The deadline for full DORA compliance is January 2025. Financial entities operating within the EU needed to meet all Digital Operational Resilience Act requirements by that date. We recommend starting your readiness assessment now—gaps in ICT risk management, incident reporting or third-party oversight take time to close properly.

DORA officially entered into force on January 16, 2023, following the European Parliament's vote in November 2022 and the European Council's adoption shortly after. From that point, financial institutions had a defined implementation window to align their operations, governance structures and ICT frameworks with the regulation's requirements.

We offer end-to-end DORA compliance services spanning regulatory compliance management, enterprise risk management and cybersecurity. Our practice covers gap analysis, ICT risk frameworks, incident management, resilience testing and third-party risk oversight—all delivered through our Cybersecurity and GRC practice, backed by 25+ years of mature security experience.

We help clients build robust ICT third-party risk management frameworks aligned directly to DORA requirements. Our approach includes identifying critical third-party dependencies, implementing continuous monitoring controls and establishing clear oversight processes—particularly for cloud and technology partners whose operational reliability directly impacts your institution's digital resilience.

Our structured DORA deployment follows six clear stages: gap analysis, classification, implementation, response and recovery strategy, control monitoring and completion sign-off. We layer in advanced monitoring and real-time analytics throughout, helping your team proactively identify and address emerging risks rather than simply reacting after issues surface.

DORA is built on five core pillars: ICT risk management, ICT incident reporting, digital operational resilience testing, ICT third-party risk management and information and intelligence sharing. Together, these pillars create a comprehensive framework that strengthens your institution's ability to withstand, respond to and recover from digital disruptions.

Under DORA, threat-led penetration testing on critical systems is required at least every three years—or sooner if regulators determine it necessary. Our cybersecurity services include structured, threat-based penetration testing programs designed to meet this requirement while delivering actionable insights that genuinely strengthen your operational resilience posture.

Yes, we start every DORA engagement with a thorough gap analysis. We evaluate where your institution currently stands across all five DORA pillars, identify compliance shortfalls and map a tailored path forward. Our structured approach—from classification through implementation to sign-off—ensures nothing gets overlooked during your compliance journey.

Our CISO and CIO-aligned cybersecurity services address DORA's security requirements comprehensively. We deliver threat intelligence, vulnerability management, incident handling, threat-based penetration testing, operational resiliency planning (including BCP and DR) and security awareness training—giving your institution the technical depth needed to stay regulatory-ready and operationally secure.

We are proud to be recognized as a Leader in ISG Provider Lens™ Cybersecurity Strategic Security Services across the US, UK and Nordics, in Everest Group's IAM Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment and in Avasant's Risk and Compliance Services RadarView™—all 2023 recognitions that reflect our deep, proven cybersecurity expertise.