DORA Compliance: Our BDO Solution

Achieving compliance with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) obligations remains a complex and time-consuming process. DORA Compliance is not just a one-time exercise - it’s an ongoing commitment to digital resilience. In-scope entities must ensure their frameworks withstand regulatory scrutiny and operational risks. BDO Malta provides expert guidance to strengthen compliance, enhance resilience, and support continuous regulatory adherence.

Our Recommendation for DORA Compliance

BDO Malta recommends a structured approach to achieving and maintaining DORA Compliance, ensuring that in-scope entities continuously meet regulatory expectations. Ongoing assessments, risk management, and resilience testing are essential to avoid regulatory scrutiny and potential penalties. Our technology experts help organisations strengthen their compliance frameworks and mitigate operational risks effectively.

We can help you with DORA Compliance by providing expert guidance on the Regulation, by conducting IT risk assessments and gap analyses, developing and implementing incident management and business continuity plans, and by providing ongoing support and monitoring. 

We can also assist with cyber implementation and assurance services to ensure that the infrastructure is secure and resilient against potential threats. This includes the following:

• Penetration testing
• Vulnerability assessments
• Incident response planning
• Training to employees to help them understand and comply with DORA requirements. 

DORA Compliance: Action Points

To ensure compliance and enhance digital resilience, we recommend the following actions:

• Conduct a maturity assessment against DORA requirements, identifying gaps and implementing a mitigation plan for continuous compliance.
• Perform scenario planning for large-scale penetration testing.
• Consolidate the Register of Information for all ICT third-party providers and vulnerabilities.
• Develop and implement incident management and business continuity plans to ensure an effective response to major incidents.
• Establish robust governance and oversight to ensure that DORA requirements are met, securing and strengthening the organisation’s digital infrastructure.
• Regularly test and update incident management and business continuity plans to maintain operational resilience.
• Conduct ongoing risk assessments to identify and address potential threats and vulnerabilities.

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