DORA Compliance Consulting
Meet the Digital Operational Resilience Act with a pragmatic program for ICT risk management, resilience testing and third-party oversight.
The problems this solves
Meet the Digital Operational Resilience Act with a pragmatic program for ICT risk management, resilience testing and third-party oversight.
Directly applicable
DORA is an EU regulation, not a directive — it applies uniformly and leaves little room for interpretation.
Third-party oversight
Proving oversight of critical ICT providers is one of DORA's most demanding requirements.
Resilience testing
Structured operational resilience testing, up to threat-led penetration testing, is new ground for many firms.
Overlapping obligations
DORA, NIS2 and ISO 27001 overlap, and running them as separate projects wastes time and budget.
One connected ecosystem, end to end
I translate DORA's detailed requirements into a workable resilience program that satisfies supervisors and builds on your existing security investments.
CyberHealth360
An automated assessment platform that benchmarks your current security posture and surfaces the gaps that matter most.
Sandy Smajic Consulting
Senior advisory that turns findings into a prioritized, board-ready roadmap and implements the controls that protect the business.
ComplianceHub360
A GRC platform that keeps policies, evidence and audits in one place so your program stays continuously audit-ready.
The Digital Operational Resilience Act explained
DORA (the Digital Operational Resilience Act) is the EU regulation that harmonizes how financial entities manage information and communication technology (ICT) risk. It applies to banks, insurers, investment firms, crypto-asset providers and many other financial players.
Unlike a directive, DORA is directly applicable across the entire EU. It sets binding requirements for ICT risk management, incident reporting, resilience testing and the oversight of critical third-party providers.
How I support DORA compliance
I help financial entities translate DORA's detailed requirements into a workable operational resilience program that satisfies supervisors and strengthens the business.
- ICT risk management framework aligned to DORA
- Digital operational resilience testing programs
- ICT-related incident classification and reporting
- Third-party and critical-provider risk oversight
- Governance and board reporting structures
- Integration with existing ISO 27001 and NIS2 work
Turning resilience into advantage
DORA is demanding, but the underlying goal — operational resilience — is genuinely valuable. A well-run program reduces downtime, protects customers and builds confidence with regulators and partners alike.
Standards and regulations we cover
Engagements map to the frameworks that matter for your sector — assessed objectively and tracked continuously.
What you walk away with
Tangible, audit-ready outputs — not slideware. Everything is built to fit how your organization actually works.
ICT risk management framework
Governance, policies and controls mapped to DORA's requirements.
Resilience testing program
A structured testing regime from vulnerability assessment to threat-led testing.
Incident reporting process
ICT-incident classification and supervisory reporting workflows.
Third-party oversight model
Critical-provider register, risk oversight and contractual controls.
A clear path from gap to audit-ready
A proven four-phase engagement that moves you from uncertainty to a sustainable, defensible program.
Assess ICT risk
Benchmark ICT risk management maturity against DORA's five pillars with CyberHealth360.
Build framework
Implement an ICT risk management framework and governance aligned to the regulation.
Test resilience
Stand up operational resilience testing and ICT-incident classification and reporting.
Oversee & report
Manage third-party oversight and board reporting continuously in ComplianceHub360.
How this plays out in practice
An anonymized example of the ecosystem in action. Outcomes are described qualitatively to respect client confidentiality.
Needed to demonstrate DORA readiness to its supervisor without duplicating an existing ISO 27001 program.
Mapped existing controls to DORA's pillars, added resilience testing and third-party oversight, and centralized evidence in ComplianceHub360.
Built a defensible operational resilience program that satisfied supervisory expectations while reusing prior security investment.
Compliance managed, not just achieved
Once your program is in place, ComplianceHub360 keeps policies, evidence and audits in one place — so the next audit is never a fire drill.
Sectors I work with
Engagements are tailored to the regulatory and operational realities of your industry.
Expertise you can verify
Advisory grounded in academic rigor, real audit experience, and the platforms built to support it.
External Lecturer — HDBW
Teaches IT Security, risk management and compliance at the University of Applied Sciences, keeping practice grounded in current academic rigor.
Cybersecurity Consultant
Hands-on senior consultant who has guided organizations through real ISO 27001, NIS2, TISAX and DORA audits across multiple sectors.
Founder — Security Ecosystem
Built CyberHealth360 and ComplianceHub360 to connect assessment, strategy and compliance management into one continuous program.
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The platforms behind the service
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