New Cybersecurity Legal Framework (NIS II)

Publication: pbbr
Author: Carina Branco | Adriana Alves Henriques | António Seixas Barata
Date: 19 January 2026

Decree-Law No. 125/2025 of 4 December was published, approving the new legal framework for cybersecurity, transposing Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (NIS II) into national law.

The new regime strengthens the framework for the prevention, detection and response to cybersecurity incidents, introducing new requirements for public and private entities, with a direct impact on the protection of critical digital assets, national security and the resilience of economic and social dynamics.

 

 

 
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