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DORA Article 26 · Operational Resilience Exercises

DORA Operational Resilience Tabletop Exercises

Article 26 TLPT-Supporting Exercises for Financial Institutions

The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requires financial institutions—including banks, insurers, investment firms, and payment providers—to conduct threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) and resilience exercises under Article 26. These structured tabletop scenarios provide the facilitated discussion, documented evidence, and compliance-mapped After Action Reports your organization needs to demonstrate DORA readiness to national competent authorities.

✓ DORA Art. 26 TLPT✓ EBA Guidelines✓ SWIFT CSCF Aligned⚠ Financial Sector Focus

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DORA Requirements → Exercise Coverage

Every scenario maps to specific DORA articles so your compliance team can build a documented evidence trail for supervisory authorities and internal audit functions.

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Article 11 — Business Continuity
ICT business continuity policy and testing requirements
BC/DR tabletop scenarios validate recovery time objectives, failover procedures, and operational continuity plans for critical ICT functions. Exercises generate documented test evidence required under DORA Article 11(6) and satisfy annual testing obligations.
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Article 17 — ICT Incident Classification
ICT-related incident management and classification
Incident response exercises walk teams through DORA ICT incident classification criteria, major incident notification timelines to competent authorities (initial 4h, intermediate, final report), and cross-border coordination with EU-ISAC and peer institutions.
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Article 26 — TLPT Programs
Threat-led penetration testing requirements
Advanced threat simulation scenarios modeled on TIBER-EU methodology support DORA Article 26 TLPT programs. Tabletop exercises provide the structured resilience testing layer complementing technical TLPT activities required every three years.

DORA Tabletop Scenarios for Financial Institutions

Scenarios cover banking, insurance, capital markets, and payment systems—with injects designed around real threat actors targeting the European financial sector.

Payment System Ransomware — Financial Critical Infrastructure
3h
Banking & Finance

A ransomware group encrypts a major bank payment processing infrastructure during peak settlement hours. Teams navigate DORA Article 26 classification thresholds, competent authority notification timelines, and coordinated response with payment scheme operators and the ECB.

DORA Art. 26SWIFT CSCFEBA Guidelines
SWIFT Network Compromise & Fraudulent Transfer
3h
Banking & Finance

Inspired by the 2016 Bangladesh Bank heist. An adversary compromises SWIFT operator credentials and initiates fraudulent international transfers. Teams must activate recall procedures, notify correspondents, and manage regulatory disclosure under DORA 4-hour initial notification requirement.

DORA Art. 17SWIFT CSCF v2024PCI DSS 4.0
Cloud Service Provider Outage — Concentrated Risk
2.5h
Financial Services

A major cloud hyperscaler suffers a multi-region outage affecting dozens of financial institutions simultaneously. Teams assess DORA third-party ICT provider concentration risk, activate manual fallback procedures, and demonstrate to supervisors that critical functions remain operable.

DORA Art. 28EBA Cloud GuidelinesBaFin BAIT
Third-Party ICT Provider Supply Chain Attack
3h
Insurance & Asset Mgmt

A critical ICT third-party provider is compromised via a supply chain attack, exposing policyholder data and disrupting claims processing across multiple financial entities. Teams invoke DORA Articles 28-44 third-party risk provisions and coordinate exit strategy planning with EIOPA guidance.

DORA Art. 28-44ISO 27036EIOPA Guidelines
Trading Platform OT/SCADA Market Disruption
2.5h
Capital Markets

An adversary manipulates trading venue infrastructure to inject false market data, causing algorithmic trading systems to generate erroneous orders during peak market hours. Teams halt trading, coordinate with exchange operators, and assess DORA TLPT evidence requirements under ESMA MiFID II.

DORA Art. 26ESMA MiFID IIIOSCO Cyber

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