DORA evidence collection with ISMS Copilot
Make the Register of Information the backbone of your DORA evidence — plus TLPT results and incident classification records.
The Register of Information as the evidence backbone
DORA evidence has a centre of gravity competent authorities return to repeatedly: the Register of Information on contractual arrangements with ICT third-party service providers. Get the Register populated and accurate and most of the third-party evidence story falls into place — it ties contracts, criticality assessments, and concentration risk together in one structure authorities can request directly. Around it sit two more streams: results from digital operational resilience testing, including threat-led penetration testing (TLPT) for entities in scope, and ICT-related incident classification and reporting records. ISMS Copilot drafts the Register of Information structure and population approach, builds the incident-classification record set, and organizes the testing evidence. Note the framework anchors: the ICT risk-management framework sits under Article 6, and ultimate responsibility rests with the management body under Article 5 — ISMS Copilot keeps those references exact.
DORA framework details →DORA evidence workflow
Draft the Register of Information structure and population approach for ICT third-party arrangements
Build ICT-related incident classification and reporting records
Organize digital operational resilience testing evidence, including TLPT results where in scope
Document the Article 6 ICT risk-management framework and its components
Evidence management-body responsibility under Article 5
Cross-map to ISO 27001 and NIS 2 where controls already overlap
Why financial entities use it for DORA evidence
- Make the Register of Information the single backbone authorities can request
- Keep ICT incident classification records consistent and reporting-ready
- Organize resilience-testing and TLPT evidence before a supervisory review
- Reuse overlapping ISO 27001 and NIS 2 evidence rather than rebuilding it
Frequently Asked Questions
Why centre DORA evidence on the Register of Information?
Because it is the artefact competent authorities can request directly and it links contracts, criticality, and concentration risk in one place. A clean Register resolves much of the third-party evidence burden, which is why ISMS Copilot treats it as the backbone rather than one document among many.
Does ISMS Copilot run the TLPT?
No. Threat-led penetration testing is performed by qualified testers, not by ISMS Copilot. It helps you organize and document TLPT scope and results as evidence, and it tells you whether your entity is likely in scope for TLPT under DORA at all.
How are Article 5 and Article 6 kept distinct?
ISMS Copilot anchors the ICT risk-management framework to Article 6 and the management-body responsibility to Article 5, and keeps those references exact in the evidence it drafts so a reviewer sees the correct legal basis for each item.
Build your DORA evidence backbone
Populate the Register of Information and assemble TLPT and incident records.