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Effective 17 January 2025, DORA covers EU financial institutions and associated ICT service providers.
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DORA EU Risk regulation harmonization

The European Commission initiated DORA to harmonize information and communications technology (ICT) regulation in the financial services sector in the European Union (EU), imposing common requirements in all EU member states in the following areas:


1. ICT risk management and governance
2. Incident reporting and management
3. Operational resilience testing
4. Management of ICT third-party risk


Information sharing is encouraged but not mandatory.
ICT risk management and governance
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ICT incident reporting and management
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Operational resilience testing
DORA requires establishing, maintaining and reviewing a digital operational resilience program. Required testing includes ICT third parties, and penetration, vulnerability assessments, source code reviews and scenario base testing. IBM offers penetration testing and vulnerability testing to help identify, prioritize and remediate security flaws. IBM Security QRadar® SOAR helps teams respond, automate and collaborate. How resilient is your organization in the face of evolving cyberthreats? Take the assesment
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Management of ICT third-party risk
DORA requires that ICT third-party risks be included in a risk management framework. Financial entities must monitor third-party contracts and give European Supervisory Authorities oversight of essential providers. Entities need a strategy on ICT third-party risk. IBM Consulting offers third-party risk management services, security awareness and training. IBM Managed Security Services helps assess, monitor and document risk, while Randori Recon offers rich assessments of your real-world risk. Proactive checking of infrastructure exposures
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Additional resources

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