Vinayak P

Zero Trust and Compliance: Why Every Major Regulation Converges on the Same Access Architecture

Introduction Zero trust is not a product category. It is an access architecture built on three principles: verify every identity…

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Teleworking Security Under RBI: What Clause 20 Requires for Remote Access

Introduction RBI 2023 Master Direction Clause 20 addresses teleworking and remote access security. It is one of the most operationally…

2 months ago

DPDPA Compliance: A 90-Day Technical Action Plan for IT Teams

Introduction The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 creates technical obligations that require infrastructure changes, not only policy updates. Consent…

2 months ago

MFA as a Compliance Control: What Each Framework Requires and What Most Organisations Are Missing

Introduction Multi-factor authentication appears as a requirement in every major compliance framework that applies to Indian organisations. RBI requires it…

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GDPR Data Subject Rights: The Technical Infrastructure Behind Access, Rectification, and Erasure

Introduction GDPR Articles 15 through 22 establish eight rights for Data Subjects. Each right creates a corresponding technical obligation for…

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Privileged Access Management for RBI Compliance: What Clause 19(b) Requires Technically

Introduction RBI 2023 Master Direction Clause 19(b) requires close supervision of privileged users with logged system activities sufficient to reconstruct…

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SOC 2 Type II and Continuous Evidence: Why Operating Effectiveness Differs From Design

Introduction The difference between SOC 2 Type I and Type II is not a matter of audit scope or report…

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IRDAI ICS and Endpoint Security: How GPO and MDM Address Items 11, 15, 28, and 31

Introduction IRDAI ICS Annexure III contains detailed endpoint security requirements that are among the most technically specific in the guidelines.…

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IRDAI User Behaviour Anomaly Detection: What Item 5 Requires and How to Implement It

Introduction IRDAI ICS Annexure III Item 5 requires that user behaviour monitoring be implemented to detect anomalies in login time,…

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RBI MFA Requirements: Beyond Customer Authentication to Privileged User Enforcement

Introduction RBI-regulated entities have deployed MFA for internet banking customers for years. The compliance conversation about MFA has largely been…

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