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[non-validated] DORA SFS 7 / SF B: Incident classification under repository topic allocation

[non-validated] DORA SFS 7 / SF B: Incident classification under repository topic allocation

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Question

[non-validated] Has the financial entity applied the incident classification criteria from the DORA topic allocation documentation to determine if an ICT-related incident qualifies as major and requires reporting?

Explanation

[non-validated] Has the financial entity applied the incident classification criteria specified in the repository topic allocation documentation to determine if an ICT-related incident qualifies as major and requires reporting? Evidence must verify consistent application of repository-specified classification standards for ICT-related incidents affecting operational resilience.

Criterion and evidence

Verifies implementation of incident classification criteria for major ICT-related incidents requiring reporting per repository topic allocation documentation (v2.0). Evidence period: documentation dated after repository publication. Missing evidence remains pending; no automatic negative presumption.

AI assistance prompt

Develop sixteen bounded yes/no factors for DORA: Incident reporting and communications. Notify and report applicable incidents using current competent-authority requirements and communication plans. Cover initial/intermediate/final reports, voluntary significant-threat notifications, delegated reporting responsibilities, client/stakeholder communication and applicable operational/payment-security incidents. Verify current RTS/ITS timing and templates from sources; do not invent deadlines or assume one authority for every entity. DORA article references: 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. Verify entity-role applicability and current primary sources. Missing evidence stays pending; no compliance or assessment is implied.

Clarifications

What constitutes sufficient evidence for compliance?

Documented incident records demonstrating application of repository topic allocation classification criteria with impact assessments (v2.0). Example: Classification of 3 major ICT incidents showing adherence to repository-specified thresholds.

How are misclassifications or missing evidence treated?

Evidence showing internal thresholds inconsistent with repository topic allocation criteria is non-compliant. Absence of classification documentation renders status pending; scheduling alone does not satisfy the requirement. No valid alternatives exist for the mandated criteria.

References

DORA: Incident reporting and communications

https://github.com/stefanospetsios/uniq2me/blob/1c70a85c3c2e074619c17aef2fd08be79a7e633d/json/en/7.json (opens in a new tab)