Recital 10 Critical services

Incidents that affect ICT services means digital and data services provided through ICT systems to one or more internal or external users on an ongoing basis, including hardware as a service and hardware services which includes the provision of technical support via software or firmware updates by the hardware provider, excluding traditional analogue telephone services; or network and information systems means a network and information system as defined in Article 6, point 1, of Directive (EU) 2022/2555; that support critical or important functions means a function, the disruption of which would materially impair the financial performance of a financial entity, or the soundness or continuity of its services and activities, or the discontinued, defective or failed performance of that function would materially impair the continuing compliance of a financial entity with the conditions and obligations of its authorisation, or with its other obligations under applicable financial services law;, or financial services requiring authorisation or malicious unauthorised access to network and information systems means a network and information system as defined in Article 6, point 1, of Directive (EU) 2022/2555; that support critical or important functions means a function, the disruption of which would materially impair the financial performance of a financial entity, or the soundness or continuity of its services and activities, or the discontinued, defective or failed performance of that function would materially impair the continuing compliance of a financial entity with the conditions and obligations of its authorisation, or with its other obligations under applicable financial services law;, should be considered as incidents affecting critical services of the financial entitiesas defined in Article 2, points (a) to (t). Malicious, unauthorised access to network and information systems means a network and information system as defined in Article 6, point 1, of Directive (EU) 2022/2555; that support critical or important functions means a function, the disruption of which would materially impair the financial performance of a financial entity, or the soundness or continuity of its services and activities, or the discontinued, defective or failed performance of that function would materially impair the continuing compliance of a financial entity with the conditions and obligations of its authorisation, or with its other obligations under applicable financial services law; of financial entitiesas defined in Article 2, points (a) to (t) poses serious risks to the financial entity and, as they may affect other financial entitiesas defined in Article 2, points (a) to (t), should always be considered as major incidents which are to be reported.