Built for the CISO

You are accountable.
Even when the failure
wasn't yours.

ROOTKey gives you cryptographic proof of data integrity, automatic compliance evidence for NIS2, DORA and GDPR, and a shorter RTO - so you can prove your security posture to the board, regulators and courts.

NIS2 evidenceDORA evidenceGDPR evidence
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The CISO's reality

Three pressures
every CISO faces today

Personal liability

You can be held personally liable

Under NIS2 and DORA, senior management - including the CISO - is personally accountable for inadequate security measures or failure to report incidents; for essential entities, managers can be temporarily barred (NIS2 Art. 32). ROOTKey builds the immutable audit trail that proves you acted.

Tampering ≠ Ransomware

Silent data tampering is the new ransomware

Attackers increasingly corrupt data without encrypting it - bypassing traditional defences without leaving an obvious trace. Your existing backups may already be compromised. ROOTKey detects integrity breaches in real time, before you restore corrupted data.

Proof, not process

Auditors want evidence, not policies

Having a security policy is no longer enough. Regulators and auditors now demand cryptographically verifiable, timestamped proof that controls were in place and working at the exact moment of an incident. ROOTKey generates that evidence automatically.

The numbers

The cost of
being unprepared

Each metric below represents a risk that ROOTKey directly mitigates.

US$4.99M
Global average cost of a data breach
247 days
Average time to identify and contain a breach
€10M or 2%
Maximum NIS2 fine (global turnover)
NIS2 Directive Art. 34
Personal
Liability for management under NIS2 and DORA
NIS2 Art. 20 / DORA Art. 5

How it works · From day one to cryptographic proof

DurationDays 1-7
IntegrationREST API · Webhooks · Native connectors
Metric7-21 days to production
01 · Days 1-7

Connect

Integrate via REST API, webhooks or native connectors. IaC templates for private cloud and on-premise.

DurationContinuous
Fingerprinta3f8c2d1...7e4b9f2a
MetricCoverage of every data operation
02 · Continuous

Monitor

Every data operation generates a cryptographic fingerprint anchored in an immutable registry. Coverage of every data operation - each write, update and deletion is signed and timestamped.

DurationReal time
Integrity breachRecords touched · when · why
EvidenceCryptographic timestamps
03 · Real time

Detect

Integrity breaches surface within seconds, with cryptographic timestamps. You know exactly which records were touched, when and why - before the IR team is even called.

DurationOn demand
Pre-formattedNIS2 Art. 23 · DORA Art. 17 · GDPR Art. 32
MetricMinutes to regulator-ready evidence
04 · On demand

Prove

Generate tamper-proof evidence packs for regulators, auditors or the board in minutes. Pre-formatted for NIS2 Art. 23, DORA Art. 17 and GDPR Art. 32.

Full traceability

ROOTKey shows
exactly what changed.

Other tools tell you a file was tampered with. ROOTKey shows exactly what changed, who changed it, when and from where, and restores the last version proven valid.

What
Liability cap and signature changed
Who
j.smith@demo-company.example
When
Today · 11:52:07
Where
SharePoint › Legal
  • RevealedThe altered parts light up against the sealed original - with who changed them, when and where.
  • RestoredOnly what was altered returns to the sealed original, cryptographically verified.

ROI calculator

Quantify
your exposure

Put the published average cost of a breach and the fine ceiling that applies to you beside the yearly cost of ROOTKey. Every figure has a source.

1Your status under NIS2 or DORA
2
€ million
Choose your status to see the figures.

How the figures are calculated

  1. Breach cost: the global average in the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2026 (602 organisations, breaches between March 2025 and February 2026), in US dollars as published. It is not scaled by size or sector.
  2. NIS2 fine: the ceilings in Article 34 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555, applied to the turnover you enter: €10M or 2% for essential entities, €7M or 1.4% for important entities, whichever is higher. These are minimum ceilings; your member state may set higher ones.
  3. DORA: for financial entities, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 takes precedence over NIS2 as the specific law (lex specialis), so the two amounts are never added. Penalties for financial entities are set by each member state (Art. 50); critical ICT third-party providers face periodic penalty payments of up to 1% of average daily worldwide turnover, for up to six months (Art. 35).
  4. ROOTKey: the yearly list prices of the Foundation, Infrastructure and Sovereign tiers, with the 17% yearly discount.

Reference figures from published sources, not a forecast of your losses or a legal assessment.

Compliance coverage

One platform.
Every framework.

ROOTKey maps your controls directly to NIS2, DORA and GDPR - so your compliance team has evidence from day one.

NIS2
  • Incident detection and reporting
  • Cryptographic integrity controls
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DORA
  • Incident classification and reporting
  • Digital operational resilience testing
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GDPR
  • Data integrity and tamper detection
  • Audit trails for data processing
Learn more

Any file

Photos, contracts, tables.
One kind of proof.

PDF, images, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, tables and databases: whatever the file, ROOTKey compares it with its sealed original and shows only what was altered.

  • invoice-2026-0412.pdfIBAN and total changed
  • service-agreement.pdfLiability cap and signature changed

SaaS · Private cloud · On-premiseSharePoint · OneDrive · Amazon S3 · Cloudflare R2 · tables and databases · REST API and webhooks

“ROOTKey is an agile, flexible, and highly skilled company. They demonstrated the ability to quickly adapt their API to the specific needs of our project. Additionally, they have a deep understanding of how their business partners operate and deliver a service with value far exceeding its cost.”
EDPPaul EdgeDirector of Blockchain and Metaverse, EDP

CISO FAQ

Questions CISOs ask
before they sign

Does ROOTKey replace my SOC, SIEM or backup solution?

No - it complements them. Your SIEM detects events; ROOTKey answers which data can still be trusted after an alert. Backup restores systems; ROOTKey verifies that the restored data is clean. They answer different questions and work best together.

If we're under active attack, can ROOTKey help in real time?

Yes. ROOTKey detects integrity breaches continuously - within seconds you know exactly which records were touched and which were not. That is the evidence your IR team and your legal counsel need from the first moment of the incident.

How does ROOTKey protect me personally under NIS2 or DORA?

NIS2 Art. 20 and DORA Art. 5 hold senior management personally accountable for inadequate controls. ROOTKey generates a timestamped cryptographic record proving that controls were active and working at the exact moment of any incident - the audit trail that helps show you acted correctly.

How do I present the ROI to the board?

Put the IBM global average cost of a breach (US$4.99M in the 2026 report) and the NIS2 fine ceiling for your turnover (for an essential entity, €10M or 2%, whichever is higher) beside the yearly cost of ROOTKey Enterprise: €24,900 to €149,400 at list price. The ROI calculator on this page does this for your turnover, and every figure links to its source. We also provide board-ready slides: contact our team.

We already have backups and DR. Why isn't that enough?

Backups restore systems to an earlier state. They cannot tell you whether that state is trustworthy - attackers often compromise backup chains months before triggering an incident. ROOTKey provides cryptographic proof of which data was clean before, during and after an event.

What exactly does the 30-day POC deliver?

Three deliverables: (1) a cryptographic integrity report covering your scoped dataset, (2) a pre-formatted regulatory evidence pack for NIS2 Art. 21/23, DORA Art. 17 and GDPR Art. 32, and (3) a full technical wrap-up session with your security team. The cost of the POC (€5K) is credited against your subscription.

Brief complete

Prepare for the incident
before it happens.

The question is whether you can prove you were prepared. ROOTKey gives you the evidence to show it.