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Mumbai · India

India GRC, cybersecurity & compliance, delivered locally.

GRC, cybersecurity and audit services aligned to RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, CERT-In and DPDP Act.

240+
India engagements delivered
3
Delivery centres
DPDP
Programme-ready
MAST in India

Local delivery, global standards.

MAST helps Indian banks, NBFCs, insurers, capital-market participants, fintechs and healthcare providers meet RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, CERT-In and DPDP Act 2023 obligations — alongside global standards such as ISO 27001, PCI DSS and SOC 2.

Regulators we cover

The India regulatory landscape we work in daily.

RBI

Reserve Bank of India — Cyber Security Framework for banks, NBFCs and PSOs.

SEBI CSCRF

SEBI Cybersecurity & Cyber Resilience Framework for regulated entities.

IRDAI

Information & Cyber Security guidelines for insurers.

CERT-In

Directions on incident reporting, log retention and SBOM.

DPDP Act 2023

Digital Personal Data Protection Act compliance programmes.

MeitY

Ministry of Electronics and IT advisories and intermediary rules.

NPCI

UPI, IMPS and RuPay security circulars for ecosystem participants.

India case studies

Recent India engagements — outcomes you can audit.

Anonymised snapshots of MAST delivery in your jurisdiction. Every engagement is sponsored by a named Lead Auditor.

BankingRBI CSF · ISO 27001

Indian private bank — RBI CSF gap closure across 11 control domains.

Closed 96 RBI CSF gaps, refreshed the cyber-crisis playbook and integrated SOC alerts into board reporting.

RBI gaps closed
96
Tabletop exercises
4
RBI inspection rating
Improved
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST India BFSI
Lead — RBI / ISO 27001
ISO 27001 LA · CISA · CISM
Delivered2024 · Mumbai
Capital MarketsSEBI CSCRF

Indian broker — SEBI CSCRF readiness for the 'Qualified RE' category.

Mapped 230+ CSCRF controls, deployed a continuous-monitoring dashboard and submitted CSCRF compliance evidence.

CSCRF controls evidenced
234
Cyber audit cycles
Quarterly
Submission
On-time
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST Capital Markets
Lead — SEBI CSCRF
CISA · CRISC · CEH
DeliveredQ1 2025 · Mumbai
InsuranceIRDAI · ISO 27001

Life insurer — IRDAI ICS audit with zero major observations.

Refreshed the ISMS, third-party risk programme and incident response procedures aligned to IRDAI ICS guidelines.

Major observations
0
Third parties assessed
180+
IR MTTR
−42%
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST Insurance Practice
Lead — IRDAI
ISO 27001 LA · CISA · ITIL
DeliveredH2 2024 · Mumbai
PrivacyDPDP Act 2023

Indian unicorn — DPDP Act readiness across 40M users.

Delivered notice & consent re-design, DPO function, data principal rights workflow and cross-border transfer assessments.

Users in scope
40M+
Consent re-collection
Live
DPIA coverage
100%
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST Privacy Practice
Lead — DPDP
CIPM · CIPP/E · DCPP
Delivered2025 · Bengaluru
SaaSSOC 2 Type II

Indian SaaS scale-up — SOC 2 Type II clean opinion in first cycle.

Built control inventory and evidence automation across AWS, Okta and GitHub for a 6-month observation window.

Observation window
6 months
Auditor exceptions
0
Evidence automation
82%
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST SaaS Practice
Lead — SOC 2
CISA · CCSK · ISO 27001 LA
Delivered2024–2025 · Bengaluru
Telecom / CERT-InCERT-In Directions

Indian telco — CERT-In compliance for logging, SBOM and incident reporting.

Implemented 6-hour incident reporting, 180-day log retention and SBOM workflows across product and IT estate.

Log retention
180+ days
Incident reporting SLA
< 6 hrs
SBOM coverage
Critical apps
Lead Auditor attribution
MAST Telecom Practice
Lead — CERT-In
CISA · CEH · ISO 27001 LA
Delivered2024 · Pune
FAQ

India delivery — common questions.

Do you cover RBI's Cyber Security Framework for banks and NBFCs?

Yes. We deliver RBI-aligned programmes for SCBs, SFBs, NBFCs, PSOs, payment aggregators and account aggregators.

Can you help with DPDP Act 2023 readiness?

Yes. Our DPDP programmes cover notice and consent, data principal rights, DPO appointment, cross-border transfers and breach response.

Do you support CERT-In directions on logging and incident reporting?

Yes — including 6-hour incident reporting, 180-day log retention, SBOM and ICT product compliance.

Speak with our India team

Local consultants. Lead Auditors. Fixed-fee proposals.

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