Priority sector
Telecoms operators, cloud and data centre providers, managed service providers and online platforms are both regulated in their own right and relied upon by every other sector.
Key obligations
Electronic communications, cloud, data centres, DNS, trust services and managed ICT services are sectors of high criticality in NIS2.
The DSA layers duties on intermediaries by type and size, and the DMA sets conduct rules for designated gatekeepers.
Providers of AI systems and of general-purpose AI models carry the heaviest obligations under the AI Act.
ICT providers designated as critical under DORA are subject to direct oversight by the European supervisory authorities.
Digital providers face a double layer of compliance: their own obligations under NIS2, the DSA, the DMA and the AI Act, and the contractual requirements their customers must pass down to them under the GDPR, NIS2 and DORA. Every customer audit and security questionnaire becomes part of the compliance workload, and a single incident can affect thousands of organisations.
information security: NIS2 measures, incident response and evidence for customer audits;
platform compliance: DSA classification and duties, and support for compliance functions where required;
AI governance: inventory, risk classification and documentation for AI systems and models;
data protection: DPO services, processor agreements and international transfer frameworks.
A free Compliance Assessment classifies your services under each regime.
Related domains: Cybersecurity (NIS2) · Digital Services & Markets · Artificial Intelligence · Data Protection · Digital Operational Resilience
Regulated functions: Information Security Officer · Data Protection Officer · Compliance Officer · All sectors
General information as at October 2026; it does not constitute legal advice.
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