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NIS2Directive (EU) 2022/2555

Definition: significant cyber threat: significant cyber threat

NIS2 Art. 6 (significant cyber threat)

a cyber threat which, based on its technical characteristics, can be assumed to have the potential to have a severe impact on the network and information systems of an entity or the users of the entity’s services by causing considerable material or non-material damage

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Source texts: the Official Journal, through the Publications Office. Dataset built 2026-07-29. Study aid, not legal advice.

NIS2 32022L2555

Every connection on this page is drawn from the official text of Directive (EU) 2022/2555. Study aid, not legal advice.

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