18 November 2025, 07:59 PM
The first unified guideline towards consolidating cyber governance in the financial sector in India was the RBI cyber security framework in Banks, which was published in June 2016. It has established the basis of systemic cyber resilience and every regulated financial institution should have solid, board approved prevention, detection and response mechanisms. Knowing the RBI cyber security framework checklist helps a great deal.
The RBI cyber security framework outlines expectations around:
How can Qualysec help in complying with the RBI Cybersecurity Framework?
At Qualysec, we understand compliance is much more than meeting deadlines. It’s more about evidence-backed assurance. We designed our penetration testing to help financial institutions align directly with the RBI cyber security framework.
We follow OWASP, NIST, and PTES frameworks while integrating RBI’s control categories. Each assessment is mapped against the Annexure baseline controls. This enables clients to demonstrate a direct linkage between RBI cyber security expectations and technical testing activities.
Apart from that, our audit-ready reports include an executive summary, a list of the technical findings, and remediation guidance. We also offer end-to-end assistance for our clients worldwide.
With extensive experience in core banking, digital payments, fintech platforms, and NBFC infrastructures, we understand the security dependencies that most generic testing vendors overlook. We test environments exactly as RBI examiners expect them to be validated.
The RBI cyber security framework outlines expectations around:
- Developing a cyber risk management board to be in charge and accountable.
- Developing an integrated IT and cyber security RBI-favored policy that is business relevant.
- Preventing any uninterrupted surveillance of systems and critical assets via a Security Operations Centre (SOC).
- The reporting of all the incidents to the Cyber Security and Information Technology Examination (CSITE) cell of RBI as soon as possible.
- Performing periodic Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Tests (VAPT) to test technical capabilities of defence.
How can Qualysec help in complying with the RBI Cybersecurity Framework?
At Qualysec, we understand compliance is much more than meeting deadlines. It’s more about evidence-backed assurance. We designed our penetration testing to help financial institutions align directly with the RBI cyber security framework.
We follow OWASP, NIST, and PTES frameworks while integrating RBI’s control categories. Each assessment is mapped against the Annexure baseline controls. This enables clients to demonstrate a direct linkage between RBI cyber security expectations and technical testing activities.
Apart from that, our audit-ready reports include an executive summary, a list of the technical findings, and remediation guidance. We also offer end-to-end assistance for our clients worldwide.
With extensive experience in core banking, digital payments, fintech platforms, and NBFC infrastructures, we understand the security dependencies that most generic testing vendors overlook. We test environments exactly as RBI examiners expect them to be validated.