In an era of growing digital threats, digital resilience has emerged as a top priority for financial organizations worldwide. Cyberattacks, data breaches, and operational disruptions not only jeopardize business continuity but also erode customer trust and regulatory confidence.
To address these risks, the European Union has introduced the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)—a landmark regulation that mandates financial entities and their critical ICT providers to ensure robust cybersecurity and ICT risk management.
DORA compliance goes beyond traditional IT security. It focuses on digital operational resilience, ensuring that firms can prevent, respond to, recover from, and learn from all types of ICT-related incidents. Unlike cybersecurity, which primarily aims to protect data, cyber resilience ensures ongoing operational continuity even during and after cyber disruptions.
Whether you’re an EU-based financial entity or a global ICT service provider working with EU firms, complying with DORA is no longer optional—it’s a legal obligation. And that’s where Seven Step Consulting Pvt. Ltd. steps in.
Our Approach to DORA Compliance
At Seven Step Consulting, we understand that DORA is complex, multi-dimensional, and highly business-specific. Our proven methodology for DORA compliance is built around flexibility, deep industry expertise, and full lifecycle support—from readiness assessments to ongoing monitoring.
Our Core Methodology Includes
Readiness & Gap Analysis
We begin with a financial gap analysis and ICT risk maturity assessment to benchmark your current state against DORA requirements. This includes evaluating compliance overlaps with FISMA compliance, FCRA compliance, and CRA compliance, where applicable.
Policy & Procedure Development
We create or update policies for ICT governance, incident response, outsourcing, business continuity, and cyber resilience, in line with DORA and other regulations like FISMA and FCRA compliance.
Ongoing Monitoring & Audit Readiness
DORA mandates continuous oversight. Our business compliance services include metrics development, reporting mechanisms, and periodic reviews to ensure you remain DORA-compliant post-implementation.
Control Framework Design
Based on findings, we help design a digital resilience framework aligned with DORA’s five key pillars: ICT risk management, ICT-related incident reporting, Digital operational resilience testing, Third-party risk management, Information sharing arrangements
Training & Awareness
From boardroom to server room, we build awareness of what cyber resilience really means, bridging the gap between IT, compliance, and business units.
Implementation Support
We assist with technical and organizational measures such as monitoring tools, threat intelligence platforms, service-level agreements, and disaster recovery solutions.
Our Deliverables Include
- Regulatory Expertise Across Domains – With experience in ISO standards, FISMA, FCRA, CRA compliance, and data privacy laws, we bring a multi-layered compliance perspective that few firms can offer.
- Dedicated Cyber Resilience Teams – Our consultants understand the critical differences in cyber resilience vs cybersecurity and help you build frameworks that go beyond firewalls and encryption.
- Custom, Scalable Solutions – Whether you’re a fintech startup, a legacy bank, or an ICT provider, we tailor solutions to your risk profile, regulatory exposure, and IT maturity.
- End-to-End Ownership – From policy writing to tabletop exercises, our team takes full ownership of your compliance journey. We don’t just consult—we implement.
- Client-Centric Engagement– We’ve delivered DORA-aligned services for institutions across the EU and APAC, combining global best practices with local insight.
Call to Action: Let’s Secure Your Digital Future
In today’s hyper-connected financial ecosystem, resilience is not just about recovery—it’s about readiness, continuity, and trust.
- Contact Seven Step Consulting Pvt. Ltd. to schedule your DORA compliance assessment and discover how we can help you build a sustainable, secure, and DORA-compliant future.
Let’s make your operations digitally resilient—and regulator-ready.
What is DORA compliance?
DORA stands for Digital Operational Resilience Act, a European Union regulation designed to ensure that financial institutions and their ICT providers can withstand and recover from all types of ICT-related disruptions.
DORA stands for Digital Operational Resilience Act, a European Union regulation designed to ensure that financial institutions and their ICT providers can withstand and recover from all types of ICT-related disruptions.
Cybersecurity focuses on protecting information systems from unauthorized access or attacks. Cyber resilience, on the other hand, emphasizes maintaining operations during and after such incidents—ensuring continuity and rapid recovery.
What does compliance mean in business?
Business compliance refers to aligning with laws, regulations, and internal policies to reduce risk and ensure accountability. For financial entities, DORA compliance is now a critical business mandate.
Who must comply with DORA?
Banks, insurance companies, payment processors, crypto firms, investment funds, and ICT third-party service providers that work with EU-based financial entities must comply with DORA.
What is the cost of DORA compliance?
Costs vary based on organization size, complexity, and maturity. Typically, costs include consultancy, tooling, training, policy development, and audit readiness support. A financial gap analysis helps estimate total investment.
Ready to be DORA-ready? Reach out to Seven Step Consulting today. Your digital resilience journey starts here.
