DORA TLPT Explained: Threat-Led Penetration Testing Deadline Is 2028, But Procurement Must Start in 2026
17 January 2028 sounds a long way off. For any EU financial entity designated for DORA TLPT (Threat-Led Penetration Testing), it isn't. Once you account for provider scarcity, regulatory scoping, and a testing cycle that runs 9 to 14 months on its own, the real deadline that matters is 2026 because that is when procurement has to begin. If your bank, insurer, investment firm, or payment institution has received a designation notice from your National Competent Authority (NCA), this article break
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