What evidence should you be able to show for NIS 2 readiness?

You should be able to show governance decisions, risk assessments, implemented controls, incident response artifacts, and monitoring/testing results.

Readiness is demonstrated through evidence that cybersecurity measures are defined, implemented, and operating. That evidence typically includes governance responsibilities, records of risk decisions, and documentation that shows how controls were selected and maintained for critical assets.

Operational evidence matters just as much: incident response plans that have been exercised, training and awareness activities, testing outputs, and metrics that show monitoring and continual improvement.

Related Information

  • Governance must be traceable to named roles and actions.
  • Risk decisions should link to critical services and assets.
  • Incident response evidence should include exercises and lessons learned.
  • Testing results should show coverage and remediation follow-up.
  • Metrics should support leadership reporting and improvement.

Expert Insight

If your evidence cannot show a feedback loop—issues found, corrected, and re-tested—your program will look static even if controls exist.

Readiness is what you can demonstrate under pressure.

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