DORA
DORA Compliance — Digital Operational Resilience for Finance
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) introduces mandatory ICT risk management requirements for EU financial entities. Our platform maps all 23 requirements across 5 pillars.
Who needs it: EU financial institutions, insurance companies, investment firms, and their critical ICT providers.
What is DORA?
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulation that entered into force on January 16, 2023, with a compliance deadline of January 17, 2025. It establishes a comprehensive framework for digital operational resilience in the financial sector, covering over 22,000 financial entities and ICT third-party service providers operating in the EU.
DORA is built on 5 pillars: ICT Risk Management, ICT-Related Incident Management and Reporting, Digital Operational Resilience Testing, ICT Third-Party Risk Management, and Information Sharing Arrangements. Unlike previous regulations that treated ICT risk as a subset of operational risk, DORA creates a standalone, harmonized regulatory framework specifically for digital resilience across all EU member states.
What you'll need to satisfy.
The core categories DORA auditors evaluate — and what we ship to cover each one.
ICT Risk Management
- ICT risk management framework and governance
- ICT systems identification and classification
- ICT risk assessment and treatment
- ICT business continuity management
- Learning and evolving from ICT incidents
- Communication policies
Incident Management & Reporting
- ICT-related incident classification
- Initial notification within 4 hours of classification
- Intermediate report within 72 hours
- Final report within 1 month
- Voluntary significant cyber threat notification
- Root cause analysis and lessons learned
Digital Operational Resilience Testing
- Basic testing (vulnerability assessments, network security)
- Advanced testing (TLPT for significant entities)
- Testing of ICT tools and systems
- Red team testing based on TIBER-EU framework
Third-Party ICT Risk Management
- Register of ICT third-party providers
- Due diligence and risk assessment of ICT providers
- Key contractual provisions
- Concentration risk management
- Sub-outsourcing chain oversight
- Exit strategy requirements
The problem we solve.
Why teams pick Compliance Enablers for DORA compliance.
Common challenges
- DORA requirements are new and complex
- Incident reporting has strict timelines (4hr initial, 72hr intermediate)
- Third-party ICT provider oversight is a new obligation
What we provide
- 23 requirements across 5 pillars fully mapped
- ICT risk management framework implementation
- Incident classification with 4hr/72hr/1mo reporting timeline tracking
- Third-party ICT provider oversight with vendor risk module
- TLPT (Threat-Led Penetration Testing) tracking
- Information sharing arrangement documentation
From kickoff to
audit-ready.
Step-by-step, exactly how we'll get you there.
Gap Assessment
AI-powered assessment against all 5 DORA pillars. Identify gaps in ICT risk management, incident reporting, testing, and third-party oversight.
ICT Risk Framework
Establish your ICT risk management framework with governance structure, risk appetite definition, and ICT asset classification.
Incident Playbooks
Configure incident classification criteria and automated reporting timelines. 4-hour initial notification, 72-hour intermediate, and 1-month final report workflows.
Third-Party Register
Build and maintain your register of ICT third-party providers with risk assessments, contractual compliance tracking, and concentration risk analysis.
Resilience Testing
Plan and track digital operational resilience testing programs including vulnerability assessments, scenario-based testing, and TLPT requirements.
DORA is a new regulation and most GRC platforms are scrambling to add basic support. Compliance Enablers provides purpose-built DORA coverage: ICT risk framework templates, automated incident reporting timelines, third-party ICT provider register management, TLPT tracking, and cross-mapping to ISO 27001 and NIS2 for organizations managing multiple EU regulations.
Key modules for DORA.
Everything these modules ship, included in every tier.
DORA FAQ
Get DORA
audit-ready.
8-12 weeks to compliance. 513 pre-generated policies. 50+ evidence collectors. Everything you need to pass DORA, out of the box.