EU Data Protection & Cybersecurity Regulations, GDPR, NIS2 & Cyber Resilience Act
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Frequently Asked Questions on Data Protection, Privacy & Cybersecurity Regulations
What is the scope of the NIS2 Directive for cybersecurity?
Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS2) significantly expands cybersecurity obligations beyond traditional critical infrastructure to essential and important entities in energy, transport, banking, digital infrastructure, public administration, manufacturing, and food production, mandating 24-hour early warning incident notifications.
What does the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) require of digital products?
The CRA introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for all products with digital elements (hardware and software connected to a network), requiring security by design, vulnerability handling, and security updates for at least five years.
What is the EU-US Data Privacy Framework and its adequacy decision?
Commission Implementing Decision C(2023) 4745 establishes adequacy for transfers of personal data to US organisations self-certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework. Following the Schrems II ruling, the US introduced Executive Order 14086 creating a Data Protection Review Court (DPRC) providing EU individuals a binding redress mechanism against US intelligence surveillance, satisfying the essential equivalence standard required by the CJEU.
What is the EUCS Cloud Cybersecurity Certification Scheme?
The EU Cloud Services certification scheme (EUCS), developed under the Cybersecurity Act by ENISA, establishes three assurance levels (Basic, Substantial, High) for cloud service providers. Certification covers data protection, incident response, vulnerability management, and supply chain transparency, enabling cloud providers to demonstrate compliance across all Member States with a single certification.