Aug 142024
DORA – ESAs Publish Draft Technical Standards on ICT Subcontracting
On 26 July 2024, the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA, collectively, the “ESAs”) published their joint final report on the draft Regulatory Technical Standards (“RTS”) specifying the elements that a financial entity should determine and assess when subcontracting ICT services supporting critical or important functions under Article 30(5) of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (“DORA”). The RTS are intended to assist with the enhancement of the digital operational resilience of the financial services sector by improving in-scope entities’ ICT risk management, specifically with respect to the issue of ICT subcontracting.