Cyber Governance & NIS2 Readiness for Mid-Sized Organizations
For mid-sized organizations that need clarity on NIS2 obligations, governance structure, and decision-making before a cyber incident tests them.
Complete a short questionnaire and receive an initial gap analysis and recommended priority actions — all within 2 business days. If relevant, you will also receive a commercial proposal with scope, timeline, and pricing.
Darius Jasiulionis Cyber Governance, NIS2 & Decision Readiness Advisor
Many organizations prepare documents. Fewer prepare decisions.
Compliance frameworks produce policies, procedures, and checklists. But when disruption arrives, the real test is not what was written. It is who decides, how fast, and with what authority.
Who can stop operations?
Is there a named person with the authority and mandate to halt business processes if a cyber incident demands it?
Who accepts financial risk?
When a decision carries material financial exposure, is the right person available to make or approve it?
Who communicates with clients?
Client trust is fragile. Do you have a defined owner for external communication, approved messaging, and decision criteria?
What if the CEO is unavailable?
Incidents do not wait for convenience. Is there a tested chain of authority that works without the primary decision-maker?
If these questions do not have clear, documented answers, the gap is not technical. It is a governance gap.
Areas of Focus
NIS2 Governance Readiness
Translating NIS2 obligations into board-level accountability, decision-ready governance, and practical evidence.
ISO 27001-Aligned Governance
Structuring information security governance to ISO 27001 so controls support real decision-making.
Incident Decision Clarity
Defining who decides what, at what risk threshold, and within what timeframe.
Supplier & Third-Party Risk Ownership
Clarifying ownership of supplier dependencies, contractual obligations, and escalation paths.
Business Continuity & Crisis Roles
Connecting business continuity planning with crisis decision roles, communication paths, and recovery priorities.
Executive Cyber Resilience Communication
Helping leadership communicate cyber risk in business language: responsibility, continuity, trust, and decision speed.
Positioning
This is not technical IT support.
I do not replace IT teams, SOC providers, managed security services, or technical security vendors. Those functions matter and should be in place.
What I address is different: what happens above and around those functions — the governance structures, decision rights, accountability clarity, and board-level readiness that determine whether an organization can lead through a cyber incident.
The gap is rarely technical. It is almost always a gap in roles, authority, and decision design.
What this engagement covers
Governance structure design
Decision rights and accountability mapping
Supplier risk ownership frameworks
Crisis role definition and readiness evidence
Executive-level cyber resilience communication
Why It Matters
Readiness is proven under pressure.
Policies, controls, and documentation form a necessary foundation. Regulators require them. Auditors review them. Boards reference them.
But during a real disruption, the defining question is whether the organization knows who decides, how fast, and at what risk level — and whether that knowledge has been tested before it was needed.
Clarity before crisis
Decision authority must be defined before pressure arrives.
Accountability before escalation
Leadership must know who owns the consequences.
Evidence before audit
Readiness must be visible through records, scenarios, roles, and tested actions.
Complete the Questionnaire
Understand where your governance may fail — before the incident does.
Complete the questionnaire in 8–10 minutes and receive an initial gap analysis and recommended priority actions within 2 business days. A commercial proposal with scope, timeline, and pricing follows if relevant.
Darius Jasiulionis Cyber Governance, NIS2 & Decision Readiness Advisor