SEBI CSCRF Compliance
The SEBI Cyber Security & Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF) — successively expanded to cover stock exchanges, depositories, clearing corporations, Asset Management Companies, Registrars & Transfer Agents, Qualified Registered Investment Advisors and Stock-Brokers — is now one of the most consequential cyber regimes in Indian financial services. NexaSource helps SEBI-regulated entities operationalise CSCRF and stay continuously compliant.
Implementation scaled to entity classification (MII / Qualified RA / others)
India-resident managed SOC built for SEBI residency expectations
Evidence packs for CERT-In empanelled auditor reviews
CSCRF requirements we operationalise
- Cyber-security framework based on NIST CSF: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond, Recover — with control mapping to CSCRF specifics.
- Governance: CISO, Board-level oversight, Information Security Committee.
- Asset and risk management: Inventory, criticality classification, third-party and concentration risk.
- Identity and access management: MFA on critical applications, privileged access management, periodic access reviews.
- Network and endpoint security: Segmentation, EDR/XDR, secure configuration baselines, vulnerability management with defined remediation SLAs.
- Application security: Secure SDLC, SAST/DAST, change management.
- SOC and threat intelligence: 24×7 monitoring, threat intel integration, hunting programme.
- Incident response and cyber crisis management: Playbooks, tabletop exercises, breach communication.
- Cyber resilience: Backups, disaster recovery, business continuity testing.
- Audit and assurance: Periodic independent audits, VAPT, red team exercises (for higher tiers).
Our delivery approach
- Tier-aware scoping: Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs), Qualified RAs, Stock Brokers and other entities have different CSCRF expectations — we scope accordingly.
- Gap assessment: CSCRF control-by-control evaluation, NIST CSF maturity scoring and prioritised remediation plan.
- Implementation: Identity, network, endpoint, application and SOC controls built or uplifted to CSCRF expectations.
- Audit-readiness: Evidence packs prepared, mock audits run, control owners briefed.
- Continuous compliance: Managed SOC, vulnerability management, periodic risk reviews and red-team exercises.
Where we engage
- Stock-broking firms (across the Qualified RA and other tiers)
- Asset Management Companies (mutual funds, alternative investment funds)
- Depository Participants and Registrars & Transfer Agents
- Investment advisors and research analysts above thresholds
- Wealth management and PMS platforms
Frequently Asked Questions
How does CSCRF differ from RBI CSF?
They share a common spirit but differ in technical specifics, applicability and reporting. CSCRF is anchored more explicitly in NIST CSF; RBI CSF has its own structure with Annex 1-3. We map both for entities regulated by both.
Are you a CERT-In empanelled auditor?
No — we are an implementation and managed-services partner. We coordinate with CERT-In empanelled auditors of your choice for the formal audits CSCRF requires.
How do we handle the CSCRF-required cyber audit?
We prepare the evidence pack, brief control owners, and remediate findings. We have worked with most of the major CERT-In empanelled audit firms.
How is data residency handled?
India by default. All telemetry, log storage and SOC operations are India-resident unless your group policy explicitly permits otherwise.
Do you support smaller broking firms or only large MIIs?
Both. For smaller Qualified RAs we provide a fixed-scope CSCRF package with proportionate controls; for MIIs we deliver full-stack programmes.
What about red-team exercises for higher tiers?
We run red-team and purple-team exercises aligned to TIBER-style methodology for entities required to demonstrate adversary-emulation capability.
Ready to start your SEBI CSCRF programme?
Get a quote, schedule a scoping call, or request an on-site visit.