DORA Compliance
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulation that sets unified cybersecurity and operational resilience requirements for the financial sector. Its goal is to ensure that all financial entities and their technology providers can withstand, detect, respond to, and recover from any kind of cyber incident.
At ESKA Security, we help organizations achieve full DORA compliance — from initial readiness assessment to policy design, technical implementation, and audit preparation. Our expertise combines GRC strategy, SOC engineering, and FinTech experience to deliver measurable resilience and audit readiness.
DORA Protection
What data and processes
DORA protects
Financial transactions. Protection of payment processing, clearing, reporting, and currency exchange to prevent fraud or data tampering.
Personal and client data. Ensuring secure data storage and processing in compliance with GDPR to prevent data breaches.
Critical IT systems. Securing banking platforms, mobile apps, CRM, ERP, and interconnected APIs from unauthorized access.
Event logs and monitoring data. Preserving integrity and traceability of security events for investigations and audits.
Backups and archives. Maintaining reliable backup systems for data recovery in case of incidents.
Third-party communications. Managing risks in cooperation with cloud providers, infrastructure vendors, and API service partners.
DORA requirements
Key DORA requirements
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ICT Risk Management Framework
Organizations must establish a formalized system for identifying, assessing, and managing ICT and cyber risks. This includes:
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identifying critical assets and vulnerabilities;
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assessing risks regularly;
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implementing technical and procedural controls;
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documenting and monitoring security events.
ESKA helps design this framework using NIST, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 best practices.
Incident Reporting & Classification
DORA requires entities to classify and report major ICT-related incidents to regulators within defined timeframes. We help clients:
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define incident severity levels;
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create reporting templates and escalation procedures;
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automate evidence collection and documentation.
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Operational Resilience Testing
Financial entities must regularly test their ability to resist and recover from cyberattacks.
This includes Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) — realistic simulations based on actual threat scenarios. ESKA delivers:
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Red Team and Blue Team exercises;
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incident simulation workshops (tabletop exercises);
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business continuity and recovery testing.
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Third-Party Risk Management
DORA emphasizes strict control over ICT service providers.
We help you:
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assess vendor contracts and SLAs for compliance;
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create a Third-Party Risk Management Policy;
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audit supplier security controls;
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monitor vendor performance and dependencies in real time.
Information Sharing & Cooperation
DORA encourages collaboration and intelligence sharing across the EU financial ecosystem.
ESKA enables:
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integration with CERT/CSIRT channels;
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sharing of Indicators of Compromise (IoC);
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automated information exchange within your SOC environment.
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How we can help
How ESKA helps to achieve
DORA Compliance
Gap Assessment. Identify compliance gaps against DORA requirements and prioritize remediation steps.
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Policy & Procedure Development. Creation of governance documents such as:
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ICT Risk Policy
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Incident Response Plan
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Business Continuity Plan
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Third-Party Risk Management Policy
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DORA Readiness Roadmap. A structured implementation plan with timelines, responsibilities, and milestones.
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Technical Implementation. Deployment of SIEM, UEBA, SOAR, and continuous monitoring systems.
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Audit Preparation. Support for internal and external DORA audits with full evidence documentation.
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vCISO-as-a-Service. Ongoing strategic cybersecurity management by our certified CISO experts.
Benefits
Benefits of DORA
Reduced cyber risk. Centralized ICT risk management minimizes business disruption.
Audit readiness. Full documentation and evidence trail for EU regulators.
Enhanced trust. DORA compliance signals reliability to partners and investors.
Integrated security governance. Align IT, operations, and compliance within one framework.
Reputational resilience. Strengthen brand credibility and maintain customer confidence.
Why us
Why do you need to choose ESKA?
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Experience
We have 8+ years of experience in the Cybersecurity market.
Reliability
ESKA that's not just a contractor it is your partner, that's why we are always ready to help in the future. We are always focused on relationships and on customer success!
Up to date
We always discover the cyber security market and use the most modern technics and tools.
Expertise
We have certified experts who are ready for the most difficult challenges.
Support
We don't provide just a report with an incomprehensible list of issues. We always manual check the vulnerability and explain in what way and how to close it, give road map and recommendations.
Verified
We are trusted by more than 200 companies (including Governments and international corporations).
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