Can Your ICT Vendors Put Your DORA Compliance at Risk?

VISTA InfoSec

Oct 16, 2026

Can your ICT vendors put your DORA compliance at risk? Even with strong internal cybersecurity controls, third-party ICT providers can introduce operational resilience risks that financial institutions cannot afford to overlook.

Under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) financial entities must establish effective ICT third-party risk management practices, including vendor oversight, due diligence, contractual arrangements, ongoing monitoring and appropriate contingency planning.

In this video, VISTA InfoSec explains why ICT vendor governance is an essential part of DORA compliance and how third-party security incidents can affect your organisation's operational resilience.

What you'll learn:

Why ICT third-party risk matters under DORA
How ICT vendors can affect critical business services
The importance of vendor due diligence and contractual oversight
Why ongoing monitoring and contingency planning matter
How VISTA InfoSec can support ICT third-party risk assessments

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Video Chapters:

00:00 – Can ICT Vendors Put Your DORA Compliance at Risk?

00:13 – Why ICT Third-Party Risk Matters Under DORA

00:17 – Understanding Critical ICT Vendor Dependencies

00:26 – Vendor Due Diligence and Contractual Oversight

00:39 – How ICT Provider Incidents Affect Operational Resilience

00:48 – Why Vendor Governance Is Essential

00:54 – How VISTA InfoSec Can Help

01:06 – Follow for More DORA Compliance Insights

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