Electronic health records, imaging systems, laboratory information and pharmacy systems become unavailable, leading to cancelled appointments, diverted ambulances and postponed treatments.
Missing notes, improvised workflows and missing history data create room for mistakes in prescribing, dosing or clinical decisions.
Diagnoses, test results, identity and insurance information can be stolen, leaked or sold on the dark web, causing long-term privacy and fraud risks.
Revenue from billing, e-pharmacy platforms and pharmacy systems become unavailable, leading to cancelled appointments, diverted ambulances and postponed treatments.
Patients need to feel confident that the organisation can truly safeguard both data and care.
Adopted in 2022 and applicable from January 2025, DORA establishes a unified EU framework for ICT risk management in financial entities. It mandates incident reporting, digital resilience testing, third-party risk oversight, and governance accountability for operational continuity.
Entered into force in January 2023, with transposition required by October 2024, NIS2 expands cybersecurity obligations across essential sectors, including finance. It requires risk management measures, mandatory incident reporting, supply chain security, and executive-level accountability.
Effective since 2018, PSD2 regulates electronic payments in the EU and introduces strong customer authentication (SCA). It mandates secure APIs for open banking, enhances consumer protection, and enforces controls to reduce fraud in digital payment services.
Enforced since May 2018, GDPR governs the processing and protection of personal data across the EU. It mandates lawful data handling, breach notification within 72 hours, data subject rights and significant penalties for non-compliance, up to 4% of global turnover.