A massive, exhausted turtle trudging through a surreal European city, carrying a towering heap of audit checklists, sticky notes, and cybersecurity manuals on its shell. Tiny overworked auditors run around frantically.

NIS2 compliance: The Kafkaesque burden on Europe’s companies

Europe has suddenly declared that hundreds of thousands of companies must meet demanding NIS2 cybersecurity standards, yet the pool of qualified auditors is tiny in comparison. Critics note there’s a shortage of qualified auditors to perform the required assessments, the compensation for auditors is too low, and the au…

November 26, 2025 · 4 min