RBI Cybersecurity Framework
RBI's cybersecurity framework spanning circulars for banks, urban co-operatives, NBFCs, and payment system operators.
All RBI-regulated entities.
Continuous evidence pipeline available; audit support included for all customers.
What RBI CSF actually requires.
These are the obligations a regulated entity owes — the things an assessor or supervisor will ask about.
Board-level Cyber Crisis Management Plan.
Periodic VAPT and red-teaming for SCBs and PSOs.
Cyber incident reporting within 2–6 hours depending on circular.
Cyber Security Operations Centre (C-SOC) or equivalent monitoring.
IT governance with named CISO and CTO.
Pre-mapped controls. Continuous evidence.
Each requirement above is bound to live telemetry — not screenshots. The mapping below is what your auditor or regulator sees.
RBI incident-reporting timer (2/6/24 hour cadence).
C-SOC posture evidence with continuous monitoring metrics.
VAPT register with red-team engagement linkage.
Artifacts your auditor accepts.
Each evidence artifact is signed and timestamped. Auditors can verify integrity without trusting Safeguard.
Cyber Crisis Management Plan.
VAPT execution evidence.
C-SOC operational metrics.
One evidence base. Many regulators.
These frameworks share substantial control overlap with RBI CSF. Customers running one assessment typically satisfy the others with the same evidence base.
DPDP Act, 2023
India
India's first omnibus personal data protection law — phased rollout underway, with sectoral overlays from RBI, SEBI, and CERT-In.
SEBI CSCRF
India
SEBI's Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework — applicable to stock exchanges, depositories, brokers, AMCs, and other SEBI-registered intermediaries.
IFSCA Framework
India
IFSCA's information and cybersecurity framework for entities operating in GIFT International Financial Services Centre.
CERT-In Directions
India
CERT-In's 2022 Cyber Security Directions — incident reporting, logging, and 180-day retention requirements.
Ready for RBI CSF?
Bring the framework. We'll walk the controls with you — section by section, evidence packet by evidence packet, with the regulators you actually have to answer to.