Understanding DORA: What it means for your cyber resilience strategy

Objective:

To provide NI cybersecurity firms with an overview of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), including its relevance, key requirements, and potential opportunities for the sector in supporting in-scope financial entities in the EU with compliance.

Who should attend:

Cybersecurity product and service providers in NI;
Compliance and risk professionals within the local cyber sector; and
Tech companies exploring opportunities in regulated sectors.

What you'll learn:

What is DORA? Background and policy drivers.
Who does it apply to and how? (overview of in-scope EU financial entities and ICT third parties)
Core pillars of DORA:
ICT risk management
Incident reporting
Digital operational resilience testing
Third-party risk and oversight
What this means for NI cybersecurity product and service providers.
How NI cybersecurity firms can position themselves as strategic partners to DORA-regulated entities.

Contributors:

Russell Jones, Senior Associate, Finance, A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP
Carrie McMeel, Senior Associate, Litigation, , Senior Associate, Finance, A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP
Simon Whittaker, Chair of NI Cyber Steering Committee and Head of Cyber Security at Vertical Structure, an Instil company.

Event Type: Webinar

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Event Information

When16 June 2025

Time1:00 - 2:00pm

Where Virtual

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