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DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)

Reviewed 19 July 2026 Canonical definition Part of: Agent Reliability & Deployment Terms →

DORA is a European Union regulation that requires financial services firms to ensure the operational resilience of their digital systems, including AI agents, against ICT-related disruptions and cyber threats. It mandates risk management frameworks, incident reporting, testing of resilience, and governance of third-party ICT service providers. For firms deploying AI agents in financial services, DORA requires that agents be covered by the same resilience and oversight programmes as other critical digital systems.

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What is DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)?

DORA is a European Union regulation that requires financial services firms to ensure the operational resilience of their digital systems, including AI agents, against ICT-related disruptions and cyber threats.

How is DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) used in production?

It mandates risk management frameworks, incident reporting, testing of resilience, and governance of third-party ICT service providers. For firms deploying AI agents in financial services, DORA requires that agents be covered by the same resilience and oversight programmes as other critical digital systems.

Which terms are related to DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act)?

Closely related concepts include AI in Financial Services, AI Liability, Agent Discovery, Enterprise AI Strategy. Each is defined in the Prefactor glossary.

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