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14 · ALIGNMENT WITH THE DIGITAL OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE ACT (DORA) Book · edition v1.2

Alignment with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)

UTIOM directly supports DORA’s objectives by embedding operational resilience into day-to-day security operations.

ICT Risk Management — Crown Jewels and threat-informed Strategy focus risk management efforts on systems critical to financial stability.

Incident Detection and Response — Threat Visibility and Detection improve early identification of systemic risks and significant incidents, enabling faster containment.

Incident Classification and Reporting — Tiered Response and structured playbooks support consistent incident classification, escalation, and regulatory reporting.

Operational Resilience and Learning — Continuous Improvement ensures operational lessons are captured and translated into improved resilience and preparedness.

Digital Operational Resilience Testing — Articles 24–25 require a risk-based digital operational resilience testing programme covering ICT systems supporting critical or important functions. Article 26 additionally requires advanced testing by means of threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) for financial entities identified under the criteria in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1190. These are not the same obligation: the first applies broadly, the second only to identified entities. UTIOM’s purple-team validation and detection effectuality records provide operational evidence supporting both, without determining which applies.

Key Differentiator:DORA mandates resilience; UTIOM operationalizes resilience through measurable, repeatable security operations aligned to real threats.

UTIOM does not replace standards or regulations. It connects them to reality.

Cite this chapter: Adineh, R. (2026). Alignment with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). UTIOM Framework Book, edition 1.2. utiom.de/book/dora-alignment/
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