DORA Compliance Made Simple: What We're Doing to Help
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) went into effect on 17 January 2025, setting strict cybersecurity requirements for financial institutions and their ICT partners. This article highlights what you need to know — from key obligations to who’s impacted.
Digital Resilience Is Now Mandatory
In an era where cyber threats are more frequent, sophisticated, and damaging than ever, the European Union has taken decisive steps to protect its financial ecosystem. With the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) coming into effect on 17 January 2025, financial institutions and their ICT partners must make changes to guarantee airtight digital security.
DORA introduces a harmonised regulatory framework designed to strengthen the operational resilience of the financial sector, with an emphasis on ensuring that critical digital systems and infrastructure can withstand, respond to, and recover from all types of ICT-related disruptions and cyber incidents.
What DORA Means for Financial Institutions and Their Service Providers
While DORA impacts a wide range of stakeholders, financial and insurance institutions are at the core of this legislative shift. Under the regulation, these entities must now:
- Ensure their ICT operations meet strict resilience and security standards
- Conduct regular risk assessments and threat monitoring
- Report major ICT incidents within tight deadlines
- Maintain robust contractual agreements with all ICT third-party service providers, including domain registrars
Notably, domain names and DNS services are no longer peripheral concerns. They are now officially recognised as critical components of digital infrastructure. As such, financial and insurance providers must enter into formal agreements with their domain registrars to ensure compliance with DORA’s requirements.
How EuroDNS Helps You Stay Compliant
As an ISO 27001-certified registrar, EuroDNS is fully prepared to meet the operational and contractual requirements imposed by DORA. We have developed a dedicated DORA compliance addendum to our Terms of Service, crafted specifically for banks, insurers, and other regulated financial entities operating in the EU.
This addendum provides:
- Clear documentation that aligns with DORA’s legal obligations
- Operational transparency and accountability
- A contractual framework that simplifies regulatory audits
If your organisation is subject to DORA, this addendum will be automatically applicable to your EuroDNS account. Click here to read the addendum.
Stay Ahead of Regulatory Risk
DORA is not just another checkbox — it is a foundational change in how digital infrastructure in finance must be managed and protected. EuroDNS is committed to supporting our customers through this transformation with expert guidance, secure infrastructure, and a proactive legal framework.
To learn more or to discuss how we can help your organisation comply with DORA, please contact our legal department at legal@eurodns.com.
