RBI cyber-security compliance, run India-native
Comply ships the RBI cyber-security directions as a first-class module — mapped to DPDP and your global frameworks in one control set — so regulated entities prove security continuously rather than at audit time.
Typical readiness: 8–12 weeks to a defensible baseline
What it is
The Reserve Bank of India issues cyber-security directions for the entities it regulates — banks, NBFCs, co-operative banks, payment-system operators and others. These cover board-level governance, a baseline cyber-security framework, security operations, incident reporting, vendor and outsourcing risk, and periodic assessment. Expectations scale with the size and risk profile of the entity, and supervisory review is ongoing rather than a one-time certification.
Who needs it
RBI-regulated entities — scheduled and co-operative banks, NBFCs, payment-system operators, and other financial institutions under RBI supervision — that must demonstrate a baseline cyber-security posture and report incidents to the regulator.
Get RBI Cyber Security-ready, then stay that way
Connect your stack, map controls once, and let continuous monitoring keep evidence fresh — across every framework you run.
Board-level governance
Capture the cyber-security policy, board oversight and roles the RBI directions expect, as living documentation a supervisor can follow.
Baseline framework mapped
The baseline cyber-security controls are pre-mapped to automated evidence, so you can show each expectation is implemented and operating, not just documented.
Regulatory incident reporting
Log incidents, assess severity and run the reporting timeline to the RBI, with the evidence trail supervisors expect to see.
One control set with DPDP
Run the RBI directions in the same control set as India's DPDP Act and your global frameworks — the unified India-plus-global wedge no global competitor offers.
Continuous evidence
Pull live evidence from 30+ connectors with a no-code builder for core banking and custom systems, so your posture stays current between supervisory reviews.
Outsourcing & vendor risk
Track outsourcing arrangements and third-party risk with continuous vendor monitoring built in, as the directions require.
RBI directions, run alongside everything else
For an RBI-regulated entity, cyber-security is not a one-time certificate — it is a continuous, supervised obligation that sits beside DPDP and, often, global frameworks too. Comply runs them together:
- Govern with the board-level policy, roles and oversight the directions expect.
- Implement the baseline framework as automated, evidenced controls.
- Report incidents to the RBI on time, with a complete evidence trail.
- Unify RBI, DPDP and your global frameworks in one control set — the India-native wedge.
Because the RBI module shares Comply’s evidence engine, your SOC 2 and ISO 27001 controls feed your RBI posture, and your DPDP safeguards are satisfied in the same programme.
RBI Cyber Security questions, answered
Comply ships RBI cyber-security as a first-class, India-native module — not an afterthought. It runs in the same platform and control set as DPDP, SOC 2 and ISO 27001, so RBI-regulated entities manage their whole obligation set in one place. Global-only tools like Vanta and Drata do not offer this at all.
Yes. The RBI baseline overlaps heavily with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 — access control, logging, vulnerability management, incident response. Comply maps a single control set across them, so the security work you have done counts toward the RBI directions automatically.
Most RBI-regulated entities also handle personal data and so fall under India's DPDP Act. Comply runs both natively from one control set, so your reasonable-security safeguards satisfy DPDP and the RBI directions at once — a unified India programme rather than two.
Yes. Comply logs incidents, helps assess severity, and runs the notification timeline to the regulator with a full evidence trail, so reporting obligations are met defensibly.
Beyond supervisory action from the RBI, entities handling personal data also face DPDP penalties of up to ₹250 crore for failing to maintain reasonable security safeguards — which is why boards treat cyber-security as a priority. Comply addresses both regimes together.
One platform, every framework
Comply maps a single control set across all of these — add a framework without adding work.
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