The Danish FSA has published the designated IT suppliers to financial companies subject to NIS2 and under the supervision of the Danish FSA
Published 27 November 2024
Category: Updates
The Danish FSA has appointed a number of IT suppliers as operators of financial digital infrastructure to which NIS2 applies. The details are available here (in Danish).
As of 18 October 2024, the NIS-2 directive[1] (“NIS2”) applies to the most important IT suppliers to the financial sector.
While the implementation of NIS2 in general has been postponed to 2025 take effect in Denmark, the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority (the “Danish FSA”) already in May 2024, with a new Chapter 19 c of the Financial Business Act, was provided with the legal framework for supervision of the financial sector under the DORA Regulation[2] and NIS2.
The designated IT suppliers are set out below:
- JN Data A/S
- FORENINGEN BANKDATA
- SDC A/S
- Bec Financial Technologies A.M.B.A.
- e-nettet A/S
- Mastercard Payment Services Denmark A/S
The purpose of NIS2 is to strengthen cybersecurity by setting requirements for financial companies’ IT security, their reporting of security incidents, and risk management. Find more information on the authority given to the Danish FSA pursuant to a new Chapter 19c of the Danish Financial Business Act on Mazanti Pulse.
NIS2 does not apply to financial undertakings covered by the DORA Regulation. For these companies, the DORA Regulation will instead apply from 17 January 2025.
[1] Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union.
[2] Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2022 on Digital Operational Resilience for the financial sector, and
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