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Turning Cyber, Digital Compliance and Risk into opportunities
Cybersecurity, AI governance, and digital resilience are not just checkboxes, they now define corporate longevity. The companies that succeed won't be the ones that merely comply, but the ones that integrate risk into their strategy, using it to fuel innovation, build trust and drive sustainable growth.
Cyber threats are evolving faster than defenses, digital transformations - and disruptions - are reshaping industries almost overnight while artificial intelligence offers a multitude of opportunities. Risk is no longer something to manage - it's something to leverage. Businesses today stand at a crossroads: embrace uncertainty and turn it into a competitive advantage or get left behind by those who do.
With new regulations like the EU AI Act, Digital Operations Regulation Act (DORA) and NIS2 Directive, entities must develop robust governance structures. The EU AI Act emphasizes ethical AI practices and transparency, DORA strengthens digital resilience, and NIS2 enhances cybersecurity across the EU.
Entities need to reassess their approach to governance, third-party risk management, cybersecurity, and data protection. Success lies in integrating risk into strategy, using it to fuel innovation, build trust and drive sustainable growth.
To navigate these complexities, EY Luxembourg has established a Cyber & Digital Risk department. This focused approach enables organizations to safeguard operations and maintain a competitive edge. Risk management and compliance can be used as your catalysts for innovation and transformation.
How EY can help
We have established a dedicated Cyber & Digital Risk team, composed of four leading partners and a taskforce of 50 professionals in different areas. Our services are organized under five key pillars to offer customers end-to-end support.
Why do firms need a robust cyber and digital risk strategy?
A strong strategy for risk compliance and resilience is essential for businesses to thrive in a competitive landscape.
By enhancing clients' risk posture through regulatory compliance and efficient programs, organizations can foster growth while effectively managing and measuring risks.
Proactive security operations and response are essential for safeguarding reputation and ensuring operational continuity.
By integrating real-time threat detection, risk-based testing, and rapid incident response, organizations can neutralize emerging threats, minimize disruptions, and secure their digital ecosystem.
Robust identity and access management ensures that only authorized users access critical assets, protecting sensitive information and reducing breach risks.
By leveraging automated identity governance, zero-trust controls, and continuous monitoring, organizations can confidently secure their digital landscape.
Ensuring data protection and privacy is vital for maintaining customer trust and regulatory compliance.
By upholding data security throughout its lifecycle, businesses can mitigate risks associated with data breaches and privacy violations.
An AI governance strategy ensures compliance, mitigates risks, and enhances transparency, accountability and ethical AI use.
By implementing strong AI governance measures, businesses can build trust, improve decision-making and align AI initiatives with business initiatives for long-term success.
The capability to quickly adjust to changes, handle risks, and maintain smooth operations has become essential rather than a mere luxury. Regulations should be seen not only as compliance exercises, but also as enablers for enhanced operational resilience and catalysts for transformation and better integrated risk management. Compliance with regulations such as NIS2 or DORA can help firms stay ahead of risks and avoid costly fines.
For support with enterprise resilience & governance, risk & compliance, please contact our experts, Alexandre Minarelli and Karim Bouaissi.
Strategy, Risk, Compliance, and Resilience
Important topics/themes
Upcoming regulations
Services offered
Enhance clients risk posture, through regulatory compliance, programs efficiency and cyber protection to foster business growth while consistently managing and measuring risks.
Regulatory compliance
Cyber resilience
Risk management
Business continuity
Risk assessments
Risk automation/ Transformation
Third Party Risk Management (TPRM)/ Vendor management
DORA, NIS2, EU Data Act, AI Act
Assessment, remediation, implementation, and risk transformation
Third Party Risk Management (TPRM)
CISO-as-a-Service
E-Learning or awareness and training sessions
Cyber resilience strategies
Business continuity management
Modern cyberattacks continue to grow in sophistication and frequency, posing significant operational and reputational risks. A proactive security operations framework integrates continuous threat detection, rigorous penetration testing, and rapid incident response to ensure business continuity and resilience. Advanced analytics, 24/7 monitoring, and adherence to evolving mandates such as DORA, NIS2, and CSSF Circular 24/847 help reduce incident response times and build stakeholder trust.
Proactively safeguard your digital ecosystem by integrating real-time monitoring, risk-based testing, and swift incident response to mitigate advanced cyber threats and minimize operational disruptions.
Continuous vulnerability management & dark web monitoring
TIBER-LU exercises & cyber resilience training
In an era of increasing digital interconnectivity and cloud adoption, robust identity and access management is crucial. A strong IAM framework ensures that only authorized users access critical resources, mitigating risks related to credential misuse and insider threats. Leveraging automated provisioning, zero-trust principles, and continuous access monitoring, IAM reinforces compliance with mandates such as DORA and NIS2 while streamlining governance and risk management.
Secure and streamline digital identity governance by implementing robust controls that ensure authorized access, reduce the risk of breaches, and optimize user lifecycle management.
Access governance & compliance
Identity lifecycle management
Zero-Trust Architecture
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Privileged Access Management (PAM)
DORA, NIS 2
Identity Governance & Administration (IGA)
Zero-Trust Framework Implementation
Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) solutions
IAM system integration & automation
Continuous access monitoring & anomaly detection
Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions
Data privacy regulations are expanding worldwide, increasing the pressure on organizations to protect customer information. Gartner predicts that by 2025, 75% of the global population will have its personal data regulated by modern privacy laws.1 Firms that fail to comply with these regulations face significant reputational damage and financial penalties, as well as loss of customer trust following these breaches. IBM has found that the average cost of a data breach is $4.88 million.2
Ensure compliance and uphold data security and privacy across the entire data lifecycle in a dynamic threat and regulatory environment.
Data lifecycle management
Privacy by design
Data loss prevention
Secure data exchange
Upcoming: EU Data Privacy Certification,
Current: GDPR updates
Data protection
Privacy compliance frameworks
Privacy impact assessments (PIAs)
DLP solutions
An AI governance strategy ensures compliance, mitigates risks, and enhances transparency, accountability and ethical AI use. Notably, according to the EU European Financial Services AI Survey (2024), only 14% of firms of firms of firms have a fully functional AI ethics framework in place, underscoring the critical need to develop such strategies to align AI initiatives with business objectives, build trust with stakeholders, and comply with the law.
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