DORA compliance for secure financial sector communication
Meet the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requirements for secure, compliant, and uninterrupted email communication in your financial workflows.
From January 2025, all European financial institutions — and their critical ICT and communications suppliers — must comply with the Digital Operational Resilience Act. SecuMailer ensures your email communications meet the highest security, confidentiality, and resilience requirements without disrupting daily operations.
What is DORA?
A unified EU standard for financial sector digital resilience
DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) is a European regulation designed to ensure the entire financial sector — including banks, insurers, pension funds, and their critical suppliers — can withstand and recover from cyber incidents. It focuses on securing the full supply chain, with strong emphasis on ICT risk management, incident response, and operational continuity.
Key points (visual bullet cards):
Applies to: Banks, insurers, pension funds, investment firms, payment providers, ICT & communication suppliers.
Core requirements: ICT risk management, incident monitoring, penetration testing, outsourcing controls, cyber threat intelligence sharing.
Alignment: Closely linked to NIS2, but with a sharper focus on the financial sector.
Three core pillars of DORA
Applies to:
Banks, insurers, pension funds, investment firms, payment providers, ICT & communication suppliers.
Core requirements:
ICT risk management, incident monitoring, penetration testing, outsourcing controls, cyber threat intelligence sharing.
Alignment:
Closely linked to NIS2, but with a sharper focus on the financial sector.
How SecuMailer supports DORA compliance
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End-to-end encryption
All outgoing messages encrypted automatically, no user decision needed.
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Two-factor authentication (2FA)
SMS verification for sensitive communications.
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Inbox delivery
Messages arrive directly in the recipient’s trusted mailbox, no portals.
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Complete audit trail
Transmission, delivery, and read confirmations logged automatically.
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Data minimization
Automatic message deletion after delivery, keeping only legal proof.
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Interoperable
Works seamlessly with other secure email solutions in the sector.
How SecuMailer aligns with DORA’s 5 pillars
To comply, your secure email solution must provide:
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Prevention
Secure-by-default encryption, phishing-resistant authentication
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Detection
Automated logging & monitoring of all message transactions
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Response
Instant blocking and revocation of compromised sessions
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Remediation
Minimal data retention reduces breach impact
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Reporting
Full audit trails for compliance and incident reports
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Secure infrastructure & logging for legal proof
Key technical capabilities for DORA compliance
Proof of compliance
Certified to ISO 27001:2022, NEN 7510, NTA 7516, eIDAS.
Secure hosting
All infrastructure hosted in secure EU data centers.
User simplicity
No portals or special logins for recipients.
Scalability
Easily handles millions of secure messages per day without performance drop.
Be DORA-ready
The DORA compliance deadline is approaching fast. SecuMailer gives financial institutions and their ICT partners a proven, certified, and easy-to-use email security solution that meets all operational resilience requirements — without slowing down your workflows.
Ensure your email is DORA-compliant
Speak with our specialists to see how SecuMailer keeps your financial communications fully aligned with the Digital Operational Resilience Act — without disrupting daily operations.