DORA Compliance

Build real digital operational resilience

evoila helps financial entities and their ICT providers meet DORA, ICT risk management, incident reporting and threat-led testing that hold up under scrutiny.

Assess your DORA readiness

DORA is in force. Here’s what it actually requires

DORA makes digital operational resilience a binding requirement for financial entities and critical ICT providers across the EU. It is not a one-time compliance exercise. It requires ongoing ICT risk management, structured incident reporting, resilience testing and third-party risk oversight. evoila helps you turn these requirements into an operable framework with clear ownership, clear controls and evidence that holds up under examination.

  • A clear gap analysis against all five DORA pillars
  • ICT risk management and incident reporting built to supervisory expectations
  • A path to threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) for in-scope entities

Regulatory examinations are no longer a future concern

If you cannot evidence your resilience framework, you are not only exposed to findings. You are exposed to the examination itself.

The Challenge

You have to prove resilience continuously

DORA replaces a patchwork of national rules with a single, demanding EU standard for the financial sector and it expects evidence, not intent. Entities must demonstrate robust ICT risk management, classify and report incidents on tight timelines, test their operational resilience (including advanced threat-led testing), and actively manage third-party ICT risk. Many institutions have pieces of this in place, but not as an integrated, supervisable framework. ICT providers to the sector are pulled in too. The consequences of falling short:

Fragmented ICT risk controls

Most organizations have policies. Few have a governance structure that maps cleanly to DORA’s five pillars. The gaps become visible exactly when they are most costly: during a supervisory examination.

Incident reporting under pressure

DORA’s incident classification and reporting timelines are strict. Without a connected workflow from detection to report, the clock runs before the data is ready.

Testing that has to go further

Vulnerability scans are not enough. Significant entities must perform Threat-Led Penetration Testing under TIBER-EU. Preparing for and delivering TLPT requires offensive security depth that most compliance teams do not have in-house.

Third-party risk you cannot ignore

Your resilience is only as strong as your critical ICT providers. DORA requires a register of information, oversight processes, and contractual controls. Concentration risk is a specific supervisory focus.

The good news: DORA’s five pillars map directly onto a structured implementation path

If you already have ISO 27001 in place, a substantial part of the required framework is already within reach.

Our Solution

A practical framework across all five DORA pillars


evoila structures DORA work around its five pillars, so nothing is missed and everything is evidenced. We assess your current state, build the missing framework components and prove resilience through testing and combine GRC expertise with hands-on security engineering. We are tool-agnostic and build on a recognized ISO 27001 backbone. For the advanced testing pillar, we connect directly to our offensive security practice. Our DORA services include:

ICT risk management framework

Governance, policies and controls aligned to DORA requirements

Incident management & reporting

classification and reporting processes built for DORA’s deadlines, connected to detection

Digital operational resilience testing

from vulnerability assessments to threat-led penetration testing (TLPT)

ICT third-party risk

register of information, contractual and oversight processes for critical providers

Gap assessment & roadmap

current state against all five pillars, prioritized for supervisory readiness

Tech-Deep-Dive

DORA’s pillars as an operable framework

DORA is detailed and technical. The real work is turning requirements into a framework that operates day to day and produces evidence when needed.

ICT risk management

We map DORA’s requirements onto ISO 27001 controls, so an ISMS becomes the operational core that evidences governance, asset management, and protective measures.

See also ISO 27001 & ISMS Solution

Incident classification & reporting

We implement criteria to classify ICT-related incidents and a reporting workflow aligned to DORA’s timelines, connected to monitoring and detection so the data exists when the clock starts.

Resilience testing

DORA mandates a testing program; significant entities must perform Threat-Led Penetration Testing under frameworks like TIBER-EU. evoila provides the testing spectrum from vulnerability assessment to threat-led red teaming, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK.

Third-party ICT risk

We help build the register of information, assess concentration risk, and structure the contractual and monitoring controls DORA requires for critical providers.

For ICT providers

If you serve the financial sector, we help you evidence your own resilience so your clients can rely on you under DORA.

Technical Advantages

What you get across all five pillars

1. ICT risk management framework

governance, policies, and controls meeting DORA’s requirements

2. Report-Ready Incident Pipeline

Classification and reporting built for DORA’s deadlines, connected to detection from day one.

3. TLPT Capability

Resilience testing aligned to TIBER-EU and MITRE ATT&CK, delivered by our offensive security practice.

4. Third-Party Risk Under Control

Register of information, oversight processes, and concentration risk assessment built to supervisory standards.

5. ISO 27001 Backbone

One operational core serving DORA and the standard. Efficient for organizations already certified.

6. Gap assessment & roadmap

Current state against all five pillars, prioritized for supervisory readiness

Your partner of choice

GRC and Offensive Security. One Team, Not Two Vendors.

DORA spans governance and deep technical testing. Few partners cover both.

evoila pairs GRC consultants with offensive security and SOC/MDR teams, so we build your ICT risk framework and deliver the resilience testing DORA mandates, including a path to TLPT. We are tool-agnostic, build on a recognized ISO 27001 foundation (evoila is itself ISO 27001 certified), and connect incident reporting to real detection. For ICT providers to the sector, we help you become the dependable link in your clients’ DORA chain.

ISO 27001-certified operations

We meet the same operational standards we help clients implement.

Technical expertise across the evoila group

Security, cloud and GRC specialists work together when DORA requires both governance and technical implementation.

Offensive security practice for TLPT delivery

Red teaming and compliance under one roof, no subcontracting.

Tool-agnostic, no vendor lock-in

We build what fits your environment, not our partner portfolio.


Services & Starter Deals

Start the way that works best for you

1 | DORA Gap Assessment

A focused assessment of your ICT risk management, resilience controls, reporting and third-party risk. You receive a clear gap view and a prioritized roadmap for DORA readiness.

2 | DORA Implementation & Testing

A phased program to implement the DORA controls that matter most, establish audit-ready evidence and prepare your organization for resilience testing and supervisory scrutiny.

Your resilience needs evidence, not intent.

DORA is supervised. The examination will come. Make sure your framework is ready before it does.

Assess your DORA readiness

Let’s make DORA less daunting. Let’s talk.

From first assessments to advanced testing, we’ll help you navigate the requirements without unnecessary complexity.

Patrick Cosic

Patrick Cosic

Business Unit Lead Security

FAQs

Commonly asked questions about DORA Compliance

DORA applies to a wide range of financial entities (banks, insurers, investment and payment firms) and to critical ICT providers serving them. If you’re unsure, we run a short scoping assessment to confirm your status and obligations.

Threat-Led Penetration Testing simulates real adversaries against your live environment. DORA requires significant entities to perform advanced threat-led testing, typically under the TIBER-EU framework. evoila helps you prepare for and deliver it.

ISO 27001 is a voluntary standard; NIS2 and DORA are binding EU regulations. DORA is specific to the financial sector and goes further on operational resilience, testing, and third-party risk. An ISO 27001 ISMS is the efficient foundation for meeting it.

Yes, potentially. DORA extends oversight to critical ICT third-party providers. Your financial-sector clients will require evidence of your resilience. We help you build and demonstrate it so you remain a viable supplier.

A gap assessment takes weeks; building the full framework and testing program runs several months depending on maturity. We prioritize by supervisory risk so the most exposed areas are addressed first.