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EU Cybersecurity Package 2026: CSA2 introduces trusted ICT supply chain framework, ECCF reform and stronger ENISA; targeted NIS2 changes on risk management, ransomware reporting, certification and cross-border supervision

Published on: 03 February 2026

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Background and purpose of the proposal

The existing CSA reinforced the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (‘ENISA’) and established the European Cybersecurity Certification Framework (‘ECCF’) to enable voluntary, EU-wide cybersecurity certification. After NIS2 was adopted in 2022, the EU legislator introduced compulsory cyber risk management and incident reporting duties for critical sectors. In light of escalating cyber threats and geopolitical shifts, the new Cybersecurity Package proposes updates to the CSA and NIS2 to:

strengthen the protection of critical Information and Communication Technologies (‘ICT’) supply chains within NIS2 sectors
streamline use of EU cybersecurity certifications under the ECCF
make NIS2 compliance easier while bolstering ENISA’s cross-border supervision support

What are key changes in the EU Cybersecurity Act 2?

The proposed Revised EU Cybersecurity Act, or EU Cybersecurity Act 2 (‘CSA2’), would fully replace the CSA and introduces the following new elements:

ICT supply chain security: the draft CSA2 sets out an EU-level ‘trusted ICT supply chain framework’ to address non-technical supply chain risks for certain NIS2 sectors...

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