DORA, NIS2, and supervisory expectations
The Digital Operational Resilience Act has raised the bar for ICT risk management across the financial sector. Combined with NIS2 and the expectations of FSMA and NBB, financial institutions are now expected to demonstrate end-to-end control of their digital risk, including third parties. We help organizations interpret these requirements pragmatically, map them onto existing controls, and close the genuine gaps without producing compliance theater. Our work integrates with the supervisory dialogue rather than running parallel to it.
Threat-led testing and red teaming
Sophisticated attackers test financial systems daily. We help institutions stay ahead through offensive security, including red team exercises and threat-led testing aligned with TIBER-EU methodology, designed to validate whether defenses actually hold against the techniques real adversaries use. The objective is not to produce a report, but to surface the issues that matter and help fix them.
Third-party and supply chain risk
Modern financial services run on dense webs of vendors, SaaS platforms, and outsourced operations. DORA makes this exposure explicit and demands ongoing oversight rather than one-off due diligence. We help organizations build third-party risk programs that are proportionate, evidenced, and integrated with procurement and contracting.
Identity, detection, and the Microsoft stack
For institutions running on Microsoft technology, identity is the perimeter and detection is the prevention. We design and operate Microsoft Defender, Sentinel, Entra ID, and Purview environments at the scale and rigor financial services demand, including the privileged access controls, data classification, and insider risk monitoring that supervisors increasingly expect to see.
Incident response with regulatory discipline
When an incident occurs, the technical response must be matched by timely supervisory notifications and clear stakeholder communication. Our incident response team brings both forensic depth and the discipline to handle disclosure under the timelines DORA and FSMA require. We have stood beside financial institutions during incidents and understand the dual pressure of containing damage while keeping regulators informed.
Our commitment
Trust is the product of financial services. Our work helps institutions earn and keep that trust by building cyber resilience that stands up to both adversaries and supervisors.
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