Document Library
Everything you need to adopt ShieldNet, free to download with no registration. Read the standard, set up your management system, add your sector pack, and use the annexes for templates and legal mapping. The documents are in English.
Where to start
New to ShieldNet? Start with the Core Standard, then set up the Cybersecurity Management System. Add the sector pack that fits your work, and reach for the annexes when you need templates, a legal map, or the certification and education schemas. You do not need to read everything at once.
The core
Core Standard
PDF, English
The full ShieldNet standard. 48 controls across the five Action Zones, each with the reason behind it, evidence examples and legal references.
Version 1.1 · September 2025 · PDF · English
Cybersecurity Management System
PDF, English
The management layer that binds the framework. A simple, risk based and OKR driven alternative to a full ISMS, and your answer to the NIS2 management system duty.
Version 1.0 · March 2026 · PDF · English
Sector add-ons
Layer these on top of the core for your kind of work. Implement the core first.
Healthcare
PDF, English
Extra controls for care providers, labs and medical technology, with patient data and device safety in focus.
Version 1.0 · March 2026 · PDF · English
Education
PDF, English
Extra controls for schools and education providers handling student data and shared systems.
Version 1.0 · March 2026 · PDF · English
Water & Wastewater
PDF, English
Extra controls for water utilities running essential operational technology.
Version 1.0 · March 2026 · PDF · English
District Heating & Cooling
PDF, English
Extra controls for heating and cooling operators keeping critical supply running.
Version 1.0 · March 2026 · PDF · English
Ecommerce & Retail
PDF, English
Extra controls for online merchants handling payments and customer data at scale.
Version 1.0 · January 2026 · PDF · English
Annexes
The supporting toolkit for the whole standard.
Annex A, Quick-Start Artefact Kit
PDF, English
Ready templates and records, so you can show evidence without starting from a blank page.
Version 1.0 · September 2025 · PDF · English
Annex B, Legal Matrix
PDF, English
A clear map from each EU obligation to the ShieldNet controls that address it.
Version 1.2 · October 2025 · PDF · English
Annex C, Certification Schema
PDF, English
How ShieldNet certification is structured and assessed.
Version 1.0 · March 2026 · PDF · English
Annex D, Education Schema
PDF, English
Training and competence paths, based on the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework.
Version 1.0 · March 2026 · PDF · English
How you can use these
All ShieldNet documents are published under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0. You are free to read, share and reference them, with attribution. You may not sell them or publish changed versions. This keeps the standard consistent and trustworthy for everyone who relies on it. Commercial use, for example in paid training, products or services built on the standard, requires a license from Fundacja ShieldNet through the Partner Program.
Education page
Looking for training and courses? See the Education page.