Digital Operational Resilience Act DORA Foundation

Overview

Introduction:

The Digital Operational Resilience Act represents a regulatory framework that strengthens the ability of financial entities to withstand, respond to, and recover from information and communication technology disruptions. The regulation defines structured requirements that integrate ICT risk management, incident handling, and resilience testing within organizational governance environments. This training program examines the foundational concepts and governance structures that define digital operational resilience under DORA. It presents the regulatory principles, ICT risk management frameworks, incident management structures, resilience testing models, and third party risk governance mechanisms used to organize digital resilience within financial institutions.

Program Objectives:

By the end of this program, participants will be able to:

  • Identify the conceptual foundations and regulatory principles of digital operational resilience.

  • Evaluate governance structures and requirements related to ICT risk management frameworks.

  • Assess incident management and reporting structures within digital operational environments.

  • Examine resilience testing and third-party risk governance mechanisms.

  • Explore information sharing and oversight structures within digital operational resilience frameworks.

Target Audience:

  • Risk and compliance professionals in financial institutions.

  • Cybersecurity and ICT risk management specialists.

  • IT governance and digital resilience professionals.

  • Legal and regulatory affairs professionals.

  • Consultants supporting digital operational resilience frameworks.

Program Outline:

Unit 1:

Foundations of Digital Operational Resilience and DORA Principles:

  • Conceptual foundations of digital operational resilience within financial environments.

  • Terminology frameworks and definitions related to ICT risk and resilience governance.

  • Regulatory scope and structure of the Digital Operational Resilience Act.

  • Institutional role of digital resilience within financial system stability.

  • Relationship between ICT risk management and organizational resilience objectives.

Unit 2:

ICT Risk Management Framework Structures:

  • Governance structures defining ICT risk management within financial entities.

  • Framework components addressing identification, protection, detection, and response mechanisms.

  • Organizational accountability structures within ICT risk governance environments.

  • Policy frameworks regulating ICT systems, tools, and operational resilience measures.

  • Integration structures connecting ICT risk management with enterprise governance systems.

Unit 3:

ICT Incident Management and Reporting Structures:

  • Incident management frameworks addressing detection and classification of ICT related events.

  • Governance mechanisms regulating incident reporting obligations and timelines.

  • Classification structures for major ICT incidents and cyber threats.

  • Coordination structures between organizations and supervisory authorities.

  • Reporting standardization frameworks supporting regulatory alignment.

Unit 4:

Digital Operational Resilience Testing and Third Party Risk Structures:

  • Resilience testing frameworks evaluating robustness of ICT systems and processes.

  • Advanced testing structures addressing critical systems and threat scenarios.

  • Third party risk governance frameworks addressing ICT service providers.

  • Oversight structures regulating external ICT dependencies and concentration risks.

  • Contractual governance mechanisms supporting third-party resilience requirements.

Unit 5:

Information Sharing and Oversight Structures in Digital Resilience:

  • Information sharing frameworks supporting collaboration on cyber threat intelligence.

  • Supervisory authority structures overseeing digital operational resilience.

  • Regulatory coordination mechanisms within financial sector resilience governance.

  • Monitoring structures evaluating adherence to resilience requirements.

  • Documentation frameworks supporting transparency and traceability of ICT risk management activities.