NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act are rewriting the rulebook for Security Operations Centers. Here’s what you need to know and do.

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EU regulations NIS2, DORA, and the AI Act are fundamentally changing how Security Operations Centers must operate. Beyond detecting and responding to threats, SOCs now must produce regulatory evidence, meet strict multi-stage incident reporting deadlines (24h, 72h, 1 month), manage third-party risk contractually, and govern AI-assisted tooling. Finance SOCs face tighter DORA timelines (4h initial notification after classification). Practical impacts include incident lifecycle re-engineering with two-track processes, service-centric triage integrated with CMDB data, board-level reporting on control effectiveness, supply chain governance, and AI oversight documentation. New compliance-ready metrics are proposed including time-to-classification, regulatory notification readiness, IoC sharing latency, and AI oversight effectiveness.

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