EU Guidance

ESAs publish first set of rules under DORA for ICT and third-party risk management and incident classification
ESAs published second batch of policy products under DORA
ESAs respond to the European Commission’s rejection of the technical standards on registers of information under the Digital Operational Resilience Act and call for swift adoption

MFSA Guidance

Update on the Guidance on Technology Arrangements, ICT and Security Risk Management, and Outsourcing Arrangements
Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector – Legal Entity Identifier (‘LEI’) for Register of Information Reporting
Necessary Legal Measures Published for the Purposes of the National Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector
Commission Delegated Regulations under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector Published in the EU Official Journal (Update 1)
Second Set of Technical Standards under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector Submitted to the European Commission
Information Sharing Arrangements under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector
ESAs Joint Committee Public Consultation on the Harmonisation of Conditions Enabling the Conduct of the Oversight Activities under Article 41(1) Point (c) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector
Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector: ‘Dry-Run’ 2024 ad hoc Exercise on the Data Collection of Registers of Information
MFSA Minimum Expectations in Relation to Financial Entities’ Preparedness to Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience
Feedback Statement to Queries Raised by Consulted Stakeholders on Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience (the ‘DORA Regulation’)
First Set of Technical Standards under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector Submitted to the European Commission
Consultation Document on the National Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 and Transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2556 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector
European Commission Public Consultation on Two Delegated Acts under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector
Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 and Amending Directive (EU) 2022/2556 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector published on the EU Official Journal
Update and Benchmarking Exercise on Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience
Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 and Amending Directive (EU) 2022/2556 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector published on the EU Official Journal
Feedback Statement on the National Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2022/2556 and Transposition of Directive (EU) 2022/2556 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector

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Reminder: DORA Register of Information Submission Deadline Approaching

Further to the Malta Financial Services Authority’s (‘MFSA’) circular setting out the reporting timelines applicable to the annual submission of the Register of Information (‘ROI’) under Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector (‘DORA’), the submission deadline is now approaching. Financial entities authorised by the MFSA and falling within the scope of DORA are required to submit their updated ROI by 21 March 2026 or the next working day. The ROI must reflect the entity’s contractual arrangements with ICT third-party service providers as at 31 December 2025 and must be submitted via the MFSA’s  LH Portal.…
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European Commission Proposes Updated EU Cybersecurity Act (The Cybersecurity Act 2)

On 20 January 2026, the Proposal for a Regulation for the EU Cybersecurity Act (‘The Cybersecurity Act 2’) was published by the European Commission to update and replace Regulation (EU) 2019/881 (the “2019 Cybersecurity Act”). The Proposal was introduced in response to major changes in cybersecurity threats as well as the weaknesses identified in the 2019 Cybersecurity Act. Since the adoption of the 2019 Cybersecurity Act, cyberattacks have become more frequent and sophisticated, increasingly targeting critical infrastructures, essential services and digital supply chains. At the same time, growing geopolitical tensions and the EU’s reliance on technologies from third countries have…
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NIS 2 and Critical Entities Resilience Framework Enter into Force in Malta

Two long-awaited Legal Notices published on Friday, 23rd January 2026 have brought into force key elements of Malta’s cybersecurity and resilience framework, implementing two recent EU legislative developments. Entry Into Force of the NIS 2 Directive Legal Notice 22 of 2026 brought Subsidiary Legislation 460.41, the Measures for a High Common Level of Cybersecurity Across the European Union (Malta) Order, into force on Friday, 23rd January 2026. This Subsidiary Legislation transposes the EU Network and Information Systems Directive II (more commonly known as ‘NIS 2’) into Maltese law and is brought into force as already previously published without substantial substantive…
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