The ENISA document “Mapping NIS 2 obligations with ECSF role profiles” is a practical guide designed to help organizations and policymakers translate the NIS2 Directive’s legal requirements into concrete, actionable workforce tasks. With tens of thousands of entities across the EU impacted by NIS2, the guide addresses the critical challenge of identifying the specific roles and skills needed to achieve compliance.
By leveraging the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF), the EU’s reference model for defining and assessing cybersecurity skills, the guide maps NIS2 obligations to ECSF role profiles. This mapping clarifies the personnel capabilities required, enabling organizations to develop structured approaches for compliance. It emphasizes the importance of workforce planning by helping organizations understand how legal obligations translate into roles, responsibilities, and competences. This supports decision-making on recruitment, targeted training (upskilling and reskilling), and outsourcing specialized tasks.
For Member States, the guide is a valuable tool for translating legal and policy requirements into practical, role-based responsibilities. It supports national authorities in designing training programs, upskilling initiatives, and curriculum development by identifying critical roles and competencies. Furthermore, it helps assess the maturity of the national cybersecurity workforce and identify gaps in key roles such as incident response and supply chain security, enabling strategic capacity building at the national level.