DORA Analytics: The Intelligence You Need for a Regulation You Can’t Ignore

Compliance Isn’t Coming. It’s Already Here.

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is no longer a looming regulation—it’s now law. As of January 17, 2025, financial entities operating in or serving the EU must prove they’re resilient to ICT-related disruption. That means having the right frameworks in place—not just internally, but across their entire vendor ecosystem.

That includes your contracts.

That’s why PostSig developed DORA Analytics—a targeted new capability designed to evaluate your contract stack for operational resilience, so you can see where you're exposed, take action, and stay audit-ready.

How DORA Analytics Works

DORA Analytics is part of PostSig’s Intelligent Insights suite, and it does more than just surface keyword matches or legal boilerplate. It intelligently assesses whether your vendor agreements contain the language needed to comply with DORA’s most critical obligations—then delivers a clear, actionable score for every contract.

Here’s what it includes:

• Clause Detection: DORA Analytics identifies key contractual elements related to continuity, data recovery, vendor oversight, SLA terms, and more.
  
  
• Scoring (0–9): Each contract is evaluated across nine resilience categories and scored accordingly.
  
  
• Actionable Detail: Every score is linked to the clause—or gap—inside the contract, so legal and procurement teams know exactly what needs to be addressed.
  
  
• Contextual Awareness: Powered by LineageAI™, PostSig doesn’t just scan flat files. It understands contract hierarchies, amendments, and nested terms—ensuring the full picture is captured.
  
  

Whether you’re reviewing your top 10 vendors or your entire data stack, DORA Analytics gives you an objective way to see how your contracts stack up against regulation—and how to fix what’s missing.

What Is DORA—and Why Was It Created?

The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) was passed by the EU to create a unified standard for how financial institutions manage technology-related risk. Prior to DORA, ICT (information and communication technology) oversight varied widely across markets and sectors, leaving systemic vulnerabilities unaddressed.

DORA changes that.

Its goal: ensure that banks, asset managers, trading venues, and other financial entities can withstand, recover from, and respond to operational disruptions—whether due to cyberattack, infrastructure failure, or third-party outage.

DORA doesn’t just apply to internal systems. It directly affects how you manage and govern your external vendors—especially those providing data, analytics, infrastructure, or technology services.

If those relationships aren’t defined and documented contractually, you’re at risk—legally, operationally, and reputationally.

How PostSig’s DORA Analytics Scores Contracts

PostSig evaluates each contract against nine critical criteria that map directly to DORA’s regulatory expectations. The result is a simple but powerful DORA Score, from 0 to 9, that shows your level of contractual alignment.

Category	What We Look For
1. Product Description	Are the products, market data types, exclusivity terms, and internal/external user activities clearly defined?
2. Vendor Location	Is the vendor’s operational geography documented?
3. Data Integrity	Are distribution rights, derivative works, and geographic restrictions addressed?
4. Data Recovery	Are data disposal terms, audit rights, suspension policies, and cancellation procedures clearly laid out?
5. SLA Terms	Are service levels and uptime expectations contractually defined?
6. Incident Cost Mitigation	Does the contract contain language protecting the client in case of system disruption or failure?
7. Conflict Resolution	Are escalation paths and legal remedies documented for disputes?
8. Timely Termination	Are cancel-by dates, notice periods, and opt-outs clearly established?
9. Security Awareness	Does the agreement include reference to vendor-side security training, protocols, or posture?

Each report not only delivers the score—it links you directly to the relevant clause (or omission) inside PostSig, so action can happen immediately.

Why This Matters Now

The enforcement date has passed. The fines are real. And if you’re working with vendors who touch EU markets, DORA is not optional.

Most organizations weren’t built for this kind of scrutiny. Contracts were negotiated years ago, often without resilience or continuity in mind. Many sit in folders or PDFs, disconnected from any workflow, let alone a compliance program.

PostSig changes that.

DORA Analytics brings clarity to your vendor obligations, and structure to your review process. You’ll know:

• Which contracts need to be amended
• Which vendors pose the greatest risk
• Where you’re already covered—and where you’re exposed
• How to prepare for an audit before it happens

It’s not just about checking boxes. It’s about controlling the narrative when regulators come asking.

PostSig Is Your Regulatory Intelligence Layer

DORA is just the beginning. Vendor risk is growing more complex, and regulatory pressure isn’t slowing down.

With DORA Analytics, you’re not just staying compliant—you’re getting ahead.

And with PostSig’s full suite of reporting, scoring, and clause-level intelligence, you can move from contract firefighting to proactive control—reducing risk and protecting value across your entire market data and tech vendor ecosystem.

Let’s make compliance part of your strategy—not a scramble when the auditors show up.