Stay on track with DORA - we’re here to help
DORA compliance is now a regulatory mandate for financial institutions, with strict deadlines and significant penalties for non-compliance. Partner with Passeca today to achieve timely compliance, avoid costly risks, and strengthen your organisation’s digital security and resilience.
How we support you across all DORA areas
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Passeca helps you implement a compliant and effective ICT risk management framework aligned with DORA requirements. Our experts guide you in defining clear processes, roles, and controls to identify, assess, and mitigate IT-related risks across your organization.
- Effective third-party IT risk management starts with robust monitoring and well-defined contractual provisions. Our experts help ensure your external providers meet regulatory requirements, keeping you compliant and in control of your ICT dependencies.
- We help you strengthen your digital resilience with tailored testing programs - from basic assessments to advanced scenario-based tests. Our approach ensures your systems, processes, and teams are prepared for real-world disruptions and compliant with regulatory standards.
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Meeting regulatory requirements for ICT-related incidents requires effective detection, response, and timely reporting to the appropriate authorities. With our expert guidance, your organization can stay compliant and minimize the impact of disruptions.
- Our specialists help you establish secure, efficient, and compliant processes for sharing cyber threat intelligence with trusted partners and established industry networks. Strengthen your defences through collaboration and stay ahead of emerging threats.
- We help you design and implement a robust and effective oversight framework for critical ICT providers, ensuring continuous monitoring, strict compliance with regulatory requirements, and significantly reduced operational risk across your supply chain.
DORA Compliance with Passeca - step by step
Initial assessment
We start with an in-depth assessment of your digital resilience, IT security, and processes to uncover gaps, ensure compliance, and strengthen your overall defense.
Gap analysis
Passeca performs a detailed gap analysis comparing your current digital resilience, IT security, and processes with DORA requirements. This identifies compliance gaps, highlights risks, and provides actionable insights to strengthen your operational resilience and achieve full regulatory alignment.
Identification of action areas
On this step we identify key areas for technical, organizational, and procedural improvements, providing clear recommendations to strengthen digital resilience, enhance IT security, and ensure DORA compliance.
Development of concepts
Development of tailored security and governance concepts, including the following:
- IT risk management
- Incident management
- Penetration testing
- Emergency planning
- Third-party risk monitoring
- Incident reporting processes
Support with implementation
We provide end-to-end support for implementing DORA-compliant measures, including system updates, process improvements, and required documentation, while delivering targeted staff training to ensure your team understands new procedures and regulatory obligations, embedding compliance and strengthening operational resilience.
Ongoing support
Our ongoing support helps your organization adapt its strategies, stay up-to-date with evolving DORA requirements, and maintain audit readiness, while monitoring regulatory changes, advising on adjustments, and ensuring processes and documentation remain compliant to sustain operational resilience and minimize risk.
Key reasons to trust us with your DORA journey
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End-to-End support for confident complianceWe guide you from impact analysis to audit-ready implementation - providing practical documentation and clear responsibilities. Not just compliant, but fully prepared. -
Smart integration of DORA into existing systemsInstead of creating extra complexity, we embed DORA requirements effectively within your current systems such as ISMS, BCM, and Incident Response - strengthening resilience in a practical and systematic way. -
Strong expertise in finance and regulationWith extensive experience working with banks and fintechs, we understand requirements of banks, insurers, and financial service providers - and translate DORA into actionable processes that stand up to regulatory scrutiny.
Discover our Approach
Partnering with Passeca means gaining a trusted expert in DORA compliance and digital operational resilience:
- Deep expertise in EU regulatory frameworks, including the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
- A team of certified specialists with proven experience in implementing DORA-aligned controls and governance
- Close collaboration with leading certification bodies to support your DORA readiness
- Advanced tools to streamline risk management, incident reporting, and third-party oversight
- Tailored DORA compliance strategies that fit your organization's structure and risk profile
- Trusted partnerships with external auditors to support a smooth, end-to-end compliance process
- Proactive guidance to help you stay ahead of evolving DORA requirements and ICT risks
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FAQs about the DORA regulation
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulation that sets a unified framework to ensure financial entities - including banks, insurers, fintechs, and their IT providers - can manage IT risks and stay resilient during cyber incidents.
It applies to organizations of all sizes and requires strong governance, risk assessments, incident response, and regular testing.
Non-compliance can lead to significant fines. Starting early is key - we help you understand the requirements, integrate them into your processes, and ensure long-term compliance.
It applies to organizations of all sizes and requires strong governance, risk assessments, incident response, and regular testing.
Non-compliance can lead to significant fines. Starting early is key - we help you understand the requirements, integrate them into your processes, and ensure long-term compliance.
DORA sets strict requirements to ensure financial institutions and their IT providers can withstand and recover from digital disruptions. The core obligations include:
- Implementing structured IT risk management processes
- Establishing clear incident detection and response procedures
- Conducting regular resilience and stress testing
- Ensuring strong oversight of third-party IT providers
- Reporting major IT incidents to regulators in a timely manner
- Embedding responsibility for resilience at the executive level
External DORA consulting provides expert guidance to help organizations navigate complex regulatory requirements with confidence. By leveraging specialized knowledge, consultants identify compliance gaps, recommend tailored improvements, and support implementation of effective processes and documentation. This not only saves time and resources but also reduces regulatory risk, enhances digital resilience, and ensures your organization is well-prepared for audits and future updates to the DORA framework.
Passeca provides comprehensive and practical support for implementing the DORA Regulation.
We begin with an individual assessment to determine your specific compliance needs.
Our experienced consultants assist you in developing and implementing structured IT risk management, setting up incident response processes, and creating resilience concepts that are fit for emergencies. We help you plan and execute both technical and organizational tests, and support effective third-party risk management.
A key focus is integrating all measures into your existing workflows, so you don't have to build unnecessarily complex structures. We deliver solutions that are practical for daily operations while fully meeting regulatory requirements.
We also support you in preparing for audits and supervisory reviews, compiling the necessary documentation, and regularly reviewing and improving your resilience strategies.
Our consulting is flexible — available on a one-time, project-based, or long-term basis, depending on your needs.
We begin with an individual assessment to determine your specific compliance needs.
Our experienced consultants assist you in developing and implementing structured IT risk management, setting up incident response processes, and creating resilience concepts that are fit for emergencies. We help you plan and execute both technical and organizational tests, and support effective third-party risk management.
A key focus is integrating all measures into your existing workflows, so you don't have to build unnecessarily complex structures. We deliver solutions that are practical for daily operations while fully meeting regulatory requirements.
We also support you in preparing for audits and supervisory reviews, compiling the necessary documentation, and regularly reviewing and improving your resilience strategies.
Our consulting is flexible — available on a one-time, project-based, or long-term basis, depending on your needs.
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) sets strict compliance deadlines for financial institutions and IT service providers. Starting implementation early helps your organization meet DORA requirements without last-minute stress, avoid compliance risks, and ensure audit readiness.
Early preparation allows for smooth integration of IT risk management, incident response, and resilience testing across all key departments. It also strengthens your position as a trusted, digitally resilient partner in the financial sector.
With expert DORA consulting, your company can achieve compliance efficiently and stay ahead of regulatory demands.
Early preparation allows for smooth integration of IT risk management, incident response, and resilience testing across all key departments. It also strengthens your position as a trusted, digitally resilient partner in the financial sector.
With expert DORA consulting, your company can achieve compliance efficiently and stay ahead of regulatory demands.
Yes. DORA applies regardless of company size. Even small firms and fintechs must establish processes for ICT risk management, incident handling, and third-party oversight.
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