AWS D-CAT solution
Get tailored recommendations for DORA compliance
Financial Services is one of the most tightly-regulated industries in the world, and the regulations are constantly evolving. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) came into effect in January 2025, impacting over 22,000 financial institutions, with non-compliance potentially resulting in fines up to 2% of turnover.
With the AWS DORA Compliance Recommendation Tool (D-CAT), we take you through a structured assessment of your IT resilience, providing recommendations aligned to AWS best practice.
Benefits of the AWS D-CAT
Smart assessment engine
The tool contains 53 targeted compliance questions, with a semi-automated evaluation process, which can be customised to your business or set to AWS best practice recommendations.
Intelligent monitoring
You'll get access to a progress tracking dashboard, with a snapshot comparison feature, making it easy to stay on top of your project - and keep your stakeholders informed.
Leverage external expertise
The tool is only available via a small number of handpicked AWS partners, chosen for our expertise in this area, so you get the benefit of our experience to guide you through the process.
Operational Resiliency in Financial Services
In our recent webinar, we explored the latest developments in operational resilience for financial services in the face of new regulation such as DORA and the UK Operational Resiliency Act. Get the insights of Monzo's Andrew Lawson, Google's Laura Hyatt, Goldman Sachs' Phil Saunders, and Scott Logic's Andrew Carr.
How it works
D-CAT has been developed by AWS for use via an approved AWS parter such as Scott Logic. Our expert consultants will guide you through the process:
Step 1 - Assessment
We will help you complete the assessment, covering the five DORA pillars:
- ICT risk management
- Incident reporting
- Digital operational resilience testing
- Third party risk management
- Information sharing
Step 2 - Recommended actions
The tool will produce a number of artefacts that we will review with you:
- Heatmap - showing your current position across the five pillars
- Radar - highlighting your strengths and fous areas
- Scores - detailed scoring for each area
- Report - available as a presentation, full PDF report, summary and recommended actions log, for sharing with your stakeholders
Want to get started?
If you’d like to discuss how our AWS specialists can support you in achieving your goals, we’re always happy to chat.