As the deadline for the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) compliance swiftly approaches, it is essential for organisations, like yours, financial entities and service providers across the European Union, to be fully prepared by January 2025. Recognising the complexity and importance of achieving compliance, we have meticulously curated a comprehensive suite of DORA resources over the past few months. These resources are specifically designed to enhance your understanding of DORA, track your compliance journey, and provide support at every stage.
In this edition of DORA Digest, we are thrilled to share our most valuable insights and resources—each one created by our DORA experts to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed. Our offerings include in-depth webinars, insightful articles, detailed checklists, interactive workshops, and engaging podcasts. We are confident that you will find them invaluable!
Upcoming live webinar
DORA: 2 months to go - Are you ready to cross the finish line?
We are pleased to extend an exclusive invitation to our webinar which has been designed to clarify the complex elements of DORA compliance. Join DORA experts Shreeji Doshi, Director, GRC at Thomas Murray and Patricia Domingos, Digital Transformation Leader at askblue, as they explore the key challenges organisations may be facing in the final stretch towards DORA readiness by January 2025.
DORA: 2 months to go - Are you ready to cross the finish line?
Wednesday, 27 November 2024 | 14:00 - 15:00
(GMT) London, Edinburgh, Lisbon, Dublin
The webinar will cover:
Overview of DORA
Key challenges for DORA compliance and our recommendations Meeting notification reporting timelines Populating Register of Information Ensuring organisation-wide adoption of change due to DORA
ICT third parties monitoring and risk assessments
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the experts and gain valuable insights on how to achieve DORA compliance.
Workshops
Executive Readiness for DORA Workshops
Thomas Murray Executive Readiness for DORA Workshops present an opportunity for executives and board members to understand the scope and implications of DORA for their organisations. Leveraging the extensive insights and experience of the collective Thomas Murray team, clients will have access to industry-leading DORA subject-matter experts who will facilitate two interactive, related workshops with key individuals from across their businesses.
Workshop One: Current State of Operations | 4 hours
Workshop Two: Senior Management and Board | 2 hours
Delivered by Shreeji Doshi and Ed Starkie, outputs of the workshops will include:
An understanding of DORA and its implications for business leaders.
A collective understanding of the activities clients need to complete to achieve compliance.
An outline of key improvement areas required to achieve DORA compliance.
Pragmatic advice on how best to use the remaining months before the compliance deadline.
Checklist
DORA Compliance Progress Check
Use our free, easy-to-follow questionnaire to determine how close your organisation is to meeting all the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requirements.
Once completed, we’ll send you a free report outlining how prepared you are for DORA. You can use our output to create an action plan to achieve compliance.
If you need further support in setting up an action plan, or need advice about the requirements, our team of cyber experts can work with you on a roadmap to compliance.
How it works:
Register with your company email
Receive log in details via email
Complete questionnaire (2-4 hours depending on organisation)
Receive free report
Plan your next steps with our DORA expert
Podcast
DORA Talks - Spotify podcast
Over five episodes, Shreeji Doshi, an associate member of the Belgian Cyber Security Coalition and director of cyber GRC at Thomas Murray, talks to experts from the worlds of banking, funds, risk management and cyber security about DORA.
Episode #1: Why DORA, and why now? Kev and Shreeji discuss gap assessments and what affected entities can expect DORA to demand of them, both at a regulatory level and in terms of time, resources and software capabilities. Listen
Episode #2: The million-dollar question: Europe's FMIs get their houses in order. Panos and Shreeji analyse some of the specific challenges faced by FMIs when it comes to DORA, especially in smaller markets, and Panos invites Shreeji to make a wager on whether the regulators will offer any 11th-hour extensions on the compliance deadline. Listen
Episode #3: The single source of truth: DORA and third-party risk management. The panel looks at recent third-party breaches and how technology can be leveraged to handle all aspects of TPRM. Listen
Episode #4: Go for the low-hanging fruit: DORA readiness for pension funds. Steve and Andy explain how pension funds at different stages of the compliance readiness process can accelerate their DORA preparations, and whether DORA makes any room for proportionality. Listen
Episode #5: Firewalls and Black Swans: Talking DORA with a cyber security expert. Alistair explains what DORA means for cyber security experts, and how organisations can make the lives of incident response specialists easier when a cyber threat emerges. Listen
Are you ready for DORA?
With a deadline of January 2025 to be fully compliant with DORA, the Thomas Murray Executive Readiness for DORA Workshops present an opportunity for executives and board members to understand the scope and implications of DORA for their organisations. This includes understanding your organisation's current exposure to regulatory enforcement and punitive actions for non-compliance.
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