DORA mandates robust cybersecurity frameworks to mitigate operational and cyber risks. HITRUST offers various assessments (e.g., r2, i1, and e1), harmonized with over 50 regulatory standards (e.g., NIST, ISO, GDPR, PCI DSS), ensuring comprehensive cybersecurity and operational resilience coverage.

• HITRUST r2 Assessment: Provides a risk-based, tailored approach to cybersecurity that meets DORA’s requirements for financial and ICT risk management.
• HITRUST i1 and e1 Assessments: Addresses the needs of organizations looking to establish foundational and implemented cybersecurity practices aligned with DORA’s resilience expectations.

Third-party risk management is a central pillar of DORA. The net benefit to TPRM Programs is dramatically increased risk visibility and mitigation at lower costs than any other mechanism. HITRUST’s TPRM methodology enables organizations with absolute trusted visibility into security postures and a statistically proven means to significantly mitigate risk:

• Comprehensive portfolio with threat-tested and adapted security controls.
• Multiple levels of assurance, from self-attestation to 3rd party validated and certified.
• Tools to classify third parties based on inherent risk and assign appropriate assessments.
• Continuously monitored vendor compliance and remediation via Corrective Action Plans (CAPs).
• Standardized scoring and reporting.
• Electronic Results Distribution.
• Integration into leading TPRM platforms, starting with ServiceNow, available today.
• Managed services to assist and outsource vendor assessment and certification efforts. 

Additionally, the HITRUST Assessment XChange streamlines and centralizes vendor assessments to meet DORA’s ongoing oversight requirements.

DORA requires financial entities to detect, respond to, and recover from cyber incidents. HITRUST supports resilience by:

• Providing structured CAPs for continuous improvement.
• Requiring breach reporting to inform and refine security controls.
• Integrating updated threat intelligence to address emerging cybersecurity threats. 

By encouraging a unified approach to cybersecurity oversight, DORA aims to reduce duplication of efforts. HITRUST’s “Assess Once, Report Many” model helps organizations demonstrate compliance across multiple regulations through a single assessment, minimizing audit fatigue and resource strain.

DORA emphasizes regular testing of digital resilience. HITRUST supports this through:

• Risk-based cybersecurity maturity assessments (HITRUST r2).
• Simulated threat scenarios mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Ongoing monitoring tools to track cybersecurity improvements.