Resource: Unlock True DORA Readiness

Beyond compliance: Navigating tomorrow’s risks in UK Finance

For CISOs, CIOs, Heads of Security, and IT Risk Leaders in UK Finance, elevate operational resilience and governance ahead of evolving EU regulatory expectations.

ACCESS DORA READINESS KIT

GAIN INSIGHTS FROM HOW SECTOR LEADERS SUCH AS NATWEST, AVIVA, AND LLOYDS ACCELERATE THEIR DORA PROGRAMS—SEE WHERE YOU STAND.

 

 

 

Critical Requirements: What Financial Institutions Must Do Next

  • Extended Incident Governance

    If you’re a CISO or Board Risk Chair: Embed cyber resilience in your governance charter and run regular board-level DORA scenarios, ensuring breach readiness is real—not theoretical.

  • Vendor Ecosystem Resilience

    Heads of IT Risk, Vendor Managers: Integrate DORA into all third-party SLAs and require operational continuity/exit plans for key ICT partners.

  • Threat Intelligence & Response

    Security & SOC Leaders: Scale intelligence sharing and automate playbooks to ensure incidents are managed faster than regulatory thresholds—and never in isolation.

  • Operationalizing Resilience

    CIOs, GRC Directors: Tie board reports and KPIs (e.g., MTTR, vendor scorecards) directly to broader frameworks: Solvency II, PRA, DORA. Demonstrate quantifiable progress in every audit cycle.

ANALYSTS SAY

Leading analyst feedback underscores DORA as a strategic inflection point

What your peers are saying:

 

DORA

Board-level focus

Our board asks about DORA at every quarterly review—sector benchmarks are now a boardroom topic
CISO, UK Bank
MAP

Faster investment wins

Mapping DORA to our existing frameworks is the fastest way to secure investment in resilience upgrades.
Director of IT Governance, Insurance
EDGE

Transform with resilience

DORA marks a transformative juncture for financial institutions aimed at building digital resilience and safeguarding operations throughout the EU’s financial sector.
TRUST

Beyond compliance goals

With enforcement beginning in 2025, DORA establishes a unified framework to strengthen the sector’s resilience—not just for compliance, but to foster trust, business continuity, and customer confidence in an interconnected financial ecosystem

The Five Core Pillars of DORA

  • ICT Risk Management: CISOs: Map digital risks, set controls, and lead board conversations on evolving threats.
  • ICT-Related Incident Reporting: Heads of Security: Ensure every incident is detected, escalated, and reported within mandated timeframes.
  • Digital Operational Resilience Testing: Security Architects: Run DORA-aligned drills; guarantee true business continuity in crisis.
  • Third-Party Risk Management: GRC & Vendor Leaders: Require DORA alignment for all ICT suppliers and partners.
  • Information Sharing: Security and Applications Heads: Build threat-sharing alliances, speed response, strengthen market reputation.

Last year, most UK financial institutions missed at least one DORA benchmark

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