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An actionable DORA compliance checklist for financial entities

As of January 17, 2025, all financial entities and their information and communication technology (ICT) service providers catering to EU entities must comply with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). ‍ If you’re new to the regulation, you can reduce the potential overwhelm caused by its various requirements by using a concise compliance checklist. To help, we’ve created a robust guide that covers everything you should know, including: ‍

What is the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)? Everything you need to know

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a comprehensive EU regulation aimed at financial entities and their third-party information and communications technology (ICT) providers. ‍ As a new and largely unexplored regulation, many affected organizations are still in the process of aligning their cybersecurity and risk management processes with the framework.

DORA vs GDPR: Aligning Compliance in a Data-Driven World

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are two crucial compliance frameworks shaping the regulatory landscape. While GDPR focuses on data protection and privacy, DORA aims to strengthen the cybersecurity resilience of financial institutions. In this video, we break down: Key differences between DORA and GDPR How financial institutions can align with both frameworks Impact of non-compliance on DORA and GDPR Common Goals and Requirements of DORA and GDPR.

Why CISOs Need to Automate Security, Privacy, and AI Risk Assessments - Now

CISOs face a growing challenge: securing critical assets while keeping pace with evolving cyber threats, AI risks, and increasing regulatory demands. The irony? Despite investing millions in security tools, many organizations still lack confidence that their applications, data, and infrastructure consistently meet security, privacy, and AI governance requirements. Traditional risk assessment methods – like annual audits and spreadsheet-based workflows—are no longer enough.

The Only DORA Compliance Checklist You Need

The bad news – if you’re wondering about the DORA compliance date, it already passed on January 17th 2025. The good news? If you’ve been too busy to even think about the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act, it’s not too late to score some quick compliance wins. This DORA compliance checklist is your blueprint for establishing not just compliance, but checks and balances for maintaining it.

PCI DSS 4.0.1 Compliance for Payment Providers (SAQ D) - How to Ensure Compliance Across Thousands of Payment Pages

Compliance for Payment Providers SAQ D presents unique challenges due to their distributed business model. With payment pages, iframes, and forms embedded across thousands of merchant websites, ensuring consistent security and maintaining PCI DSS 4.0.1 compliance requires sophisticated solutions and strategies.

FedRAMP ConMon vs Audits: What's the Difference?

A lot goes into protecting the information security of the nation. The National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST, maintains a list of security controls under the banner of NIST SP 800-53, Security and Privacy Controls for Information Systems and Organizations. Meanwhile, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, or FedRAMP, sets up a framework that makes those security controls apply to governmental agencies and the third-party cloud service providers that work with them.