Compliance: What Are the Key EU Laws on Cybersecurity and Data Protection?
Below is an overview of the most important standards and legal requirements within cybersecurity and data protection in the European Union — the ones you need to be aware of:
Published:
May 1, 2025
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Jacob Høedt Larsen, PR & PA at Wired Relations, is the host of Sustainable Compliance podcast and an expert on GRC workflows, supported by software, setting up a GRC program, managing a GRC team and securing management buy-in.
Read more from the author- GDPR: Introduces a unified framework for data protection across the EU
- NIS2 Directive: Aims to strengthen cybersecurity across Europe
- DORA: Enhances digital operational resilience within the financial sector
- ePrivacy Directive: Regulates individuals’ privacy rights online
- AI Act: Promotes trustworthy and responsible artificial intelligence in the EU
- DSA (Digital Services Act): Makes the internet safer by removing illegal content and increasing transparency
- DMA (Digital Markets Act): Ensures fair competition by curbing the dominance of major tech platforms
- CRA (Cyber Resilience Act): Improves the security of products with digital elements to boost trust and ensure legal certainty
- CER (Critical Entities Resilience): Strengthens organisations’ ability to prevent, respond to, and recover from major disruptive incidents
👉 Learn more about how to effectively stay compliant with this growing body of regulation.
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