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DORA: Stress Tests and Contingency Plans for the Financial System

Validated facts

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) obliges banks, insurers, and FinTechs to end-to-end ICT third-party risk management and regular threat-led penetration testing.

In plain language

The emergency drill for bank servers: Banks must prove that ATMs and online banking keep running even if a major cloud provider fails.

Security relevance & practical tip

Protects savings and cashless payments from systemic cyber blackouts.

Primary source / reference

  • EU DORA-Verordnung 2022/2554