Applicability & Scoping Workshop
We analyze whether DORA applies to your organization based on services, geography, and client base.
DORA Compliance
Building Digital Operational Resilience for the Financial Sector
What It Is and Why It’s Important
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulation aimed at ensuring the financial sector can withstand all types of ICT-related disruptions and cyber threats. It applies to a wide range of institutions, including banks, insurers, crypto asset service providers, and ICT third-party providers operating within or serving the EU.
Why should UAE-based institutions care? Many financial firms, fintech startups, and outsourcing partners in the UAE have cross-border clients, operations, or dependencies in the EU. Therefore, DORA compliance becomes essential not only to maintain those relationships but also to demonstrate digital maturity, business continuity, and risk resilience in a fast-evolving threat landscape.
Common Mistakes Organizations Make
- Assuming DORA is optional if based outside the EU—when in fact it applies to many third-party providers
- Lack of coordination between IT, risk, and legal teams, which leads to incomplete compliance
- Treating cyber risk as a technical problem, instead of a core business resilience issue
- Failure to establish an ICT risk management framework
- Neglecting to test incident response and recovery plans regularly
Hero Inline Img
How Intracyber Helps You Achieve DORA Compliance
Intracyber acts as your strategic partner to translate DORA’s regulatory complexity into actionable steps for your business:
- Help determine DORA applicability for your UAE operations or services
- Build a comprehensive ICT risk management strategy aligned to your business model
- Create and test incident response, backup, and recovery plans
- Support your third-party risk management process, including vendor assessments
- Implement robust monitoring, logging, and reporting systems to ensure accountability
- Prepare all required documentation for DORA compliance audits and regulatory reporting
Our Proven Methodology
Current State Assessment
Evaluate your existing ICT risk posture, incident response setup, and vendor ecosystem.
Gap Analysis & Roadmap Design
Map your maturity against DORA’s key pillars—ICT risk management, testing, third-party oversight, and reporting.
Implementation Support
Deploy the necessary controls, tools, and policies to bring your organization up to speed.
Simulation & Resilience Testing
Conduct scenario-based simulations to test operational resilience in the event of ICT disruptions.
Audit Readiness & Reporting
Compile evidence, reports, and a governance structure to satisfy regulatory scrutiny.
Real-World Relevance
A UAE-based payments provider serving clients across Europe approached Intracyber to help prepare for DORA. We built their ICT risk framework, conducted threat simulations, and created third-party management processes aligned with DORA—positioning them as a secure and compliant provider in the EU market.
Tips, Stats & Insights
- Tip: DORA requires ongoing testing and updates. Set up a quarterly incident simulation calendar for better readiness.
- Insight: DORA compliance enhances your resilience, making your company more attractive to EU financial clients.
- Stat: 67% of European financial firms plan to review or replace vendors that cannot demonstrate DORA compliance post-2025.
Key Takeaways
DORA compliance is more than a regulatory checkbox—it’s a commitment to business continuity, digital maturity, and operational strength. Intracyber helps UAE businesses future-proof themselves by embedding resilience into every layer of their technology and risk fabric.