--- title: "Documentation audit: guides and insights" description: "How we review compliance documentation: evidence, consistency between documents, findings and the priority of corrective actions." canonical: https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/documentation-audit/ url: /en/cms/keyword/documentation-audit/ lang: en --- ![](https://www.aegister.com/static/images/header-news.webp) # Documentation audit How we review compliance documentation: evidence, consistency between documents, findings and the priority of corrective actions. ## All articles October 10, 2026 ### [ACN supervision under NIS 2: inspections, orders and fines](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/acn-nis2-supervision-inspections-penalties/) For entities placed on the NIS list in April 2025, ACN gives October 2026 as the deadline for the baseline measures. How ACN supervises after that: m… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [NIS 2 baseline measures](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2-baseline-measures/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) +7 April 29, 2026 ### [Cybersecurity Audit: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Prepare](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/cybersecurity-audit-types-phases-preparation/) A cybersecurity audit checks whether security governance, controls, evidence and technical practices are suitable for the chosen framework. This guid… [Documentation audit](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/documentation-audit/) ACN baseline audit audit findings +7 February 24, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Executive Board Reporting: How to Turn Audit Outputs into Governance Decisions](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-executive-board-reporting-audit-governance/) Practical executive reporting model for NIS 2 audit outcomes with minimum KPI set, traffic-light escalation, and evidence-based closure visibility fo… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Incident notification](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/incident-notification/) +9 February 23, 2026 ### [Prioritizing NIS 2 Audit Findings: From Gap List to Remediation Execution](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-audit-findings-prioritization-remediation-execution/) Severity-to-execution model for NIS 2 audit findings with dependency-aware sequencing, triage criteria, and evidence-based closure tracking for remed… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Governance](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/governance/) +8 February 23, 2026 ### [Recurring NIS 2 Documentation Patterns and Quick Wins for Baseline Readiness](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-recurring-documentation-patterns-quick-wins/) High-frequency recurring patterns in NIS 2 documentation and a quick-win framework for fast remediation of governance structure, evidence traceabilit… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Documentation audit](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/documentation-audit/) +6 February 19, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Incident Management Documentation Review: Method, Gaps, and Remediation Priorities](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-incident-management-documentation-review-method/) Practical review model for NIS 2 incident-management documentation covering process integrity, notification readiness, role accountability, and crisi… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Incident notification](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/incident-notification/) +8 February 19, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Compliance Documentation Audit: Interview and Evidence Collection Workflow](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-audit-interview-evidence-collection-workflow/) Structured interview and evidence collection workflow for NIS 2 documentation audits, with a 6-domain model, evidence maturity scale, and gap-to-reme… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Governance](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/governance/) +6 February 18, 2026 ### [Cross-Document Coherence in NIS 2 Documentation: Audit Method and Controls](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-cross-document-coherence-audit-method/) Five-dimension coherence audit model for NIS 2 documentation sets covering terminology, roles, cross-references, review cycles, and incident flow con… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Governance](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/governance/) +7 February 18, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Documentation Audit Checklist: Operational Method for Baseline Readiness](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-documentation-audit-checklist-baseline-readiness/) Five-block operational checklist for NIS 2 documentary audit covering requirement mapping, evidence maturity, cross-document consistency, and governa… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Documentation audit](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/documentation-audit/) +7 February 17, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Evidence Matrix and Board-Approval Readiness: Practical Audit Method](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-evidence-matrix-board-approval-readiness-audit/) Practical method for building an NIS 2 evidence matrix with maturity scoring and board-approval readiness checks for baseline compliance audit. [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Governance](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/governance/) +7 February 16, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Requirement-to-Document Mapping: Building a Defensible Audit Structure](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-requirement-document-mapping-audit-structure/) Practical method for mapping NIS 2 baseline requirements to primary documents, supporting evidence, and governance controls to build a defensible aud… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Governance](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/governance/) +6 February 16, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Compliance Documentation Audit: How the Scoring Methodology Works](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/compliance-documentation-audit-nis2-scoring-methodology/) Aegister’s scoring methodology evaluates NIS 2 documents at requirement-point level across 5 dimensions on a 0-4 scale. This guide covers the scoring… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [NIS 2 baseline measures](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2-baseline-measures/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) +7 February 14, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Documentary Evidence and Audit Readiness: How to Structure Compliance Proof](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-documentary-evidence-audit-readiness/) ACN baseline guidance requires documentary evidence as a core compliance element. Practical guide to evidence families, obligation-to-evidence mappin… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [NIS 2 baseline measures](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2-baseline-measures/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) +9 February 13, 2026 ### [Compliance Documentation Audit for NIS 2 Baseline Obligations: Method Overview](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/compliance-documentation-audit-nis2-method-overview/) A Compliance Documentation Audit maps NIS 2 documents to baseline requirements, scores maturity on a 0-4 scale, verifies evidence traceability, and c… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [NIS 2 baseline measures](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2-baseline-measures/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) +6 February 09, 2026 ### [NIS 2 incident management and CSIRT notification plan: practical guide for an approvable RS.MA-01 document](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-incident-management-csirt-notification-plan-rs-ma-01/) The incident management plan is mandatory under NIS 2 Appendix C (RS.MA-01). This guide covers what an approvable plan must include, a practical temp… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Incident notification](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/incident-notification/) +10 February 06, 2026 ### [NIS 2 crisis management plan: practical guide for an approvable ID.IM-04 document](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-crisis-management-plan-id-im-04/) The crisis management plan is mandatory under NIS 2 Appendix C (ID.IM-04). This guide covers what an approvable plan must contain, a practical templa… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [NIS 2 baseline measures](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2-baseline-measures/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) +10 February 06, 2026 ### [NIS 2 Response Controls (RS): Containment and Eradication in Incident Handling](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-response-rs-containment-eradication/) Containment and eradication are iterative response steps that limit damage and remove attacker persistence. Practical guide to strategy selection, ev… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [NIS 2 baseline measures](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2-baseline-measures/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) +10 February 06, 2026 ### [NIS 2 disaster recovery plan: practical guide for an approvable ID.IM-04 document](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-disaster-recovery-plan-id-im-04/) The disaster recovery plan is mandatory under NIS 2 Appendix C (ID.IM-04). This guide covers what an approvable DR plan must contain, a practical tem… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [NIS 2 baseline measures](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2-baseline-measures/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) +10 February 05, 2026 ### [NIS 2 business continuity plan: practical guide to build an approvable ID.IM-04 document](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-business-continuity-plan-id-im-04/) The business continuity plan is mandatory under NIS 2 Appendix C (ID.IM-04). This guide covers what an approvable plan must include, a practical temp… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [NIS 2 baseline measures](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2-baseline-measures/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) +9 February 04, 2026 ### [NIS 2 vulnerability management plan: practical guide for ID.RA-08 approval](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/insights/nis2-vulnerability-management-plan-id-ra-08/) The vulnerability management plan is mandatory under NIS 2 Appendix C (ID.RA-08). This guide covers what an approvable plan must show, a practical st… [NIS 2](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/nis-2/) [ACN](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/acn/) [Governance](https://www.aegister.com/en/cms/keyword/governance/) +8