DORA

1. Resilience: Ensure that financial institutions have robust systems and controls to manage and mitigate ICT risks.
2. Harmonization: Establish a unified framework across the EU to standardize digital resilience requirements, minimizing regulatory fragmentation.
3. Compliance: Provide clear guidelines for financial entities to comply with digital operational resilience standards, ensuring consistency and transparency.
4. Incident Reporting: Mandate timely and standardized reporting of significant ICT-related incidents to relevant authorities, facilitating coordinated responses and mitigations.

1. ICT Risk Management
• Financial entities must implement comprehensive ICT risk management frameworks covering identification, protection, detection, response, and recovery from ICT-related incidents.
• Regular risk assessments, testing, and updates to ICT systems are required to ensure ongoing resilience.

2. Incident Reporting
• Entities must report major ICT incidents to competent authorities within a specific timeframe.
• Standardized reporting formats and processes are established to ensure consistency and efficiency in incident management.

3. Third-Party Risk Management
• Financial institutions must manage risks arising from third-party ICT service providers.
• This includes conducting due diligence, regular monitoring, and ensuring that third-party providers comply with DORA’s standards.

4. Information Sharing
• DORA encourages financial entities to share information on cyber threats and vulnerabilities within the industry.
• This collaborative approach helps enhance overall resilience by pooling knowledge and resources.

5. Resilience Testing
• Regular and rigorous testing of ICT systems, including scenario-based tests and vulnerability assessments, is mandated.
• Entities must demonstrate their ability to withstand and recover from ICT disruptions.

At Konkrit Solutions, we provide comprehensive support to help your organization achieve compliance with DORA. Our services include:

1. GAP Analysis: Assessing your current ICT risk management framework against DORA requirements and identifying areas for improvement.
2. Compliance Strategy: Developing a tailored strategy to address gaps and enhance your ICT resilience in line with DORA standards.
3. Implementation Support: Assisting with the implementation of necessary controls, policies, and procedures to ensure full compliance.
4. Incident Reporting: Establishing robust incident reporting processes to meet DORA’s requirements and facilitate timely communication with authorities.
5. Third-Party Management: Helping you manage third-party ICT risks through due diligence, monitoring, and compliance verification.
6. Training and Awareness: Conducting training sessions to raise awareness and ensure that your staff understands and can implement DORA’s requirements effectively.
7. IT Audit: Konkrit Solutions has crafted and implemented a tailored approach to conducting IT audit projects that aligns with the unique requirements of each organization, as well as industry standards and legal regulations. Our methodology emphasizes the assessment of existing risks related to key processes from both technological and business viewpoints, ensuring the delivery of focused and actionable audit outcomes. We evaluate current practices and processes against widely recognized standards to uncover opportunities for enhancing process efficiency and minimizing IT-related risks, while also formulating recommendations to rectify any identified deficiencies.

By partnering with Konkrit Solutions, you can navigate the complexities of DORA, enhance your digital operational resilience, and ensure compliance with EU regulatory standards.