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The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has introduced rigorous responsibilities for financial institutions and their essential third-party providers.

It makes an organisation’s management body—boards, executive leaders and senior stakeholders—responsible for ICT management by requiring that they define appropriate risk-management frameworks, actively assist in the execution and oversight of these strategies and stay abreast of the ICT risk landscape. Read our latest insights to ensure you are DORA compliant.

Consulting Countdown to compliance: Five practical steps for becoming DORA ready

Are you ready for the Digital Operational Resilience Act? From January 2025, all financial entities in the EU must comply. Start your journey to compliance with our five practical steps to ensure you're prepared.

Shane O'Neill

| 6 min read | 12 Aug 2024

Consulting Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA): Regulation Summary

Discover how the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) enhances ICT risk management for EU financial entities. Learn about compliance requirements and penalties.

Shane O'Neill

| 4 min read | 06 Aug 2024

Consulting Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) Compliance: Key Regulatory Updates

Explore key updates from the ESA report on the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), highlighting crucial changes for financial entities to ensure compliance by January 2025.

Shane O'Neill

| 4 min read | 24 Jul 2024

Technology Risk Worldwide IT outage – how exposed are you?

Is your business prepared for IT outages? Learn how a recent global disruption highlights the need for robust third-party risk management and digital resilience.

Shane O'Neill

| 3 min read | 19 Jul 2024

Advisory Navigating the ESA’s second round of Consultation Papers on DORA

On December 8, 2023, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) launched the public consultation on the second batch of policy mandates under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). This public consultation covers six policy documents that will establish requirements for financial institutions. Read our article to find out more.

Shane O'Neill

| 13 Feb 2024

Financial Services Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA): Public Consultation

DORA will have a significant effect on enhancing the operational resilience of digital systems. By soliciting public input through this consultation process, the European Supervisory Authorities aim to ensure that the resulting technical standards align with industry best practices promote digital resilience and facilitate a robust and secure digital environment across the EU.

| 7 min read | 05 Jul 2023

Digital Risk Impact of Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA): Security Testing Requirements

The Digital Operations Resiliency Act (DORA) Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 aims to strengthen resilience, reliability and continuity of financial services throughout the European Union (EU). DORA became active in Ireland on January 16th 2023 following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union on December 27, 2022.

Mike Harris

| 10 min read | 05 Apr 2023

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