Pillar series
One playbook per DORA pillar.
Article-by-article control catalogues, sample policies, KRIs, runbooks and report templates. Built by EU practitioners for EU practitioners. All five are bundled in the All-in-One toolkit.
ICT Risk Management Playbook — Pillar 1
Articles 5–16
22 pages
Updated May 2025
4.9 (143)
Articles 5–16. The full Pillar 1 operating manual: control catalogue, sample policy library, KRIs, second-line testing patterns and board-reporting templates. Includes the simplified regime for smaller entities.
Inside the playbook
- 40+ controls mapped to Articles 5–16
- Sample policy library (GOV / ID / PR / DT / RR / LE)
- 25 KRIs with target ranges and trigger logic
- Second-line testing patterns and assurance cycle
- Board-reporting templates (quarterly + annual)
Incident Response & Reporting Framework — Pillar 2
Articles 17–23
21 pages
Updated May 2025
4.8 (234)
Articles 17–23. Five operational runbooks (ransomware, DDoS, third-party outage, data integrity, insider) plus the full ITS reporting template walkthrough with a worked example for a fictional bank.
Inside the playbook
- 5 incident-type runbooks with decision trees
- Major-incident classification decision tree
- ITS template walkthrough with worked example
- Full draft initial / intermediate / final reports
- 4-drill exercise kit (tabletop + functional)
TLPT Implementation Guide — Pillar 3
Articles 24–27
20 pages
Updated May 2025
4.9 (143)
Articles 24–27. TIBER-EU aligned. 5 phases, white-team operating model, RFI templates for Threat Intelligence + Red Team providers, scenario library, supervisory attestation pack.
Inside the playbook
- 5 TLPT phases mapped to TIBER-EU
- White-team operating model and RACI
- RFI templates for TI + Red Team providers
- Rules of Engagement (RoE) template
- 8-archetype attack scenario library
Third-Party Risk Playbook — Pillar 4
Articles 28–44
20 pages
Updated May 2025
4.7 (298)
Articles 28–44. Article 30 clause library with sample wording, Register of Information build guide, provider scoring matrix, exit playbooks by service type, hyperscaler negotiation playbook.
Inside the playbook
- Article 30 12-clause library with sample wording
- Register of Information build guide + data-quality framework
- Provider scoring & criticality classification matrix
- Exit playbooks by service type (SaaS / IaaS / outsourcing)
- Negotiation playbook for hyperscalers
Information & Intelligence Sharing Playbook — Pillar 5
Article 45
19 pages
Updated Jun 2026
4.8 (0)
Article 45. The voluntary-but-governed pillar made operational: trusted communities (FS-ISAC, CSIRTs, MISP), the competent-authority notification duty, TLP v2.0 handling, GDPR & competition safeguards, a sharing operating model and 10 KRIs.
Inside the playbook
- Article 45 conditions & the CA notification duty (Art. 45(3))
- Trusted-community landscape — FS-ISAC, CSIRTs, ENISA, MISP
- Traffic Light Protocol (TLP v2.0) handling rules
- GDPR, competition-law & confidentiality safeguards
- Sharing arrangement template & membership register