NIS2: the leader's role

Complete plan

What NIS2 expects from management bodies: approve the measures, oversee their implementation, get trained. And what the directive provides when that isn't done.

  • 3 min
  • 3-question check
  • English · Français
  • Attestation

You will be able to

  • Name the three duties in Article 20: approve, oversee, get trained
  • Know what the directive provides for breaches: supervision, measures, fines, leaders' liability
  • Know what delegating to the CIO does not transfer

The module

3 min
  1. NIS2: the leader's role 3 min
  2. Knowledge check

    3 questions, pass mark 80 %. Explanations after each answer; you can try again.

  3. Attestation

    One per person, with the date, the score and the frameworks covered — anyone can check it online with its code.

Sources
  • Directive (UE) 2022/2555 (NIS 2), JO L 333 du 27.12.2022, art. 20 (gouvernance), art. 32-33 (contrôle), art. 34(4)-(5) (plafonds d'amende minimaux)
  • Transposition en France : projet de loi « Résilience » adopté par le Sénat le 12 mars 2025, examen en séance à l'Assemblée nationale prévu les 7 et 9 octobre 2026 ; non promulgué au 3 octobre 2026 (à revérifier avant publication).

Version 1 · updated October 4, 2026