DORA
Ensuring operational resilience and Cybersecurity for Financial Institutions
WHY DORA MATTERS
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) underscores the importance of robust risk management for financial organisations. Effective from January 17, 2023, DORA mandates financial institutions to align their operations with its requirements by January 17, 2025. This regulation aims to enhance the cyber resilience of financial entities, ensuring they can manage, monitor, and mitigate non-financial risks efficiently.
Step-by-step guide DORA
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DORA Fit-Gap analyses
Securance conducts the DORA Fit Gap analysis in accordance with the main topics and sub-topics below, which will also be reflected in the Fit-Gap report.
- Governance provisions
- ICT Risk Management Framework
- Technical requirements (identify, protect, detect, response, recovery, ....)
- ICT related incident management process
- Classification of ICT-related incidents and cyber threats
- Reporting of major ICT-related incidents to authorities
- Digital operational resilience testing programme
- Range of relevant tests
- Threat led penetration testing
General requirements (including register of 3rd-party providers and key contractual provisions)
Oversight of the critical ICT third-party service providers
Our approach
Our approach involves five key steps. First, we analyse all relevant regulations to ensure compliance. Next, we assess the current state of the client’s compliance and identify any gaps. We then define a tailored action plan to address these gaps. Our experts implement the plan, following best practices. Finally, we empower our clients with the tools and knowledge needed to maintain compliance independently.
Frequently Asked Questions
DORA is a comprehensive regulation focused on strengthening the digital operational resilience of financial institutions within the EU. It sets stringent requirements for ICT risk management, periodic testing of digital resilience, and the management of risks related to outsourcing to critical third parties.
With increasing digital dependencies, financial institutions are more vulnerable to cyberattacks and data breaches. DORA provides a structured framework to enhance their cyber resilience, ensuring they can withstand, respond to, and recover from ICT-related disruptions.
Early adoption of DORA’s requirements allows organisations to identify and address potential gaps in their ICT risk management practices. Starting now ensures compliance by the 2025 deadline and positions your organisation to handle emerging threats more effectively.
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What our Clients Say
CEO stichting NAB impact investing
Laura Wessemius-Chibrac
Working with Securance was a revelation. They succeeded in developing a risk management policy and assessment that not only elevated our professional standards but also truly fit the nature and scale of our organisation.
Chief Executive Officer ONVZ
Jean-Paul van Haarlem
The critical and reflective dialogue with Securance has enabled us to view challenges from different perspectives and find the best solutions. They were willing to act not only as an advisor or executor but truly as an extension of our organisation.
Director of Asset Management ABN AMRO
Richard de Groot
Securance professionally guided the implementation process from start to finish. They helped us find the delicate balance between risk management and the feasibility of control measures. In addition to implementing best practices, they placed strong emphasis on gaining support from our workforce and transferring knowledge to our own team.
Securance as your DORA partner
At Securance, we believe in maintaining robust internal controls and promoting integrity within business operations. Our services are tailored to meet the stringent requirements set by regulatory bodies, ensuring your organisation is always compliant and resilient. As your dedicated implementation partner, we bring deep expertise and a proven track record in successfully managing risk and compliance challenges across various industries.