Dora Penetration Testing And Threat-Led Exercises Explained
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, January 14th, 2026
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) introduces a unified framework for managing ICT risk across the European financial sector, with key requirements, including penetration testing, coming into force in 2026.
Its aim is to ensure that regulated organisations, and the critical third-party providers they rely on, can withstand, respond to and recover from operational disruptions. Within this context, operational resilience and robust ICT risk management become central to regulatory expectations. Penetration testing plays a significant role in meeting these obligations by providing independent assurance that security controls are effective, appropriately implemented and capable of protecting critical services against realistic threats.