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Assurance: DORA — Operational Resilience

Operational resilience readiness—packaged as controls, evidence, and a plan your team can execute.

DORA pressures governance, ICT risk, incident handling, testing, and third-party oversight. This pack turns those themes into practical deliverables.

Netallion provides readiness and assurance support. We do not provide legal advice.

Who it's for

Designed for:

  • Financial-ecosystem organisations needing DORA-style discipline
  • Crypto platforms and CASPs who want resilience alignment (even if scope depends on entity/type)
  • Teams facing increasing third-party scrutiny and operational risk expectations

What you get

DORA Readiness Roadmap

  • Maturity snapshot across governance, ICT risk, incidents, testing, third parties
  • Prioritised remediation plan (30/60/90 days)
  • Ownership and execution sequencing

Control Mapping

  • Requirement themes → controls → evidence
  • RACI and "evidence index" for repeatable audit responses

Resilience Evidence Folder (Audit-Grade Structure)

  • ICT risk management structure (policy + operating cadence)
  • Asset and dependency inventory approach (systems, services, critical suppliers)
  • Incident response playbook + communications workflow
  • Logging/monitoring coverage summary and alerting standards
  • Change/release governance summary
  • Continuity and recovery expectations (RTO/RPO-style thinking)
  • Third-party oversight pack (supplier register, minimum evidence expectations, review cadence)
  • Testing plan blueprint (tabletops now; deeper testing later)

Executive Summary

  • Resilience posture snapshot
  • Top operational risks + mitigation strategy
  • Clear next steps and maintenance approach

What we cover

ICT risk governance (how decisions are made, reviewed, owned)
Incident readiness (detect → respond → communicate → learn)
Operational monitoring and resilience controls
Testing strategy (practical plan you can execute)
Third-party oversight (supplier evidence and review discipline)

How it works

Week 1

Intake + resilience baseline

Assess current ICT risk posture and establish control framework.

Week 2–3

Evidence build + control mapping

Assemble resilience evidence, incident playbooks, and third-party registers.

Week 4

Testing plan + third-party pack + handover

Deliver complete pack with testing blueprint and maintenance guidance.

Packaging (3 tiers)

Toolkit (Self-Serve)

Templates + minimum evidence standards + testing plan blueprint

Guided (Hybrid)

Workshops + pack assembly + review cycles

Enterprise (Assured Delivery)

Deeper validation, executive reporting, ongoing monthly refresh

Add-ons (optional)

  • +Supplier evidence onboarding (minimum standards + collection workflow)
  • +Monthly resilience reporting (versioned evidence and KPI/controls updates)
  • +Integration with security outputs (scan summaries and remediation evidence)

Frequently Asked Questions

Are we 'in scope' for DORA?

Scope depends on entity type and jurisdiction. We can run a scope intake and tailor the pack accordingly.

Is this a one-time engagement?

It can be, but resilience improves when evidence stays current—monthly refresh is common.

Move from resilience intent to resilience evidence.

Netallion Assurance provides readiness and evidence support. We do not provide legal advice. Regulatory and listing outcomes are determined by regulators and venues and are not guaranteed.