DORA Compliance

Safeguard your digital resilience and meet the EU’s financial sector cybersecurity obligations.

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), Regulation (EU) 2022/2554, is a landmark piece of EU legislation that strengthens the financial sector’s resilience to cyber threats. It applies to a wide range of financial entities and ICT service providers operating within the EU, mandating stringent requirements for digital risk management, incident reporting, ICT testing, and third-party risk oversight.

At Resilience Guard GmbH, we help financial institutions and ICT providers navigate DORA’s complex requirements with precision and confidence. From compliance assessments to operational implementation, we ensure your digital ecosystem is secure, compliant, and resilient.

What Is DORA and Why Does It Matter?

DORA is designed to ensure that all participants in the EU financial system are able to withstand, respond to, and recover from ICT-related disruptions and threats. This regulation places operational resilience on equal footing with financial resilience, requiring institutions to:

• Implement robust ICT risk management frameworks
• Classify and report major ICT-related incidents
• Conduct advanced digital operational resilience testing
• Oversee third-party ICT service providers and manage concentration risk
• Comply with new oversight expectations for critical ICT providers

Non-compliance may result in regulatory action, reputational damage, and increased scrutiny from financial supervisors across the EU.

Who Must Comply with DORA?

DORA affects a broad range of entities in the financial services ecosystem, including but not limited to:

• Banks and credit institutions
• Investment firms
• Insurance and reinsurance companies
• Crypto-asset service providers
• Payment and e-money institutions
• Central securities depositories
• Cloud and ICT service providers supporting these firms

If your organisation falls under DORA’s scope, now is the time to act.


Our DORA Compliance Services

At Resilience Guard GmbH, we offer tailored services to help financial institutions and ICT providers align with DORA’s five core pillars:

1. ICT Risk Management Frameworks

• Assess and enhance governance and risk identification structures
• Establish clear risk ownership and internal control mechanisms
• Develop and test business continuity and disaster recovery plans

2. Incident Reporting & Response

• Set up internal processes for classifying and reporting major ICT incidents
• Ensure timely communication with authorities and stakeholders
• Simulate and rehearse cyber crisis scenarios

3. Digital Operational Resilience Testing

• Implement advanced testing based on threat-led penetration and red teaming
• Align testing programs with entity-specific risk profiles
• Address vulnerabilities with documented remediation plans

4. Third-Party Risk Management

• Map and assess critical ICT service providers
• Build contractual clauses that support compliance
• Implement monitoring and exit strategies to mitigate concentration risk

5. Regulatory Alignment & Ongoing Support

• Interpret legal and supervisory expectations
• Prepare for audits, regulatory reviews, and inspections
• Keep pace with evolving EU guidance and amendments

Why Resilience Guard?

Resilience Guard GmbH is a Swiss-based consultancy with recognised expertise in business continuity, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. Our team combines deep knowledge of European regulatory frameworks with a hands-on approach that delivers measurable resilience.

• Expertise in DORA, NIS2, and related EU legislation
• Services tailored to financial and ICT sectors
• Cross-border delivery throughout Europe and the UAE
• Trusted by regulators and critical service operators
• Multilingual service in English and Greek

Prepare Now for the 2025 DORA Enforcement Deadline

DORA enters into application on 17 January 2025, and the countdown is already underway. Compliance requires technical, organisational, and procedural transformation—don’t leave it to the last minute.

Contact Resilience Guard GmbH today to begin your DORA readiness programme and build resilience that meets both regulatory and operational demands.

Contact us to discuss how we could help your organisation.