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ARTICLE · 14 JULY 2025

MFSA Issues National Guidance For TIBER-MT And TLPT Compliance Under DORA

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Following a consultation process initiated in March 2023 and a feedback statement issued in February 2024, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA"), on 8 July 2025...

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Terence Cassar
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J.J. Galea
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TIBER-MT and TLPT

Following a consultation process initiated in March 2023 and a feedback statement issued in February 2024, the Malta Financial Services Authority ("MFSA"), on 8 July 2025, has officially issued the TIBER-MT and DORA TLPT-MT National Implementation Document, setting forth Malta's implementation of Threat-Led Penetration Testing ("TLPT") requirements under the Digital Operational Resilience Act ("DORA").

As a general concept, TLPT is a cybersecurity assessment method designed to test an organisation's resilience by simulating realistic cyber-attacks based on known threat intelligence. Its objective is to identify vulnerabilities, assess response capabilities, and strengthen the resultant cybersecurity posture, which goes part and parcel with DORA's overarching objective of bolstering operational resilience. Accordingly, TLPT has been further developed as an essential measure and a core tenet of DORA, requiring captured financial entities to

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