Fintech Focus Podcast | Navigating IT and Security Risks in Fintechs in Light of Impending DORA Deadline
As regulatory frameworks tighten and cybersecurity threats grow in complexity, operational resilience is, now more than ever, a boardroom challenge for banks....more
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published its finalised Format for Incident Reporting Exchange (FIRE), together with a press release and updated webpage. FIRE provides a standardised format for financial institutions...more
Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more
On March 24 2025, the European Commission (EC) adopted the final draft Delegated Regulation setting out Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) for subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions under the...more
The European Commission has adopted a Delegated Regulation supplementing Regulation 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (DORA) with regard to regulatory technical standards specifying the...more
Introduction to DORA and its Implications - As of Jan.17, 2025, the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) became enforceable. This new regulatory framework significantly impacts financial institutions and...more
Translations have been published of the joint guidelines on the estimation of aggregated annual costs and losses caused by major ICT-related incidents...more
The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) took effect on 17 January 2025 after a two-year implementation period. DORA sets out new requirements for financial entities (FEs) and their information technology and...more
EU national supervisory authorities will collect the Register of Information (ROI) pursuant to the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) from in scope financial entities in April 2025, with the reference date set as...more
The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have published a roadmap for the designation of critical ICT third-party service providers (CTPPs) under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The roadmap of key dates...more
The European Central Bank (ECB) has published an updated version of the threat intelligence-based ethical red teaming framework (TIBER-EU framework) (dated January) to align with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)...more
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has published a final report with amending guidelines in respect of Guidelines EBA/GL/2019/04 on ICT and security risk management. The EBA reviewed the Guidelines in light of the Digital...more
The European Commission (EC) has adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation supplementing the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) with regard to RTS specifying the criteria used for identifying financial entities...more
The European Commission (Commission) recently published a letter (Letter) that it sent to the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) rejecting certain draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) under the EU Digital...more
European regulators recently published clarifications on the scope of ICT services under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), prepared by the European Commission, which confirms previous guidance and enables...more
The European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into effect on January 17, 2025. DORA aims to harmonise rules concerning the provision of information and communication technology (ICT) services to...more
Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 on digital operational resilience for the financial sector (“DORA”), which establishes a uniform set of requirements relating to the security of network and information systems supporting financial...more
Starting as of Friday, January 17, 2025, financial entities must now be compliant with the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). Implementation efforts have accelerated in recent months to meet the deadline and in...more
Beginning 17 January 2025, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply to almost all EU financial entities, including banks, insurers and reinsurers, brokers , payment and electronic money institutions,...more
After a two-year implementation period, the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) takes effect on 17 January 2025. DORA is part of the EU’s Digital Finance Package and aims to strengthen the financial sector’s...more
Starting January 17, 2025, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will require financial entities and their critical information and communication technology (ICT) service providers to comply with enhanced...more
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) aims to harmonize provisions related to cybersecurity and information and communication technology (ICT) risk management in the financial sector. Its scope covers nearly all entities...more
DORA, the first EU regulation designed to establish a unified and robust digital resilience standard for the financial sector, becomes directly applicable on January 17, 2025, introducing significant penalties and...more
It’s DORA day! The EU financial services sector has been anticipating today since the Digital Operational Resilience Act was published in December 2022. DORA brings a significant shift to the sector in terms of how financial...more
DORA is now applicable, imposing requirements in respect of ICT risk management and digital operational resilience. Firms should be preparing their register of information ready for sharing with the CBI in April....more