Cyber Resilience Audit — find out where your programme actually stands.
A documented Recovery Time Objective is a claim. A tested one is a fact. The SIRI Cyber Resilience Audit measures your actual resilience maturity against RBI's 2026 Framework, SEBI CSCRF, and CERT-In expectations — not against what your last policy document says.
The gap between documented and tested
Most organisations can produce a business continuity policy. Few can prove the numbers in it are real.
Ask most organisations for their Recovery Time Objective and they'll produce a number — four hours, twelve hours, whatever the policy document says. Ask when that number was last actually tested against a real restoration, and the answer is frequently “never” or “before the infrastructure changed significantly.” RBI's 2026 Resilience & Assurance Framework exists specifically because this gap — between documented resilience and tested resilience — was common enough to require a regulatory response.
The framework's half-yearly disaster recovery drill requirement, alongside six-monthly vulnerability assessments and annual penetration testing of critical systems, converts resilience from a policy exercise into a measured, repeated practice. An audit that only reviews documents against a checklist misses exactly the gap the regulation is designed to close.
The output is a board-ready roadmap, not a compliance checkbox — prioritised by actual risk and regulatory exposure, with a clear distinction between what needs to happen before your next audit cycle and what can be phased over a longer timeline.
What organisations get wrong
Four assumptions a resilience audit routinely corrects
These aren't hypothetical — they're the most common findings in an honest gap assessment.
“We have a business continuity policy”
A policy document establishes intent, not capability. RBI's framework specifically requires drilled, documented RTO/RPO — a policy alone doesn't satisfy that.
“We have backups, so we can recover”
Backups existing and backups being restorable within a defined, tested window are different claims — ransomware increasingly targets backup infrastructure specifically, which an untested assumption doesn't account for.
“We did a penetration test last year”
A single point-in-time test satisfies neither RBI's 6-monthly vulnerability assessment cadence nor its annual penetration testing requirement for critical systems — resilience is a repeated practice, not an annual event.
“IT owns this, not the board”
RBI's framework explicitly requires board-level oversight and a defined governance structure — a resilience programme without board visibility is itself a gap the audit will flag.
What the audit actually covers
Seven dimensions of resilience, assessed together
Mapped directly to what RBI, SEBI, and CERT-In actually examine — not a generic maturity model with Indian references added.
Governance & Oversight Review
Assessing whether board-level accountability and IT governance structures meet current expectations.
- Board oversight structure
- IT Strategy Committee review
- CISO independence assessment
Technical Control Validation
Verifying preventive and detective controls actually function as documented, not just as designed.
- Vulnerability assessment review
- Access control validation
- Monitoring coverage assessment
RTO/RPO Validation
Testing whether your documented recovery objectives are actually achievable, not just written down.
- Recovery time testing
- Backup restoration validation
- Gap-to-target analysis
Incident Readiness Review
Assessing whether your incident response plan has actually been rehearsed, not just written.
- Playbook review
- Tabletop exercise assessment
- Escalation-path validation
Regulatory Mapping
Mapping your current posture against RBI, SEBI, CERT-In, and DPDPA requirements specifically.
- Framework-specific gap mapping
- Audit-cycle timeline review
- Evidence-readiness assessment
Board-Ready Remediation Roadmap
A prioritised plan distinguishing urgent gaps from longer-term improvements.
- Risk-prioritised findings
- Board presentation format
- Phased remediation timeline
Evidence, not guesswork
Documentation review vs. technical validation — what each approach actually confirms
Both produce a report. Only one of them tells you whether your numbers are real.
| Approach | Documentation-only review | Technical scan alone | SIRI Resilience Audit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirms policies exist | Yes | No | Yes |
| Confirms RTO/RPO is actually achievable | No | Partially | Yes — tested |
| Assesses governance and board oversight | Sometimes | No | Yes |
| Maps findings to RBI/SEBI/CERT-In specifically | Generic, if at all | No | Yes |
| Findings protected by legal privilege | No | No | Yes |
| Produces board-ready prioritised roadmap | Rarely | No | Yes |
Sources: RBI (Commercial Banks — Cybersecurity, Technology: Risk, Resilience and Assurance Framework) Directions, 2026, effective 31 July 2026; SEBI Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF); CERT-In Directions 2022. Summarised for comparison; confirm current audit-cycle requirements applicable to your entity category.
Numbers every board should know
What the audit actually measures
RBI's DR drill cadence
Half-yearly disaster recovery drills with documented RTO/RPO, required under the 2026 Framework.
Penetration testing cadence
Required for critical internet-facing systems under RBI's 2026 Framework.
SEBI CSCRF audit deadline
The recurring annual cycle date for Qualified and mid-size regulated entities.
Dimensions assessed
Governance, technical controls, recovery, readiness, compliance mapping, and more — in one engagement.
Why SIRI for this audit specifically
A resilience audit with legal standing, not just a technical report
Findings that are privileged, technically validated, and mapped to the regulations that actually apply to you.
Technical validation, not just document review
RTO/RPO claims and control effectiveness are tested, not simply confirmed to exist on paper.
Mapped to the frameworks that actually apply
RBI's 2026 Framework, SEBI CSCRF, and CERT-In requirements specifically — not a generic international maturity model.
Privileged findings
Conducted under legal engagement, so a gap assessment can't later be compelled as evidence of known non-compliance.
Continuity into remediation
The same team that runs the audit is available for Incident Readiness, SOC deployment, or recovery work that follows.
Who this is built for
Organisations this audit is built for
How we work
From engagement to board-ready roadmap
Scoping
Defining audit scope — systems, entities, and frameworks to assess against.
Week 1Assessment
Governance review, technical validation, and RTO/RPO testing.
Weeks 2–3Findings
Gap analysis mapped to applicable regulatory frameworks.
Week 4Roadmap Delivery
Board-ready prioritised remediation plan presented and handed off.
Week 5Frequently asked
The Cyber Resilience Audit, answered directly
How long does a Cyber Resilience Audit actually take?
Typically four to five weeks from scoping to delivered roadmap, depending on the number of systems and entities in scope — longer for complex, multi-entity organisations.
Does the audit include actually testing our recovery process, or just reviewing documentation?
Both, and the report is explicit about which findings come from which method. Documentation review confirms policies exist; technical validation — including recovery testing where feasible within the engagement scope — confirms whether the numbers in those policies are actually achievable.
Is this audit sufficient to satisfy RBI or SEBI's own audit requirements?
The SIRI audit is a readiness and gap assessment, not a substitute for a formal regulatory audit where one is specifically required. Its purpose is to identify and close gaps before a formal audit, or to serve as an internal resilience check where no formal regulatory audit is mandated.
What happens to the findings if we don't act on them right away?
Because the engagement is conducted under legal privilege, the findings themselves aren't automatically discoverable. That said, an unaddressed known gap carries its own risk if an incident later occurs — the roadmap is designed to make prioritisation practical, not to create a document that sits unused.
Can this audit be scoped for a single business unit rather than the whole organisation?
Yes — scope is defined during the initial engagement and can cover a specific entity, business unit, or system set rather than the full organisation, depending on what's actually needed.
Know where you actually stand
Book a Cyber Resilience Audit.
A defined-scope engagement producing a maturity assessment and remediation roadmap — the right starting point if you don't yet know your gaps.
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