financial institutions and their ICT providers. 
  • NIS2 and DORA require initial notification within 24h (sometimes 4h for major incidents), and a detailed report within 72h. GDPR also sets a 72h deadline for personal data breaches. 
  • It ensures 24/7 monitoring, automatic evidence collection, and timely reporting — without the cost of building your own SOC. 
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