# Operational Resilience in 2025: From Regulatory Mandate to Strategic Muscle > The article explains how operational resilience has become a board-level priority in 2025, driven by regulation such as DORA, and what this means for GRC programs. It describes how the SwissGRC platform supports organizations with these requirements. - URL: https://swissgrc.com/ar/operational-resilience-in-2025-from-regulatory-mandate-to-strategic-muscle/ - الناشر: SwissGRC® - تاريخ النشر: 2025-08-26 - آخر تحديث: 2026-08-20 ## معلومات أساسية - The EU's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has been effective since January 2025 and sets a standard for financial institutions and ICT providers to withstand, respond to and recover from disruptions. - DORA rests on five pillars: ICT risk management, incident reporting, resilience testing, third-party oversight and information sharing. - The UAE Central Bank's Operational Risk Management Framework, Singapore's MAS Guidelines and the UK's FCA/PRA frameworks follow a similar message: resilience must be embedded, tested and continuously monitored. - Switzerland's federal government has announced plans for a cyberresilience law, which signals that resilience is becoming a national policy priority. - According to SwissGRC, traditional GRC systems built for policy tracking, audits and reactive compliance are no longer sufficient, and GRC programs must be proactive, integrated and continuous. - SwissGRC describes a modular architecture that integrates with existing systems and scales as an organization's resilience strategy matures. **Looking back, 2023 was the year of adaptation. 2024 marked the year of acceleration, when operational resilience moved from being a compliance checkbox to a board-level priority. Now, in 2025, resilience has become the backbone of trust and continuity.** Extreme climate events, cyberattacks, geopolitical volatility, and widespread IT disruptions converged to expose the fragility of even the most digitally advanced enterprises. What once felt like isolated risks became systemic and cross-border in nature, impacting supply chains, customer trust, and business continuity. The lesson was clear: resilience is no longer optional-it’s foundational. The regulatory wake-up call In response, regulators across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific raised the bar. One of the most defining regulations is the EU’s [**Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)**](https://swissgrc.com/en/digital-operational-resilience-act-dora/), effective since January 2025. DORA sets a rigorous standard for financial institutions and ICT providers to withstand, respond to, and recover from disruptions, both digitally and operationally. DORA’s five pillars—ICT risk management, incident reporting, resilience testing, third-party oversight, and information sharing—are increasingly echoed in other jurisdictions. The **UAE Central Bank’s Operational Risk Management Framework**, **Singapore’s MAS Guidelines**, and the **UK’s FCA/PRA frameworks** all converge on a unified message: resilience must be embedded, tested, and continuously monitored as part of governance, risk, and compliance. And even beyond the financial sector, momentum is building. Switzerland’s federal government recently announced plans for a [**cyberresilience law**](https://swissgrc.com/bundesrat-plant-gesetz-zur-cyberresilienz-ein-wichtiger-schritt-fuer-die-schweiz/). It’s a signal that resilience is becoming a national policy priority, not just an industry obligation. What this means for GRC programs Traditional GRC systems designed for policy tracking, audits, and reactive compliance-are no longer sufficient. To meet today’s resilience expectations, GRC programs must be proactive, integrated, and continuous. This shift requires organizations to: - Map and monitor critical business services - Test impact tolerances through simulated scenarios - Respond to incidents with real-time workflows - Embed third-party oversight into resilience plans - Align resilience objectives across business and IT silos The Swiss GRC advantage: Turning mandates into momentum At Swiss GRC, we understand that building resilience is about more than just regulatory alignment-it’s about operational clarity, cross-functional coordination, and continuous readiness. Our platform enables organizations to: - Align with DORA and global regulatory frameworks through structured control libraries and modular configuration - Unify risk, compliance, audit, and [ICT controls](https://www.globalcompliancenews.com/2025/02/21/https-insightplus-bakermckenzie-com-bm-financial-institutions_1-spain-navigating-the-new-eu-regulation-on-digital-operational-resilience-dora_02122025/) into a centralized GRC ecosystem - Automate incident reporting and escalation workflows, ensuring audit-ready traceability - Simulate disruption scenarios and validate recovery capabilities across services and third parties - Continuously monitor resilience metrics to identify risk exposure before it escalates Swiss GRC’s modular architecture means you don’t have to rip and replace your systems-we integrate with what you have, and scale as your resilience strategy matures. Resilience is the new competitive edge In 2025, the organizations that lead will not be those with the most detailed compliance policies. They will be the ones that can absorb shocks, protect operations, and regain momentum faster than their peers. Resilience is not about avoiding disruption. It is about preparing for it, navigating it, and learning from it. With global regulations converging, such as DORA in the European Union and new initiatives like Switzerland’s planned cyberresilience law, the message is unmistakable: resilience must be embedded at the core of governance, risk, and compliance. This is the moment to move beyond reactive compliance. Organizations that invest in smarter and integrated GRC platforms are not just managing risk. They are building trust, continuity, and long term competitiveness. ## الأسئلة الشائعة ### What is DORA and when did it take effect? The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is an EU regulation that has been effective since January 2025. It requires financial institutions and ICT providers to withstand, respond to and recover from digital and operational disruptions. ### What are the five pillars of DORA? The five pillars are ICT risk management, incident reporting, resilience testing, third-party oversight and information sharing. ### What do GRC programs need to do to meet operational resilience expectations? Organizations need to map and monitor critical business services, test impact tolerances through simulated scenarios and respond to incidents with real-time workflows. They also need to embed third-party oversight into resilience plans and align resilience objectives across business and IT silos. ### How does the SwissGRC platform support operational resilience? According to the article, the platform aligns with DORA and global frameworks through structured control libraries and modular configuration. It unifies risk, compliance, audit and ICT controls, automates incident reporting and escalation workflows, simulates disruption scenarios and monitors resilience metrics. ### Do organizations have to replace their existing systems to use SwissGRC? No. SwissGRC states that its modular architecture means existing systems do not need to be replaced. The platform integrates with them and scales as the resilience strategy matures.