DORA Assessment: What Do Auditors Actually Check?

Preparing for a DORA assessment? Do you know what assessors and regulators will actually examine?

Under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), financial institutions must demonstrate more than documented cybersecurity policies. They need evidence of effective ICT risk management and operational resilience.

In this YouTube Short, VISTA InfoSec explains the key areas assessors and regulators are likely to focus on:

🔹 ICT Risk Management: Clear governance, documented policies, and defined responsibilities.

🔹Incident Management: Effective processes for identifying, managing, and responding to ICT-related incidents.

🔹 Operational Resilience Testing: Evidence that critical systems and processes are regularly tested.

🔹 Business Continuity: Preparedness for disruptions and recovery.

🔹 Third-Party ICT Risk: Oversight of external technology providers and critical dependencies.

🔹 Continuous Compliance: Demonstrating that operational resilience is embedded into everyday business operations, not treated as a one-time audit exercise.

⚠️ A Critical DORA Blind Spot

Third-party ICT service providers can introduce significant operational risks. Organizations need to understand their dependencies and demonstrate effective oversight.

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