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DORA

Digital Operational Resilience for Financial Services

DORA requires financial entities to ensure digital operational resilience through ICT risk management, incident handling, and third-party risk governance. Firevault Control provides the physical enforcement layer that demonstrates resilience beyond software controls.

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DORA

DORA requires financial entities to not merely survive ICT disruptions, but to demonstrate they have the resilience measures in place to continue operating through them.

Ch. II

ICT risk management framework coverage

100%

Third-party ICT path governance

Ch. V

Third-party risk management evidence

Full

Automated regulatory evidence generation

The Resilience Challenge

Financial services face stringent resilience requirements.

ICT Risk Management

DORA Chapter II requires comprehensive ICT risk management frameworks with demonstrable technical controls that go beyond policy documentation.

Third-Party Concentration

Financial entities increasingly depend on third-party ICT providers, creating concentration risks that DORA Chapter V specifically addresses.

Recovery Testing

DORA requires regular resilience testing including threat-led penetration testing. Organisations must demonstrate that recovery capabilities work under realistic conditions.

The Scenario

Scenario: DORA Resilience Assessment

A financial entity undergoes its first DORA resilience assessment. The regulator examines third-party ICT risk management and discovers that 14 vendor connections maintain persistent network access to production payment systems. The entity cannot demonstrate that these connections are actively governed or that access can be revoked in a defined timeframe. The regulator also finds that backup systems share network infrastructure with production, meaning a ransomware attack could compromise both simultaneously. With Firevault Control, all vendor connections are physically governed with time-limited access windows. Backup systems are air-gapped. The entity demonstrates continuous evidence of ICT risk management and third-party governance that exceeds DORA requirements.

"The regulator asked us how quickly we could sever a compromised vendor connection. Honestly, it would have taken us days to identify all the paths, update firewall rules, and verify the changes. With physical path governance, the answer is seconds."

Framework Mapping

Physical operational resilience for DORA compliance.

Financial entities achieve DORA compliance through physical ICT risk management measures. Third-party ICT connections are governed with time-limited, authorised access. Critical systems are physically separated. Recovery capabilities are air-gapped and guaranteed. Regulatory evidence is generated continuously.

  • Physical ICT risk management exceeding Chapter II requirements
  • Third-party governance satisfying Chapter V requirements
  • Rapid incident containment for Chapter III timelines
  • Air-gapped recovery for business continuity assurance
  • Continuous regulatory evidence for FCA and PRA
  • Resilience testing support for TLPT requirements
Fracture

Fracture, ICT Incident Containment

Module 1 of 4

Physically severs compromised ICT connections to contain incidents within seconds, supporting DORA Chapter III incident management and reporting requirements.

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Key Capabilities

Financial Data Sovereignty

All financial system data and configurations remain within the agreed jurisdiction in secured Firevault Bunkers, supporting data localisation requirements.

Third-Party Access Governance

Every vendor and third-party ICT access session is multi-party authorised, time-limited, and fully logged for regulatory review.

Regulatory Evidence

Automated logging generates continuous evidence for DORA, FCA, PRA, and EBA requirements across all ICT risk management domains.

Resilience Testing Support

Physical isolation capabilities support threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) by providing demonstrable containment boundaries for test scenarios.

Audit Trail

Tamper-proof logs record every ICT system access, third-party connection, and incident response action for regulatory audit.

Recovery Assurance

Air-gapped recovery capabilities demonstrate operational resilience that withstands even total network compromise scenarios.

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Adoption Guide

Step 1

DORA Gap Assessment

Map your current ICT risk management measures against DORA chapter requirements to identify where physical enforcement strengthens compliance.

Step 2

Resilience Architecture Design

Design physical ICT system boundaries and third-party governance models that satisfy DORA requirements across all applicable chapters.

Step 3

Resilience Validation

Deploy Control and conduct threat-led testing to validate physical containment capabilities before your regulatory assessment.

Step 4

Full DORA Deployment

Organisation-wide deployment with continuous regulatory evidence, third-party governance, and air-gapped recovery assurance.

Step 1

DORA Gap Assessment

Map your current ICT risk management measures against DORA chapter requirements to identify where physical enforcement strengthens compliance.

Step 2

Resilience Architecture Design

Design physical ICT system boundaries and third-party governance models that satisfy DORA requirements across all applicable chapters.

Step 3

Resilience Validation

Deploy Control and conduct threat-led testing to validate physical containment capabilities before your regulatory assessment.

Step 4

Full DORA Deployment

Organisation-wide deployment with continuous regulatory evidence, third-party governance, and air-gapped recovery assurance.

Commercial Advantage

Win Business, Earn Trust, and Build Reputation with Butterfly

Butterfly is an operational model that helps organisations structure sensitive data to close deals faster, strengthen client relationships, and demonstrate the governance maturity that wins enterprise contracts.

Built on the VPPP framework (Vault, Policy, Permissions, Purpose), Butterfly maps your sensitive data and assigns dedicated Vaults by role, relationship, and purpose, turning data stewardship into a competitive advantage.

Deal Readiness

Governed materials ready to share with confidence

Client Trust

Demonstrate stewardship that earns loyalty

Board Confidence

Clear governance that inspires stakeholders

Enterprise Scale

Structure data governance across your organisation

Butterfly deployment model

Who Uses Butterfly?

  • Sales Teams

    Secure client proposals, pricing, and commercial intelligence

  • Service Providers

    Exchange sensitive documents with clients through governed Vaults

  • Businesses

    Protect strategic plans, IP, and competitive intelligence

  • Family Offices

    Structure data governance across principals, staff, and advisors

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