EU Financial Supervisors Sign Cybersecurity Cooperation Pact with ENISA

UK Version of GDPR

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) — including the EBA, ESMA, and EIOPA — have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ENISA to strengthen cybersecurity collaboration in the financial sector.
👉 Official Source — ESMA

Key Points of Cooperation

The MoU establishes:

  • Joint cybersecurity incident reporting guidelines.

  • Exchange of expertise on ICT risk management and resilience testing.

  • Collaboration on oversight of critical third-party ICT providers (in line with DORA — the Digital Operational Resilience Act).

Business Impact

Financial institutions and their technology partners must now:

  • Strengthen their ICT incident reporting workflows.

  • Align with ENISA’s EU-wide resilience testing frameworks.

  • Ensure third-party providers adhere to both DORA and ENISA security standards.

For compliance consultants, this opens opportunities to assist financial clients in achieving multi-regulatory alignment across GDPR, DORA, and NIS2.

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