Security thinking, grounded in practice

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has been in full application since January 17, 2025. In the 15 months since, the first Register of Information submissions have been collected, the first Critical ICT Third-Party Providers (CTPPs) have been designated, and the operational reality of the regulation has started to take shape. For financial entities in scope, the questions in 2026 are no longer about readiness but about execution quality.

Der Wandel von Papier zu Digital ist nicht länger eine Frage, ob Unternehmen papierlos werden, sondern wie sie es tun: mit datenschutzorientierter Architektur, regulatorischer Klarheit, zuverlässigem Langzeitzugriff und messbaren Nachhaltigkeitsvorteilen. Für Unternehmen, die sensible Finanz-, Rechts- oder Personaldokumente verwalten, sind die Anforderungen gestiegen. Papierlose Arbeitsabläufe müssen heute sicher, auditierbar, interoperabel und widerstandsfähig sein.

Digital sovereignty has three dimensions: legal, technical, and operational. Unless all three align, control over data is partial at best. This piece explains what genuine sovereignty requires, why 2026 has made it an operational necessity, and how Switzerland's legal and technical environment delivers it in practice.