Comprehensive Reporting Structure for CSRB, DORA, and NIS2 Compliance
To effectively support your membership website for supplier auditing and monitoring, your platform must generate a tiered reporting structure that satisfies the rigorous transparency and accountability requirements of CSRB, DORA, and NIS2. The following is a comprehensive list of reports, categorized by frequency and enhanced with the requested traffic light (RAG) system for continuous monitoring.
1. The Initial Baseline Audit Report
This report is produced at the conclusion of the first deep-dive assessment. It serves as the "historical proof" and "traceability" baseline that regulators expect to see during inspections.
- Executive Summary & Maturity Score: A high-level overview of the supplier's security posture compared to industry benchmarks and specific regulatory frameworks.
- Regulatory Gap Analysis: A detailed mapping of current controls against the five pillars of DORA or the ten essential measures of NIS2 to identify non-compliance.
- Supply Chain & Asset Register: A comprehensive inventory of IT/OT systems, data storage locations (for residency compliance), and an initial Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).
- IAM & Privilege Deep-Dive: An assessment of Identity and Access Management (IAM), including MFA coverage for administrative accounts and the status of "orphaned" or dormant accounts.
- Remediation Roadmap: A time-bound plan for closing identified high-criticality findings, including assigned owners for each action item.
2. Weekly Operational Monitoring Report
Designed for technical teams (the "SOC view"), this report uses a traffic light system to highlight immediate operational risks and hygiene issues that require rapid intervention.
| Report Item | 🔴 Red (High Alert) | 🟡 Amber (Caution) | 🟢 Green (On Track) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detection Speed (MTTD) | Threats lingering > 24 hours. | Average detection time increasing weekly. | Average detection < 4 hours. |
| Patch Latency | Critical patches unapplied > 7 days. | High-risk patches pending > 14 days. | All critical/high patches applied in < 72 hours. |
| MFA & Access Hygiene | Any admin account without phishing-resistant MFA. | Surge in failed login attempts (>200% baseline). | 100% MFA coverage; no unauthorized login spikes. |
| Incident Volume | Major ICT incident currently active. | Unusual volume of medium-severity alerts. | Alert volume within normal operational range. |
| Vulnerability Scanning | Scans failing or critical vulns. detected in prod. | Scanning delayed by > 24 hours. | 100% asset coverage with successful scans. |
3. Monthly Strategic Resilience Report
Designed for executive leadership and the "Board view," this report focuses on long-term risk trends, financial exposure, and overall compliance stability.
| Report Item | 🔴 Red (Critical) | 🟡 Amber (Monitoring) | 🟢 Green (Stable) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risk Exposure Score | Financial risk exceeding board-defined appetite. | Risk trend increasing for two consecutive months. | Risk exposure trending downward or stable. |
| Compliance Adherence | Failure to report a "significant" incident within 24h. | Delayed remedial actions for past audit findings. | All regulatory reporting and testing on schedule. |
| Resilience Testing | Failed disaster recovery (DR) or tabletop exercise. | Testing scheduled but not yet performed. | Successful validation of RTO/RPO targets. |
| SBOM Health & Provenance | Unpatched critical libraries (e.g., Log4j-esque). | Increasing percentage of third-party dependencies. | 100% SBOM visibility with no critical vulnerabilities. |
| Training & Culture | Phishing click rate > 10%. | < 90% of staff completed monthly training. | High phishing reporting rate; 100% training completion. |
Summary of Actions
🔴 Red Status Items
Require immediate escalation to the supplier's CISO and an entry into the organization's primary risk register.
🟡 Amber Status Items
Should trigger an automated request for information (RFI) or a "course-correction" meeting with the vendor manager.
🟢 Green Status Items
Should be documented as proof of "continuous validation" to provide to regulators like the ECB or national CSIRTs during audits.
Note: This tiered reporting structure ensures comprehensive visibility across all stakeholder levels—from SOC analysts to board directors—while maintaining the evidence trail required by modern regulatory frameworks. Each report type can be automated and scheduled within the VendorAssure platform to ensure continuous compliance and risk visibility.