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NIS2 and DORA compliance for your IT

The EU requirements for cybersecurity and digital resilience have to be turned into concrete, documented IT operations. We carry out the gap analysis, close the gaps and build the documentation into everyday operations, so you have answers when the supervisory authority or your customers ask.

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In short

NIS2 and DORA are the EU's two major sets of rules for cybersecurity and digital resilience.

NIS2 is a directive that sets binding requirements for risk management, incident reporting and management accountability in 18 critical sectors, while DORA is a regulation aimed at the financial sector, which has applied since 17 January 2025 and also reaches the sector's IT suppliers. Common to both: the requirements have to be turned into concrete, documented IT operations, or you will not pass supervision.

MI Support IT delivers exactly that layer: a gap analysis of your technical security, ICT risk management in daily operations, a tested contingency plan, processes for incident reporting, management and documentation of IT suppliers, plus ongoing reporting that makes the work provable to management, auditors and authorities.

You get one supplier who knows the requirements from both the SME side and the regulated financial sector, and who builds compliance into operations instead of handing over a report that gathers dust.

Who is covered

Covered by NIS2 or DORA? The two sets of rules share a purpose but apply differently. Clarifying that is the first step.

The first step in any engagement is clarifying which requirements actually apply to your business.

NIS2: 18 sectors and their suppliers

NIS2 covers essential and important entities in 18 critical sectors, including energy, transport, health, food, digital infrastructure and manufacturing. The main rule: at least 50 employees or annual turnover above EUR 10 million in one of the sectors, but there are exceptions both ways. The directive has been implemented in Danish law, and registration and supervision are handled by Styrelsen for Samfundssikkerhed (the Danish Agency for Civil Protection).

DORA: the financial sector and its IT suppliers

DORA (Regulation (EU) 2022/2554) has applied since 17 January 2025 and applies directly, without separate Danish legislation. It covers banks, insurance and pension companies, payment institutions and other financial entities, and reaches their ICT suppliers: contracts must contain specific terms, supplier relationships must be registered and monitored, and critical ICT providers are subject to joint European oversight. Finanstilsynet (the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority) supervises in Denmark.

If you are not covered yourself, your customers may be, and they have to set security requirements for their suppliers. If you are in doubt, we clarify it as the first step in the process. Also read the glossary entries on NIS2 and DORA for the details of each set of rules. NIS2 guide: requirements, deadlines and who is covered · NIS2 in the glossary · DORA in the glossary

The services

Compliance as concrete IT, not binders. The requirements overlap with good security operations, so they are delivered as one ongoing service.

The requirements in NIS2 and DORA overlap heavily with good IT security operations. You get them as one combined, ongoing service with the documentation built in.

Gap analysis

A systematic review of your technical security against the requirements, resulting in a prioritised list of the gaps.

See the IT security check

ICT risk management in operations

Access management, updates, monitoring and endpoint protection as regular operations, not as an annual project.

See our full IT security work

Backup with recovery testing

Documented backup of servers and Microsoft 365 with regular recovery tests, the backbone of the requirements in practice.

See the backup solutions

Awareness training

Ongoing training of management and employees with phishing tests, so the organisational layer can be documented too.

Read about IT security training

Incident reporting and supplier management

Processes for classifying and reporting incidents, plus management and documentation of your IT suppliers, including the documentation your customers ask for.

The experience comes from the regulated reality: among other things, we provide security advisory to AP Pension, where the task is to protect sensitive customer data in a heavily regulated sector. See the AP Pension case

From clarification to passed supervision. Four steps that give you progress from week one, with a prioritised plan.

The process gives you progress from week one, with a prioritised plan instead of a generic report.

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  1. 1

    Clarifying scope

    Clarifying whether and how NIS2 or DORA applies to your business, and which requirements actually need to be met.

  2. 2

    Gap analysis

    A technical review of your environment against the requirements, with prioritised findings and an action plan.

  3. 3

    Implementation

    The gaps are closed: technical controls, contingency plan, backup testing, training and processes for reporting.

  4. 4

    Operations and documentation

    Compliance is maintained in ongoing operations, with reporting that makes the work provable year after year.

Price

What does a compliance process cost? The gap analysis has a fixed price, the rest depends on how far you are from the requirements.

The gap analysis is carried out as our IT security check at a fixed price from DKK 15,000. That gives you a prioritised overview before you commit to anything more.

The rest of the process is priced after the gap analysis, once the scope is known. You get a quote before work starts.

FAQ

Questions about NIS2 and DORA. Who is covered, the difference, management's responsibility, duration and price.

NIS2 covers essential and important entities in 18 critical sectors. These include energy, transport, health, drinking water, digital infrastructure, food and manufacturing of critical products. The main rule is at least 50 employees or annual turnover above EUR 10 million in one of the sectors, but there are exceptions both ways. Remember the supply chain: if your customers are covered, they have to set security requirements for you.

NIS2 is a directive that covers 18 sectors and is implemented in national law. DORA is a regulation aimed at the financial sector and applies directly in all EU countries. For financial entities, DORA is the specific rule that takes precedence over NIS2's general requirements in its area. Banks and pension companies have DORA as their primary framework, a manufacturing company has NIS2.Read more in the glossary entry on DORA

NIS2 makes cybersecurity a management responsibility: management must approve the risk management, oversee it and can be held accountable if it fails. Non-compliance can lead to significant fines, for essential entities up to 2 % of global annual turnover, as well as orders from the supervisory authorities.

It depends on your starting point. The gap analysis gives you a prioritised plan within a few weeks. The work on risk management, documentation and embedding takes months, not weeks. The most important decision is therefore to get started before the supervisory authority or your customers set the deadline for you.

The gap analysis is carried out as our IT security check at a fixed price from DKK 15,000. The rest of the process is priced after the gap analysis, and you get a quote before work starts.

Yes, indirectly. DORA sets requirements for your customers' contracts with you and for the documentation you need to be able to provide. The supplier relationship must be registered and monitored, and critical ICT providers are subject to joint European oversight. If you cannot answer clearly on access management, backup and incident handling, you become a DORA risk for your customers yourself.

Should we clarify where you stand? Book a meeting, and we will go through your situation and the distance to the requirements.

You get an honest picture of the distance to the requirements before the supervisory authority or your customers give it to you. Call, or book a meeting.