RBI PA SAR AUDIT Framework
Codec Networks is an Information Security Auditing Organization, providing independent, evidence-based and risk-focused audits to help RBI-regulated Payment Aggregators. The service is aligned with applicable RBI directions— RBI/DPSS/2025-26/141 CO. DPSS.POLC.No.S-633/02-14-008/2025-26 dated 15 September 2025 including the current Payment Aggregator regulatory framework—and relevant CERT-In cybersecurity audit guidelines. Payment Gateways and other technology service providers may also be covered where they support an in-scope Payment Aggregator or are subject to contractual, outsourcing or ecosystem requirements.
Codec Networks is a CERT-In empanelled auditing organization mandated to offer this service
The audit evaluates the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of controls across IT governance, cybersecurity risk management, applications and APIs, infrastructure, cloud services, identity and privileged access, payment-data security and localization, PCI-related controls, merchant and third-party management, fraud monitoring, incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery, vulnerability management and closure of previous observations. Audit procedures combine document and evidence review, stakeholder interviews, walkthroughs, risk-based sampling, configuration validation and authorized technical testing rather than relying solely on automated tools.
Codec Networks provides an executive audit report, detailed compliance and control observations, risk ratings, supporting evidence references, practical recommendations and, where agreed, remediation verification or retesting. The engagement provides reasonable, evidence-based assurance within the approved scope and audit period. Regulatory compliance, remediation and submission responsibilities remain with the auditee organisation.
RBI PA SAR AUDIT Framework
INDUSTRY SIGNIFICANCE AND SERVICE RELEVANCE
Why this service matters to your industry, where it fits in your security
programme,and what your organisation gains from it.
India’s rapidly expanding digital-payment ecosystem depends on Payment Aggregators, Payment Gateways, banks, merchants, cloud providers and technology partners operating through highly interconnected platforms. Any weakness in payment applications, APIs, settlement processes, privileged access, data storage, fraud controls or third-party services may affect customer funds, sensitive payment data, transaction availability and confidence in the wider financial system.
Independent System and Cybersecurity Audits are therefore important for:
- Protecting payment and customer data to avoid cyber threats and unauthorized access.
- Assessing the security and resilience of payment processing and settlement operations.
- Identifying weaknesses across applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure and outsourced services.
- Supporting Board oversight, regulatory reporting and evidence-based remediation.
- Strengthening customer, merchant, banking-partner and stakeholder confidence.
A structured audit enables regulated entities to obtain objective visibility into control design and operating effectiveness before weaknesses develop into material incidents, service disruption or regulatory concerns. It also helps auditee for continuous improvement by converting audit observations into prioritized, accountable and time-bound corrective actions.
Codec Networks’ RBI Payment Aggregator System and Cybersecurity Audit service is relevant to authorized Payment Aggregators and their material technology ecosystem, including Payment Gateways, cloud providers, application partners, processing vendors and other outsourced service providers included within the approved audit scope. The service helps organizations assess their alignment with applicable RBI directions, CERT-In audit guidelines, authorisation conditions, internal policies and relevant payment-security requirements.
Codec Networks follows an independent, evidence-based and risk-focused approach covering:
- IT and cybersecurity governance, policies and risk management.
- Payment applications, APIs, networks, databases and cloud environments.
- Identity, privileged access, logging, monitoring and incident response.
- Payment-data security, localisation, encryption and PCI-related controls.
- Merchant onboarding, vendor governance, fraud monitoring and settlement-system integrity.
- Vulnerability management, VAPT, business continuity, disaster recovery and closure of previous findings.
The engagement provides compliance mapping, Test of Design and Test of Operating Effectiveness results, risk-rated observations, practical recommendations and optional remediation verification. The service supports regulatory readiness and management decision-making. Compliance, remediation, risk acceptance and regulatory submission remain the responsibility of the auditee organization.
Codec Networks’ Audit Report and cybersecurity audit services are designed for organisations operating within, or providing material technology support to, India’s payment aggregation ecosystem. Applicable customers include:
- RBI-authorised Payment Aggregators, including online, physical and cross-border models, as applicable.
- Entities applying for or maintaining RBI authorisation to operate as Payment Aggregators.
- Banks, fintech companies, e-commerce marketplaces and payment businesses performing payment aggregation activities.
- Payment Gateways and payment-processing technology providers.
- Cloud, data-centre, application, API, fraud-monitoring and other outsourced service providers forming part of a Payment Aggregator’s control environment.
The service enables customers to obtain an independent, evidence-based and risk-focused assessment of the design and operating effectiveness of their information-security, cybersecurity and payment-system controls. It helps identify regulatory gaps, technical vulnerabilities, control weaknesses and critical third-party dependencies requiring management attention.
Key customer benefits include:
- Improved readiness for RBI reporting, authorisation requirements, supervisory review and internal governance.
- Risk-prioritised findings with practical remediation recommendations.
- Independent validation of security controls across applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud environments and payment-data processing.
- Stronger governance, incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery and third-party risk management.
- Board- and management-level visibility of significant cyber and compliance risks.
- Optional remediation verification and closure assessment.
Codec Networks’ audit provides reasonable assurance based on the agreed scope and evidence made available during the engagement. It does not constitute RBI approval or certification, and responsibility for compliance, remediation, risk acceptance and regulatory submission remains with the auditee organization.
India’s rapidly expanding digital-payment ecosystem depends on Payment Aggregators, Payment Gateways, banks, merchants, cloud providers and technology partners operating through highly interconnected platforms. Any weakness in payment applications, APIs, settlement processes, privileged access, data storage, fraud controls or third-party services may affect customer funds, sensitive payment data, transaction availability and confidence in the wider financial system.
Independent System and Cybersecurity Audits are therefore important for:
- Protecting payment and customer data to avoid cyber threats and unauthorized access.
- Assessing the security and resilience of payment processing and settlement operations.
- Identifying weaknesses across applications, APIs, cloud infrastructure and outsourced services.
- Supporting Board oversight, regulatory reporting and evidence-based remediation.
- Strengthening customer, merchant, banking-partner and stakeholder confidence.
A structured audit enables regulated entities to obtain objective visibility into control design and operating effectiveness before weaknesses develop into material incidents, service disruption or regulatory concerns. It also helps auditee for continuous improvement by converting audit observations into prioritized, accountable and time-bound corrective actions.
Codec Networks’ RBI Payment Aggregator System and Cybersecurity Audit service is relevant to authorized Payment Aggregators and their material technology ecosystem, including Payment Gateways, cloud providers, application partners, processing vendors and other outsourced service providers included within the approved audit scope. The service helps organizations assess their alignment with applicable RBI directions, CERT-In audit guidelines, authorisation conditions, internal policies and relevant payment-security requirements.
Codec Networks follows an independent, evidence-based and risk-focused approach covering:
- IT and cybersecurity governance, policies and risk management.
- Payment applications, APIs, networks, databases and cloud environments.
- Identity, privileged access, logging, monitoring and incident response.
- Payment-data security, localisation, encryption and PCI-related controls.
- Merchant onboarding, vendor governance, fraud monitoring and settlement-system integrity.
- Vulnerability management, VAPT, business continuity, disaster recovery and closure of previous findings.
The engagement provides compliance mapping, Test of Design and Test of Operating Effectiveness results, risk-rated observations, practical recommendations and optional remediation verification. The service supports regulatory readiness and management decision-making. Compliance, remediation, risk acceptance and regulatory submission remain the responsibility of the auditee organization.
Codec Networks’ Audit Report and cybersecurity audit services are designed for organisations operating within, or providing material technology support to, India’s payment aggregation ecosystem. Applicable customers include:
- RBI-authorised Payment Aggregators, including online, physical and cross-border models, as applicable.
- Entities applying for or maintaining RBI authorisation to operate as Payment Aggregators.
- Banks, fintech companies, e-commerce marketplaces and payment businesses performing payment aggregation activities.
- Payment Gateways and payment-processing technology providers.
- Cloud, data-centre, application, API, fraud-monitoring and other outsourced service providers forming part of a Payment Aggregator’s control environment.
The service enables customers to obtain an independent, evidence-based and risk-focused assessment of the design and operating effectiveness of their information-security, cybersecurity and payment-system controls. It helps identify regulatory gaps, technical vulnerabilities, control weaknesses and critical third-party dependencies requiring management attention.
Key customer benefits include:
- Improved readiness for RBI reporting, authorisation requirements, supervisory review and internal governance.
- Risk-prioritised findings with practical remediation recommendations.
- Independent validation of security controls across applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud environments and payment-data processing.
- Stronger governance, incident response, business continuity, disaster recovery and third-party risk management.
- Board- and management-level visibility of significant cyber and compliance risks.
- Optional remediation verification and closure assessment.
Codec Networks’ audit provides reasonable assurance based on the agreed scope and evidence made available during the engagement. It does not constitute RBI approval or certification, and responsibility for compliance, remediation, risk acceptance and regulatory submission remains with the auditee organization.
AUDIT FEATURES AND DELIVERY FRAMEWORK
Cybersecurity at Codec Networks means comprehensive features, scalable
offerings, effective delivery methods, performance-driven
Codec Networks provides independent, evidence-based and risk-focused audit report and cybersecurity audit services for Payment Aggregators. The audit assesses whether applicable information-security, cybersecurity, payment-data and technology controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively during the agreed audit period.
The service may include:
- Regulatory control mapping: Mapping of applicable RBI directions, CERT-In requirements, internal policies and contractual obligations into a structured Risk and Control Matrix.
- Governance and risk assessment: Review of Board oversight, information-security policies, IT governance, asset management and enterprise cyber-risk assessment.
- Technology and application assurance: Assessment of applications, APIs, networks, databases, cloud environments, access controls, encryption, secure configurations, logging and monitoring.
- Payment-data security: Review of payment-data storage, processing, transmission, localisation, backup, recovery and cardholder-data controls.
- Vulnerability and security testing: Proportionate VAPT, configuration review and other authorised technical validation, using manual and tool-assisted procedures.
- Merchant and third-party controls: Review of merchant-onboarding security, Payment Gateway dependencies, cloud and technology providers, outsourcing agreements, regulatory access and right-to-audit provisions.
- Incident and resilience controls: Assessment of fraud prevention, security monitoring, incident reporting, forensic readiness, business continuity and disaster recovery.
- Evidence-based reporting: Executive summary, detailed observations, supporting evidence references, risk ratings, recommendations, management responses and proposed closure dates.
- Quality assurance: Maker-checker review, independent report review and controlled report release.
- Remediation verification: Optional revalidation of corrective actions and issuance of a closure-status report based on evidence available during the follow-up review.
Codec Networks follows a structured audit lifecycle aligned with the CERT-In and applicable RBI guidelinese. The methodology combines governance and process assessment with technical validation; it is not limited to automated scanning.
1. Engagement Initiation and Independence
The audit begins with independence and conflict-of-interest checks, confidentiality arrangements, identification of authorised points of contact and agreement on objectives, audit criteria, deliverables, timelines and responsibilities.
A written engagement letter and Rules of Engagement define:
- Audit period and applicable criteria.
- Systems, applications, APIs, databases, locations and third parties covered.
- Permitted testing activities and environments.
- Evidence and access requirements.
- Sampling approach and known limitations.
- Reporting, escalation and secure-data-handling arrangements.
2. Audit-Universe and Payment-Flow Mapping
Codec Networks reviews the asset inventory and maps payment, settlement and data flows across the PA, merchants, acquiring banks, Payment Gateways, cloud platforms, processors and other material service providers. Critical assets and dependencies are identified before finalising the audit sample.
3. Inherent-Risk Assessment
Audit coverage and testing depth are determined based on:
- Business and transaction criticality.
- Sensitivity and volume of payment data.
- Internet exposure and attack surface.
- Fraud and customer-impact potential.
- Technology complexity and significant changes.
- Previous incidents and unresolved audit findings.
- Cloud, outsourcing and third-party dependency.
- Potential regulatory, operational and reputational impact.
4. Test of Design
Codec Networks evaluates whether governance, policies, procedures and technical controls are appropriately designed to address identified risks. The assessment may cover:
- Board oversight and information-security governance.
- Risk management and fraud-prevention controls.
- Application, API, infrastructure and cloud security.
- Identity, privileged access and segregation of duties.
- Encryption, payment-data security and data localisation.
- Merchant onboarding and third-party risk management.
- Security monitoring, incident response and forensic readiness.
- Backup, business continuity and disaster recovery.
5. Test of Operating Effectiveness
Selected controls are tested to determine whether they operated consistently during the audit period. Testing may include examination of approvals, access records, system logs, incident records, security reports, configuration evidence and representative transaction or control samples.
Sampling is risk-based and does not constitute examination of every transaction, event or system record.
6. Authorised Technical Validation
Where included in the approved scope, Codec Networks performs manual and tool-assisted testing of applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud configurations and security controls. Intrusive testing, exploitation, denial-of-service testing, social engineering or testing against production systems is performed only where expressly authorised through written Rules of Engagement.
Technical vulnerabilities are evaluated using applicable severity and exploitability criteria, including CVSS and EPSS where relevant, and mapped to CWE/CVE references where available.
7. Risk Evaluation and Reporting
Findings are evaluated according to likelihood, business impact, control effectiveness, regulatory relevance and residual risk. Critical or high-risk matters requiring urgent attention are communicated through the agreed escalation mechanism.
The report may include:
- Executive and Board-level summary.
- Scope, audit period, exclusions and limitations.
- Audit criteria and methodology.
- Compliance and control-status summary.
- Detailed observations with supporting evidence.
- Risk ratings and business impact.
- Practical recommendations and remediation priorities.
8. Remediation and Closure Verification
Where separately agreed, Codec Networks revalidates corrective actions after the auditee’s remediation period. Closure is recorded only for observations supported by satisfactory evidence or successful retesting. Unresolved, partially remediated or inaccessible items are transparently reported.
Please Note
The audit provides reasonable assurance based on the agreed scope, audit period, sampling, system accessibility and evidence made available by the auditee and relevant third parties. It is a point-in-time or period-based assessment. Responsibility for maintaining controls, providing complete and accurate information, implementing corrective actions, accepting residual risks and making regulatory submissions remains with the auditee organisation.
Codec Networks adopts an independent, risk-based and evidence-driven audit approach aligned with the CERT-In Comprehensive Cyber Security Audit Policy Guidelines. The approach is designed specifically for assessing the governance, information systems, cybersecurity, payment-data and operational controls of Payment Aggregators. Payment Gateways and material technology providers may also be included where they form part of the PA’s outsourced control environment or adopt RBI’s baseline technology recommendations.
Core Principles of Our Audit Approach
- Independent and objective: Audit conclusions are based on verifiable evidence and professional judgement, free from conflicts of interest or outcome-linked commercial influence.
- Applicability-led: The applicable RBI directions, CERT-In requirements, PA category, business model, payment channels, data flows and outsourced arrangements are confirmed before audit coverage is finalised.
- Risk-based: Audit priority and testing depth are determined by system criticality, payment-data sensitivity, transaction exposure, fraud potential, cyber threats, customer impact and third-party dependencies.
- End-to-end: The assessment extends beyond VAPT to governance, processes, applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud, payment data, merchants, vendors, incidents and resilience controls.
- Control-effectiveness focused: Codec Networks evaluates both the suitability of control design and evidence of consistent operation during the defined audit period.
- Manual and technology-assisted: Automated tools may support the audit, but conclusions are not based solely on scanning. Interviews, walkthroughs, configuration validation, evidence inspection and authorised technical testing are applied as relevant.
- Secure and controlled: Audit evidence is handled confidentially, and intrusive testing is conducted only under written authorisation and approved Rules of Engagement.
- Transparent and traceable: Each applicable requirement is linked to the associated risk, control, audit procedure, evidence, observation and recommended corrective action.
- Improvement-oriented: Findings are communicated with practical, risk-prioritised recommendations to support remediation and continuous improvement.
Circular-Specific Audit Coverage
The approach is tailored to the following principal areas:
- Information-security governance and Board oversight.
- Cyber-risk assessment and fraud-prevention controls.
- Applications, APIs, infrastructure, network, database and cloud security.
- Access management, privileged access and segregation of duties.
- Payment-data storage, processing, transmission, encryption and localisation.
- Merchant onboarding and security assessment.
- Payment Gateway, vendor, outsourcing and right-to-audit controls.
- Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
- Security monitoring, incident reporting and forensic readiness.
- Business continuity, disaster recovery and cyber resilience.
- Corrective-action planning, closure timelines and management reporting.
Audit Outcome
Codec Networks provides an executive summary, clause-wise compliance assessment, evidence-supported observations, risk ratings and practical remediation recommendations. Critical and high-risk matters are escalated through agreed channels, while optional follow-up validation may be undertaken to verify corrective-action status.
Please Note
The audit provides independent, evidence-based reasonable assurance within the agreed scope, audit period, sampling methodology, system accessibility and information made available. The auditee organisation remains responsible for operating controls, maintaining continuous compliance, implementing remediation, accepting residual risk and making regulatory submissions.
Codec Networks applies internationally recognized standards and security-testing frameworks as supplementary audit criteria, where relevant to the Payment Aggregator’s operations, technology architecture and agreed scope. These include:
- ISO 19011:2026: Audit principles, programme management, auditor competence, evidence evaluation and reporting.
- ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27002:2022 and ISO/IEC 27005:2022: Information-security governance, security controls and risk management.
- ISO 22301:2019 and ISO/IEC 27031:2025: Business continuity, disaster recovery and ICT readiness.
- ISO/IEC 27017:2015, ISO/IEC 27018:2025 and ISO/IEC 27701:2025: Cloud-security and privacy controls, where applicable.
- PCI DSS v4.0.1 and PCI Software Security Framework: Payment-card data and payment-software security.
- OWASP WSTG, ASVS, MASVS, API Security guidance, OSSTMM, CSA Cloud Controls Matrix and CIS Controls/Benchmarks: Technical and configuration-testing references.
- CVSS and EPSS: Vulnerability-severity and exploitability-based risk prioritisation.
Please Note
- RBI and CERT-In requirements remain the primary audit criteria; international standards supplement and do not replace regulatory directions.
- Use of these standards does not constitute ISO, PCI, RBI or CERT-In certification, nor guarantee regulatory approval or acceptance.
- Audit conclusions are limited to the agreed scope, assessment period, sampling, accessible systems and evidence made available.
- The audit does not guarantee identification of every vulnerability or prevention of future fraud, compromise, outage or cyber incident.
- Responsibility for maintaining compliance, operating controls, remediation, risk acceptance and regulatory submissions remains with the auditee organisation.
Codec Networks provides independent, evidence-based and risk-focused audit report and cybersecurity audit services for Payment Aggregators. The audit assesses whether applicable information-security, cybersecurity, payment-data and technology controls are appropriately designed and operating effectively during the agreed audit period.
The service may include:
- Regulatory control mapping: Mapping of applicable RBI directions, CERT-In requirements, internal policies and contractual obligations into a structured Risk and Control Matrix.
- Governance and risk assessment: Review of Board oversight, information-security policies, IT governance, asset management and enterprise cyber-risk assessment.
- Technology and application assurance: Assessment of applications, APIs, networks, databases, cloud environments, access controls, encryption, secure configurations, logging and monitoring.
- Payment-data security: Review of payment-data storage, processing, transmission, localisation, backup, recovery and cardholder-data controls.
- Vulnerability and security testing: Proportionate VAPT, configuration review and other authorised technical validation, using manual and tool-assisted procedures.
- Merchant and third-party controls: Review of merchant-onboarding security, Payment Gateway dependencies, cloud and technology providers, outsourcing agreements, regulatory access and right-to-audit provisions.
- Incident and resilience controls: Assessment of fraud prevention, security monitoring, incident reporting, forensic readiness, business continuity and disaster recovery.
- Evidence-based reporting: Executive summary, detailed observations, supporting evidence references, risk ratings, recommendations, management responses and proposed closure dates.
- Quality assurance: Maker-checker review, independent report review and controlled report release.
- Remediation verification: Optional revalidation of corrective actions and issuance of a closure-status report based on evidence available during the follow-up review.
CODEC NETWORKS VALUE PROPOSITION
Beyond protection, Codec Networks delivers value additions that strengthen
compliance, build digital trust, and empower business innovation.
RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, NPCI, UIDAI and Other Regulatory Audits
Codec Networks, a CERT-In empanelled Information Security Auditing Organisation, delivers independent, risk-based cybersecurity and compliance audits for regulated entities across banking, NBFC, FinTech, securities, insurance, payments, Aadhaar-enabled services, government, healthcare and critical infrastructure sectors.
Our value proposition combines regulatory understanding, cybersecurity expertise, structured audit methodology and evidence-driven assurance to help organizations identify compliance gaps, strengthen controls and demonstrate regulatory readiness.
1. Regulatory and Framework-Aligned Audit Assurance
- Audits applicable requirements issued by RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, NPCI, UIDAI, CERT-In and other relevant authorities.
- Maps regulatory obligations with ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 27002, ISO 27005, ISO 22301, NIST CSF, COBIT, CIS Controls and applicable data-protection requirements.
- Converts complex regulatory provisions into practical audit criteria, control requirements, evidence expectations and accountable actions.
- Supports consistent compliance across applications, infrastructure, cloud, networks, data centres, branches, third parties and digital ecosystems.
2. CERT-In Empanelled and Risk-Based Audit Approach
- Applies a structured methodology aligned with applicable CERT-In requirements and recognized auditing principles.
- Evaluates both control design—Test of Design—and operating effectiveness—Test of Effectiveness.
- Prioritizes observations according to regulatory significance, threat exposure, business criticality, likelihood and potential impact.
- Maintains professional independence, confidentiality, evidence integrity and appropriate segregation between audit and remediation activities.
3. Multidisciplinary Regulatory and Cybersecurity Expertise
- Deploys auditors and specialists with experience in information security, IT governance, VAPT, cloud security, application security, SOC, incident response, privacy and business continuity.
- Brings relevant professional competencies such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, CEH and cloud-security certifications, subject to engagement requirements.
- Understands sector-specific technology, operating models, outsourcing arrangements, payment environments, digital channels and sensitive-data ecosystems.
- Integrates governance, process and technical testing to provide a complete view of regulatory cyber risk.
4. Comprehensive Audit Coverage
- Covers cybersecurity governance, IT risk management, asset management, identity and access management, secure configuration, vulnerability management and security monitoring.
- Reviews application, API, mobile, network, cloud, database, endpoint, data-protection and third-party security controls, as applicable.
- Assesses incident response, regulatory reporting, business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience, log management and forensic readiness.
- Validates policies, procedures, contracts, configurations, records, system-generated evidence, samples and stakeholder practices.
5. Evidence-Driven Findings and Actionable Remediation
- Links each finding to the applicable regulatory clause, audit criterion, supporting evidence and affected system or process.
- Clearly distinguishes compliant, partially compliant, non-compliant and not-applicable requirements.
- Provides risk-rated observations with business impact, root-cause considerations, recommended corrective actions, ownership and target timelines.
- Supports structured management responses, corrective-action tracking and re-testing of remediated observations within the agreed scope.
6. Management Visibility and Regulatory Readiness
- Delivers executive summaries, detailed audit reports, compliance matrices, risk heat maps and prioritized remediation roadmaps.
- Provides traceability from regulatory requirements to controls, audit procedures, evidence reviewed and audit conclusions.
- Helps boards, senior management, CISOs, compliance officers and technology teams understand material exposures and required decisions.
- Strengthens readiness for regulatory inspections, supervisory reviews, internal audits, certification audits and customer assurance requirements.
7. Independent, Scalable and Business-Focused Delivery
- Adapts the audit approach to the organization’s size, complexity, risk profile, technology architecture and regulatory classification.
- Supports single-entity, multi-location, group-wide and ecosystem-based audits through onsite, remote or hybrid delivery models.
- Coordinates audit activities to reduce operational disruption while preserving audit independence and testing sufficiency.
- Enables organizations to transform regulatory compliance from a periodic exercise into a sustainable governance and cyber-resilience capability.
Why Customers Should Choose Codec Networks
Customers should consider Codec Networks for the combination of CERT-In empanelment, regulatory-domain understanding, multidisciplinary technical capability, risk-based testing and practical reporting. Our audits are designed not merely to identify documentary gaps, but to determine whether critical cybersecurity controls are appropriately designed, consistently implemented and demonstrably effective.
The result is greater regulatory confidence, stronger cyber resilience, improved management accountability and a clearly prioritized path toward sustained compliance.
Disclaimer: Audit scope, procedures and conclusions depend on the applicable regulation, agreed terms of reference, systems and locations included, sampling methodology, evidence provided and conditions existing during the audit period. An audit provides reasonable assurance within its defined scope and does not constitute a guarantee against cyber incidents, regulatory action or future control failure. CERT-In empanelment should be represented strictly in accordance with applicable CERT-In conditions and should not be construed as an endorsement of any commercial claim or as certification by CERT-In.
Founded in 2008 with 17+ Years of Industry Experience in Information and Cyber Security domain
Codec Networks Full-Spectrum Cybersecurity Expertise across all Industry Domains:
- Security Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT): Covering Web, Mobile, API, IoT, Blockchain, Cloud-Native, and smart infrastructure environments, with a focus on OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, and real-world exploit simulation.
- Offensive Security & Deep Level Security Assessments: Advanced Red Team, Blue Team and Purple Team Exercises, Threat Simulations, Social Engineering Campaigns, and Secure Code Review.
- IT Security Audit & Compliance Services: Implementation and audit support for ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27701, NIST CSF, RBI-CSF, SEBI, IRDAI, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, and India’s DPDPA 2023.
- Data Privacy & Strategic Risk Advisory: ISO 27701, GDPR, DPDPA, Cross-border compliance, DPIA, DPO-as-a-service, supply chain risk management, and digital transformation risk consulting.
- Emerging Technology Security (Web3.0 | AI | Blockchain): Specialized testing for smart contracts, DeFi platforms, Metaverse applications, AI/ML models, quantum readiness, and blockchain nodes.
- Managed SOC & Threat Monitoring Services: End-to-end SOC operations, SIEM/EDR/XDR/SOAR integration, threat intelligence, cloud security monitoring, and 24/7 incident response.
- Cyber Forensics & Threat Analysis: Investigation services including Device forensics, Malware Analysis, Cloud and Mobile forensics, insider threat detection, and Forensic support.
- Board-Level Cybersecurity Advisory Services to build governance, quantify risks, and align with enterprise-wide digital priorities : Codec Networks enables this transformation by offering Integrated Cyber Risk Management, GRC Program Advisory, Reputation Management, Crisis Communication Readiness, and CISO Support, tailored for CXOs and board members seeking to integrate cybersecurity into strategic decision-making.
- Cyber Security Education & Global Certifications - Through the Codec Centre for Professional Excellence, we deliver Post Graduate Certification in Advanced Cybersecurity (PGCAC), Graduate Certification in Advanced Cybersecurity (GCAC), Accredited Trainings & Certifications from EC Council, PECB, TUV, Quality Austria, ISACA and ISC2 - building the next generation of cybersecurity leaders.
- CERT-IN empaneled Information Security Auditing Organization
- NICSI empaneled for providing Application Audit and Compliance Services under Start-Up Category
- An ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified company, has established Information Security Management System (ISMS), demonstrating a structured approach to manage and protect sensitive information from cyber threats.
- An ISO 20000 IT Service Management (ITSM) company, ensure high-quality and reliable service delivery to clients on our products and services offered.
- An ISO 9001 certified company, has established and maintains a certified Quality Management System (QMS) that meets international standards for quality and consistency
At Codec Networks, our foundation is built on deep technical mastery, certified expertise, and an unrelenting pursuit of cyber excellence. With a team of globally accredited professionals, advanced methodologies, and next-generation tools, we deliver measurable security outcomes across assessment, compliance, monitoring, and forensic domains. Our competency-driven approach ensures every engagement is governed by precision, accountability, and alignment with international standards — empowering enterprises to stay secure, compliant, and resilient.
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Competency
Codec Networks’ dedicated Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) group specializes in security assessments, risk management, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness. The team partners with organizations to strengthen governance frameworks and ensure end-to-end compliance in a complex regulatory landscape.
Key Attributes:
- Team of certified auditors and consultants with credentials including ISO 27001 LA/LI, ISO 31000 Risk Specialist, ISO 27701 PIMS, GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, CCPA, DPO, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP and other advanced industry certifications.
- Expertise in enterprise risk quantification, privacy impact assessment (PIA/DPIA), audit automation, and supply chain risk mapping.
- Proven track record in implementing ISO-based ISMS/PIMS frameworks, RBI/SEBI/IRDAI audits, and cross-border data compliance projects.
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) Expertise
Our VAPT teams bring extensive technical depth across Web, Mobile, API, Cloud, Network, Database, Infrastructure, IoT, and People & Process domains. Every engagement is mapped to OWASP, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, RBI, and GDPR frameworks — ensuring real-world relevance and compliance alignment.
Core Strengths:
- Certified professionals with CEH, C-PENT, LPT, OSCP, OSWE, OSEE, and CREST credentials, averaging 7–10 years of offensive security experience.
- Proven expertise in Red/Blue/Purple Teaming, DevSecOps, secure SDLC, and threat emulation.
- Continuous skill enhancement through CTFs, hackathons, and product certifications (on case to case basis) such as CCNA, CCNP etc.
Managed SOC & Threat Intelligence Operations
Codec Networks operates a 24/7 Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) delivering continuous visibility, detection, and response across hybrid environments. Our SOC integrates SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and Cloud-Native Analytics to ensure rapid threat detection, incident containment, and business continuity.
Key Capabilities:
- Certified SOC analysts with credentials such as CHFI, CEH, CompTIA CySA+, GCIA, GCFA, and Splunk Certified Architect.
- Integration with platforms like Splunk, QRadar, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Elastic, Microsoft Sentinel, and Cortex XSOAR.
- Advanced use cases include cloud posture management, insider threat analytics, MITRE ATT&CK–aligned detections, and threat hunting automation.
- Comprehensive SOC Maturity Assessments and Threat Intelligence Fusion through integration with global feeds and dark web monitoring.
Cyber Forensics & Threat Analysis Expertise
Our Cyber Forensic Division delivers end-to-end investigation, evidence preservation, and digital analysis services — designed to support law enforcement, corporate forensics, and internal response teams. We combine forensic science with cyber intelligence to identify root causes, trace adversaries, and restore operational integrity.
Core Expertise Areas:
- Device, Network, Cloud, and Mobile Forensics – leveraging latest forensic tools (wherever applicable) such as Autopsy, Cyber Triage, Kape, EnCase, FTK, Magnet AXIOM, and Cellebrite.
- Malware Reverse Engineering and Memory Forensics for incident containment and threat attribution.
- Blockchain & Crypto Forensics – tracing DeFi fraud, NFT manipulation, and crypto laundering activities using Chainalysis, TRM Labs, and Elliptic (wherever applicable).
- Incident Response Support – forensic readiness, eDiscovery, evidence preservation, aligned with ISO/IEC 27037 & 27043.
- Certified experts including CHFI, eCIR, eCDFP, GCFE, GCFA, EnCE, CFCE and ECIH, ensuring investigations meet both technical and legal standards.
Advanced Tools, Frameworks & Continuous Innovation
Codec Networks leverages industry-leading tools and platforms such as Burp Suite Pro, Nessus, Prisma Cloud, Splunk, QRadar, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Autopsy, Chainalysis, MythX, and Prowler (wherever applicable) ensuring accuracy, scalability, and efficiency.
Our methodologies align with globally recognized frameworks including:
- MITRE ATT&CK & D3FEND
- OWASP Top 10 / MASVS / ASVS
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework & SP 800-115
- ISO/IEC 27001, 27701, 31000, 22301
Through ongoing research, Codec Networks continually evolves to address modern threats — from Generative AI prompt attacks and smart contract exploits to IoT zero-days, metaverse impersonation, and quantum-era vulnerabilities.
Compliance-Driven Deliverables
All technical engagements and reports are mapped to major global and Indian compliance frameworks — including ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, RBI-CSF, SEBI, IRDAI, and DPDPA 2023. Our structured technical and executive reports support board-level visibility, audit evidence, and certification readiness, ensuring that every engagement drives both technical assurance and regulatory confidence.
Codec Networks – Certified Competence. Proven Expertise. Real-World Cyber Resilience. Empowering enterprises through advanced security engineering, continuous monitoring, and forensic intelligence.
At Codec Networks, we believe that cybersecurity excellence is not achieved through tools alone — it is built through methodical delivery, risk-based insight, and measurable outcomes. Our Agile and Modular 8-Stage Delivery Methodology ensures that every engagement — from rapid risk assessments to full-scale ISMS implementations — is structured, standards-aligned, and business-focused.
Agile & Modular Methodology
Our delivery framework integrates global best practices with localized regulatory insight, ensuring each engagement is executed with clarity, accountability, and precision. Clients benefit from seamless onboarding, milestone-driven execution, and transparent reporting throughout the lifecycle.
- Discovery & Scoping: Collaborative workshops to understand business context, IT landscape, compliance obligations, and risk appetite, forming the foundation of a well-defined project scope.
- Risk Profiling & Gap Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation of people, process, and technology controls aligned with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, GDPR, HIPAA, DPDPA 2023, RBI, and PCI DSS.
- Regulatory Mapping & Framework Alignment: Mapping organizational obligations against applicable standards and laws — from ISO & NIST to RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, UIDAI, and DPDPA — including new-age frameworks like ISO 42001 (AI) and FATF for emerging technologies.
- Security Architecture & Control Design: Designing or refining network, cloud, and data security architectures with controls tailored for cloud, AI, OT/ICS, and Web3.0 environments.
- Documentation & Policy Development: Creation and refinement of Policies, SOPs, Risk Registers, DPIAs, Incident Response Plans, and Governance Documents, ensuring audit readiness and legal compliance.
- Implementation & Risk Treatment: Execution of remediation roadmaps, vendor risk management, privacy engineering, and workforce training to mitigate gaps and operationalize security controls.
- Validation, Testing & Audit Readiness: Conducting mock audits, VAPT, forensic readiness, and compliance testing to validate effectiveness and prepare for certifications.
- Governance Reporting & Continual Improvement: Delivering executive dashboards, compliance scorecards, and board-level insights with ongoing advisory through vCISO and DPO-as-a-Service models.
Risk-Based & Business-Oriented Audit Approach
Our methodology goes beyond testing systems — it focuses on how vulnerabilities translate into business, reputational, and compliance risks.
- Deliver Deep Insight: Actionable intelligence into vulnerabilities, attack paths, business impact, and remediation priorities.
- Extend Beyond Tools: Manual and contextual assessments combining automation with human expertise across government, financial, and commercial sectors.
- Actionable Reporting: Executive-friendly reports that translate complex findings into strategic, risk-aware recommendations.
- Efficient Execution: Critical assets prioritized for testing to deliver maximum value within tight engagement windows.
Outcome-Driven Engagements for Security Maturity
Each stage is modular yet interconnected, adaptable to enterprises of any scale or industry. Whether it’s a cloud-native fintech pursuing SOC 2, a healthcare provider ensuring HIPAA alignment, or a bank meeting RBI-CSF requirements, Codec Networks ensures consistency, compliance, and measurable improvement.
Beyond certification checklists, our Post-Audit Support and Continuous Risk Monitoring provide remediation guidance, breach response playbooks, staff training, and ongoing compliance tracking — building sustainable security posture and resilient business continuity.
Codec Networks – Turning Compliance into a Competitive Advantage. Structured. Measurable. Secure. Always Aligned with Your Business Goals.
At Codec Networks, our clients are not just audit subjects — they are long-term partners in a shared cybersecurity journey. Every engagement is designed around the client’s business priorities, security maturity, and risk appetite, ensuring solutions that are relevant, practical, and results-driven.
With a legacy of 650+ successful engagements across industries such as Banking, Fintech, Healthcare, Telecom, Energy, Aviation, Manufacturing, E-commerce, and Government, Codec Networks has attempted to become a trusted advisor for organizations seeking to transform compliance into resilience.
Our engagement philosophy extends beyond conventional audits. We integrate strategic advisory, technical assurance, remediation support, and continuous compliance monitoring, creating a full lifecycle relationship rather than a one-time service. Clients benefit from:
- Personalized advisory frameworks tailored to their business model and operational scale.
- Collaborative engagement models featuring joint workshops, stakeholder training, and compliance awareness sessions.
- Board-level guidance and reporting that translates complex technical findings into actionable business intelligence.
- Transparent communication channels with dedicated project managers, secure digital workspaces, and real-time status dashboards.
By combining the objectivity of an auditor with the empathy of an advisor, Codec Networks builds trust, accountability, and measurable security growth. Our commitment is simple — to deliver cybersecurity as a continuous partnership, not a periodic project.
Codec Networks – Where Advisory Meets Assurance. Empowering Clients Through Partnership, Transparency, and Trust.
At Codec Networks, integrity, professionalism, and ethical responsibility form the cornerstone of every engagement. As a trusted strategic partner in cybersecurity, we operate within the highest standards of ethical conduct, legal compliance, and regulatory governance, ensuring our services strengthen both our clients’ defenses and their reputations.
We adhere to a strict ethical code of conduct, driven by transparency, independence, and accountability. Every consultant, auditor, and engineer within Codec Networks upholds the core security triad of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) — ensuring data protection, operational reliability, and business continuity at all times.
Our professional ethos blends technical excellence with moral responsibility, following structured processes, defined service standards, and adherence to international and national regulatory frameworks.
Our Ethical & Professional Commitments
- Zero-Compromise Consulting: We maintain independence, neutrality, and confidentiality across all audits and advisory engagements.
- Legal & Regulatory Conformance: We assist clients to conform strictly within the boundaries of applicable cyber laws, privacy regulations, and data protection statutes.
- Client-First Philosophy: Every recommendation is designed to safeguard stakeholder interests, minimize legal exposure, and build sustainable resilience.
- Outcome-Driven Security Maturity: Our modular yet integrated delivery approach supports organizations of all sizes in achieving measurable improvements in security posture.
- Global Delivery, Local Integrity: Our Global Network Delivery Model integrates international best practices with local regulatory expertise — ensuring value-driven, compliant outcomes.
Industry-Specific Security Advisory
Recognizing that every sector faces distinct threats and compliance challenges, Codec Networks provides customized, industry-aligned security advisory across BFSI, Fintech, Telecom, Healthcare, Energy, Aviation, E-commerce, Government, and Critical Infrastructure domains.
Our sector-specific consulting translates regulatory complexity into practical, business-aware strategies, ensuring risk mitigation plans are compliant, auditable, and operationally feasible.
Our Commitment
With a zero-tolerance approach to ethical compromise, Codec Networks stands for trust, transparency, and truth in cybersecurity. We are more than consultants — we are custodians of digital integrity, committed to helping organizations navigate risk, maintain compliance, and enable secure business growth.
Codec Networks – Where Integrity Meets Innovation. Trusted. Ethical. Future-Ready.
At Codec Networks, we combine the strength of a global delivery ecosystem with the precision of local regulatory insight to deliver cybersecurity solutions that are both internationally benchmarked and regionally compliant.
Our Global Delivery Capability enables clients across continents to access specialized cybersecurity expertise, advanced technologies, and globally aligned methodologies. Through a distributed network of certified professionals, partner alliances, and intelligence centers, Codec Networks ensures consistent service quality and rapid response across time zones and geographies.
What truly differentiates us is our Local Expertise — a deep understanding of national regulations, industry frameworks, and operational nuances that shape cybersecurity implementation in each region.
Our hybrid delivery model blends remote and on-site collaboration, combining the agility of digital operations with the contextual understanding of local consultants. This ensures culturally aligned communication, faster problem resolution, and seamless coordination with client teams.
With a presence across India, Codec Networks empowers global enterprises to manage cybersecurity uniformly while adapting to local risks, regulations, and realities.
Codec Networks – Global Vision. Local Precision. Consistent Cyber Resilience.
“With Codec Networks, you’re not just buying a service — you’re investing in a cybersecurity ally who understands your business, defends your reputation, and strengthens your future.”
At Codec Networks, we believe cybersecurity is not a project — it’s a partnership. Our approach is built on trust, transparency, and transformation, helping clients evolve from compliance readiness to cyber resilience.
Your Strategic Security Partner
Codec Networks acts as a strategic security partner, providing continuous roadmap development, architecture reviews, and improvement programs that evolve with your business and the threat landscape.
“We don’t just secure businesses — we empower them to lead with confidence in a digital-first world.”
Our strength lies in the fusion of technical depth, regulatory insight, industry specialization, and future readiness — providing unmatched cybersecurity value to enterprises across India and beyond.
Codec Networks – Certified Competence. Proven Expertise. Real-World Cyber Resilience. Empowering enterprises through advanced security engineering, continuous monitoring, and forensic intelligence.
Every engagement reflects our belief that advisory must meet assurance — a promise we deliver through partnership, integrity, and measurable impact.
Codec Networks – Where Advisory Meets Assurance. Empowering Clients Through Partnership, Transparency, and Trust.
And above all —
“Decoding Threats. Coding Solutions.” That’s the Codec Networks Advantage.
RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, NPCI, UIDAI and Other Regulatory Audits
Codec Networks, a CERT-In empanelled Information Security Auditing Organisation, delivers independent, risk-based cybersecurity and compliance audits for regulated entities across banking, NBFC, FinTech, securities, insurance, payments, Aadhaar-enabled services, government, healthcare and critical infrastructure sectors.
Our value proposition combines regulatory understanding, cybersecurity expertise, structured audit methodology and evidence-driven assurance to help organizations identify compliance gaps, strengthen controls and demonstrate regulatory readiness.
1. Regulatory and Framework-Aligned Audit Assurance
- Audits applicable requirements issued by RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, NPCI, UIDAI, CERT-In and other relevant authorities.
- Maps regulatory obligations with ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO 27002, ISO 27005, ISO 22301, NIST CSF, COBIT, CIS Controls and applicable data-protection requirements.
- Converts complex regulatory provisions into practical audit criteria, control requirements, evidence expectations and accountable actions.
- Supports consistent compliance across applications, infrastructure, cloud, networks, data centres, branches, third parties and digital ecosystems.
2. CERT-In Empanelled and Risk-Based Audit Approach
- Applies a structured methodology aligned with applicable CERT-In requirements and recognized auditing principles.
- Evaluates both control design—Test of Design—and operating effectiveness—Test of Effectiveness.
- Prioritizes observations according to regulatory significance, threat exposure, business criticality, likelihood and potential impact.
- Maintains professional independence, confidentiality, evidence integrity and appropriate segregation between audit and remediation activities.
3. Multidisciplinary Regulatory and Cybersecurity Expertise
- Deploys auditors and specialists with experience in information security, IT governance, VAPT, cloud security, application security, SOC, incident response, privacy and business continuity.
- Brings relevant professional competencies such as CISA, CISSP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor/Implementer, CEH and cloud-security certifications, subject to engagement requirements.
- Understands sector-specific technology, operating models, outsourcing arrangements, payment environments, digital channels and sensitive-data ecosystems.
- Integrates governance, process and technical testing to provide a complete view of regulatory cyber risk.
4. Comprehensive Audit Coverage
- Covers cybersecurity governance, IT risk management, asset management, identity and access management, secure configuration, vulnerability management and security monitoring.
- Reviews application, API, mobile, network, cloud, database, endpoint, data-protection and third-party security controls, as applicable.
- Assesses incident response, regulatory reporting, business continuity, disaster recovery, cyber resilience, log management and forensic readiness.
- Validates policies, procedures, contracts, configurations, records, system-generated evidence, samples and stakeholder practices.
5. Evidence-Driven Findings and Actionable Remediation
- Links each finding to the applicable regulatory clause, audit criterion, supporting evidence and affected system or process.
- Clearly distinguishes compliant, partially compliant, non-compliant and not-applicable requirements.
- Provides risk-rated observations with business impact, root-cause considerations, recommended corrective actions, ownership and target timelines.
- Supports structured management responses, corrective-action tracking and re-testing of remediated observations within the agreed scope.
6. Management Visibility and Regulatory Readiness
- Delivers executive summaries, detailed audit reports, compliance matrices, risk heat maps and prioritized remediation roadmaps.
- Provides traceability from regulatory requirements to controls, audit procedures, evidence reviewed and audit conclusions.
- Helps boards, senior management, CISOs, compliance officers and technology teams understand material exposures and required decisions.
- Strengthens readiness for regulatory inspections, supervisory reviews, internal audits, certification audits and customer assurance requirements.
7. Independent, Scalable and Business-Focused Delivery
- Adapts the audit approach to the organization’s size, complexity, risk profile, technology architecture and regulatory classification.
- Supports single-entity, multi-location, group-wide and ecosystem-based audits through onsite, remote or hybrid delivery models.
- Coordinates audit activities to reduce operational disruption while preserving audit independence and testing sufficiency.
- Enables organizations to transform regulatory compliance from a periodic exercise into a sustainable governance and cyber-resilience capability.
Why Customers Should Choose Codec Networks
Customers should consider Codec Networks for the combination of CERT-In empanelment, regulatory-domain understanding, multidisciplinary technical capability, risk-based testing and practical reporting. Our audits are designed not merely to identify documentary gaps, but to determine whether critical cybersecurity controls are appropriately designed, consistently implemented and demonstrably effective.
The result is greater regulatory confidence, stronger cyber resilience, improved management accountability and a clearly prioritized path toward sustained compliance.
Disclaimer: Audit scope, procedures and conclusions depend on the applicable regulation, agreed terms of reference, systems and locations included, sampling methodology, evidence provided and conditions existing during the audit period. An audit provides reasonable assurance within its defined scope and does not constitute a guarantee against cyber incidents, regulatory action or future control failure. CERT-In empanelment should be represented strictly in accordance with applicable CERT-In conditions and should not be construed as an endorsement of any commercial claim or as certification by CERT-In.
Founded in 2008 with 17+ Years of Industry Experience in Information and Cyber Security domain
Codec Networks Full-Spectrum Cybersecurity Expertise across all Industry Domains:
- Security Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT): Covering Web, Mobile, API, IoT, Blockchain, Cloud-Native, and smart infrastructure environments, with a focus on OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK, and real-world exploit simulation.
- Offensive Security & Deep Level Security Assessments: Advanced Red Team, Blue Team and Purple Team Exercises, Threat Simulations, Social Engineering Campaigns, and Secure Code Review.
- IT Security Audit & Compliance Services: Implementation and audit support for ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 27701, NIST CSF, RBI-CSF, SEBI, IRDAI, PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR, and India’s DPDPA 2023.
- Data Privacy & Strategic Risk Advisory: ISO 27701, GDPR, DPDPA, Cross-border compliance, DPIA, DPO-as-a-service, supply chain risk management, and digital transformation risk consulting.
- Emerging Technology Security (Web3.0 | AI | Blockchain): Specialized testing for smart contracts, DeFi platforms, Metaverse applications, AI/ML models, quantum readiness, and blockchain nodes.
- Managed SOC & Threat Monitoring Services: End-to-end SOC operations, SIEM/EDR/XDR/SOAR integration, threat intelligence, cloud security monitoring, and 24/7 incident response.
- Cyber Forensics & Threat Analysis: Investigation services including Device forensics, Malware Analysis, Cloud and Mobile forensics, insider threat detection, and Forensic support.
- Board-Level Cybersecurity Advisory Services to build governance, quantify risks, and align with enterprise-wide digital priorities : Codec Networks enables this transformation by offering Integrated Cyber Risk Management, GRC Program Advisory, Reputation Management, Crisis Communication Readiness, and CISO Support, tailored for CXOs and board members seeking to integrate cybersecurity into strategic decision-making.
- Cyber Security Education & Global Certifications - Through the Codec Centre for Professional Excellence, we deliver Post Graduate Certification in Advanced Cybersecurity (PGCAC), Graduate Certification in Advanced Cybersecurity (GCAC), Accredited Trainings & Certifications from EC Council, PECB, TUV, Quality Austria, ISACA and ISC2 - building the next generation of cybersecurity leaders.
- CERT-IN empaneled Information Security Auditing Organization
- NICSI empaneled for providing Application Audit and Compliance Services under Start-Up Category
- An ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified company, has established Information Security Management System (ISMS), demonstrating a structured approach to manage and protect sensitive information from cyber threats.
- An ISO 20000 IT Service Management (ITSM) company, ensure high-quality and reliable service delivery to clients on our products and services offered.
- An ISO 9001 certified company, has established and maintains a certified Quality Management System (QMS) that meets international standards for quality and consistency
At Codec Networks, our foundation is built on deep technical mastery, certified expertise, and an unrelenting pursuit of cyber excellence. With a team of globally accredited professionals, advanced methodologies, and next-generation tools, we deliver measurable security outcomes across assessment, compliance, monitoring, and forensic domains. Our competency-driven approach ensures every engagement is governed by precision, accountability, and alignment with international standards — empowering enterprises to stay secure, compliant, and resilient.
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Competency
Codec Networks’ dedicated Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) group specializes in security assessments, risk management, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness. The team partners with organizations to strengthen governance frameworks and ensure end-to-end compliance in a complex regulatory landscape.
Key Attributes:
- Team of certified auditors and consultants with credentials including ISO 27001 LA/LI, ISO 31000 Risk Specialist, ISO 27701 PIMS, GDPR, SOC 2, HIPAA, CCPA, DPO, CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP and other advanced industry certifications.
- Expertise in enterprise risk quantification, privacy impact assessment (PIA/DPIA), audit automation, and supply chain risk mapping.
- Proven track record in implementing ISO-based ISMS/PIMS frameworks, RBI/SEBI/IRDAI audits, and cross-border data compliance projects.
Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT) Expertise
Our VAPT teams bring extensive technical depth across Web, Mobile, API, Cloud, Network, Database, Infrastructure, IoT, and People & Process domains. Every engagement is mapped to OWASP, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, RBI, and GDPR frameworks — ensuring real-world relevance and compliance alignment.
Core Strengths:
- Certified professionals with CEH, C-PENT, LPT, OSCP, OSWE, OSEE, and CREST credentials, averaging 7–10 years of offensive security experience.
- Proven expertise in Red/Blue/Purple Teaming, DevSecOps, secure SDLC, and threat emulation.
- Continuous skill enhancement through CTFs, hackathons, and product certifications (on case to case basis) such as CCNA, CCNP etc.
Managed SOC & Threat Intelligence Operations
Codec Networks operates a 24/7 Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) delivering continuous visibility, detection, and response across hybrid environments. Our SOC integrates SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, and Cloud-Native Analytics to ensure rapid threat detection, incident containment, and business continuity.
Key Capabilities:
- Certified SOC analysts with credentials such as CHFI, CEH, CompTIA CySA+, GCIA, GCFA, and Splunk Certified Architect.
- Integration with platforms like Splunk, QRadar, SentinelOne, CrowdStrike, Elastic, Microsoft Sentinel, and Cortex XSOAR.
- Advanced use cases include cloud posture management, insider threat analytics, MITRE ATT&CK–aligned detections, and threat hunting automation.
- Comprehensive SOC Maturity Assessments and Threat Intelligence Fusion through integration with global feeds and dark web monitoring.
Cyber Forensics & Threat Analysis Expertise
Our Cyber Forensic Division delivers end-to-end investigation, evidence preservation, and digital analysis services — designed to support law enforcement, corporate forensics, and internal response teams. We combine forensic science with cyber intelligence to identify root causes, trace adversaries, and restore operational integrity.
Core Expertise Areas:
- Device, Network, Cloud, and Mobile Forensics – leveraging latest forensic tools (wherever applicable) such as Autopsy, Cyber Triage, Kape, EnCase, FTK, Magnet AXIOM, and Cellebrite.
- Malware Reverse Engineering and Memory Forensics for incident containment and threat attribution.
- Blockchain & Crypto Forensics – tracing DeFi fraud, NFT manipulation, and crypto laundering activities using Chainalysis, TRM Labs, and Elliptic (wherever applicable).
- Incident Response Support – forensic readiness, eDiscovery, evidence preservation, aligned with ISO/IEC 27037 & 27043.
- Certified experts including CHFI, eCIR, eCDFP, GCFE, GCFA, EnCE, CFCE and ECIH, ensuring investigations meet both technical and legal standards.
Advanced Tools, Frameworks & Continuous Innovation
Codec Networks leverages industry-leading tools and platforms such as Burp Suite Pro, Nessus, Prisma Cloud, Splunk, QRadar, CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Autopsy, Chainalysis, MythX, and Prowler (wherever applicable) ensuring accuracy, scalability, and efficiency.
Our methodologies align with globally recognized frameworks including:
- MITRE ATT&CK & D3FEND
- OWASP Top 10 / MASVS / ASVS
- NIST Cybersecurity Framework & SP 800-115
- ISO/IEC 27001, 27701, 31000, 22301
Through ongoing research, Codec Networks continually evolves to address modern threats — from Generative AI prompt attacks and smart contract exploits to IoT zero-days, metaverse impersonation, and quantum-era vulnerabilities.
Compliance-Driven Deliverables
All technical engagements and reports are mapped to major global and Indian compliance frameworks — including ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, RBI-CSF, SEBI, IRDAI, and DPDPA 2023. Our structured technical and executive reports support board-level visibility, audit evidence, and certification readiness, ensuring that every engagement drives both technical assurance and regulatory confidence.
Codec Networks – Certified Competence. Proven Expertise. Real-World Cyber Resilience. Empowering enterprises through advanced security engineering, continuous monitoring, and forensic intelligence.
At Codec Networks, we believe that cybersecurity excellence is not achieved through tools alone — it is built through methodical delivery, risk-based insight, and measurable outcomes. Our Agile and Modular 8-Stage Delivery Methodology ensures that every engagement — from rapid risk assessments to full-scale ISMS implementations — is structured, standards-aligned, and business-focused.
Agile & Modular Methodology
Our delivery framework integrates global best practices with localized regulatory insight, ensuring each engagement is executed with clarity, accountability, and precision. Clients benefit from seamless onboarding, milestone-driven execution, and transparent reporting throughout the lifecycle.
- Discovery & Scoping: Collaborative workshops to understand business context, IT landscape, compliance obligations, and risk appetite, forming the foundation of a well-defined project scope.
- Risk Profiling & Gap Assessment: Comprehensive evaluation of people, process, and technology controls aligned with ISO 27001, NIST CSF, GDPR, HIPAA, DPDPA 2023, RBI, and PCI DSS.
- Regulatory Mapping & Framework Alignment: Mapping organizational obligations against applicable standards and laws — from ISO & NIST to RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, UIDAI, and DPDPA — including new-age frameworks like ISO 42001 (AI) and FATF for emerging technologies.
- Security Architecture & Control Design: Designing or refining network, cloud, and data security architectures with controls tailored for cloud, AI, OT/ICS, and Web3.0 environments.
- Documentation & Policy Development: Creation and refinement of Policies, SOPs, Risk Registers, DPIAs, Incident Response Plans, and Governance Documents, ensuring audit readiness and legal compliance.
- Implementation & Risk Treatment: Execution of remediation roadmaps, vendor risk management, privacy engineering, and workforce training to mitigate gaps and operationalize security controls.
- Validation, Testing & Audit Readiness: Conducting mock audits, VAPT, forensic readiness, and compliance testing to validate effectiveness and prepare for certifications.
- Governance Reporting & Continual Improvement: Delivering executive dashboards, compliance scorecards, and board-level insights with ongoing advisory through vCISO and DPO-as-a-Service models.
Risk-Based & Business-Oriented Audit Approach
Our methodology goes beyond testing systems — it focuses on how vulnerabilities translate into business, reputational, and compliance risks.
- Deliver Deep Insight: Actionable intelligence into vulnerabilities, attack paths, business impact, and remediation priorities.
- Extend Beyond Tools: Manual and contextual assessments combining automation with human expertise across government, financial, and commercial sectors.
- Actionable Reporting: Executive-friendly reports that translate complex findings into strategic, risk-aware recommendations.
- Efficient Execution: Critical assets prioritized for testing to deliver maximum value within tight engagement windows.
Outcome-Driven Engagements for Security Maturity
Each stage is modular yet interconnected, adaptable to enterprises of any scale or industry. Whether it’s a cloud-native fintech pursuing SOC 2, a healthcare provider ensuring HIPAA alignment, or a bank meeting RBI-CSF requirements, Codec Networks ensures consistency, compliance, and measurable improvement.
Beyond certification checklists, our Post-Audit Support and Continuous Risk Monitoring provide remediation guidance, breach response playbooks, staff training, and ongoing compliance tracking — building sustainable security posture and resilient business continuity.
Codec Networks – Turning Compliance into a Competitive Advantage. Structured. Measurable. Secure. Always Aligned with Your Business Goals.
At Codec Networks, our clients are not just audit subjects — they are long-term partners in a shared cybersecurity journey. Every engagement is designed around the client’s business priorities, security maturity, and risk appetite, ensuring solutions that are relevant, practical, and results-driven.
With a legacy of 650+ successful engagements across industries such as Banking, Fintech, Healthcare, Telecom, Energy, Aviation, Manufacturing, E-commerce, and Government, Codec Networks has attempted to become a trusted advisor for organizations seeking to transform compliance into resilience.
Our engagement philosophy extends beyond conventional audits. We integrate strategic advisory, technical assurance, remediation support, and continuous compliance monitoring, creating a full lifecycle relationship rather than a one-time service. Clients benefit from:
- Personalized advisory frameworks tailored to their business model and operational scale.
- Collaborative engagement models featuring joint workshops, stakeholder training, and compliance awareness sessions.
- Board-level guidance and reporting that translates complex technical findings into actionable business intelligence.
- Transparent communication channels with dedicated project managers, secure digital workspaces, and real-time status dashboards.
By combining the objectivity of an auditor with the empathy of an advisor, Codec Networks builds trust, accountability, and measurable security growth. Our commitment is simple — to deliver cybersecurity as a continuous partnership, not a periodic project.
Codec Networks – Where Advisory Meets Assurance. Empowering Clients Through Partnership, Transparency, and Trust.
At Codec Networks, integrity, professionalism, and ethical responsibility form the cornerstone of every engagement. As a trusted strategic partner in cybersecurity, we operate within the highest standards of ethical conduct, legal compliance, and regulatory governance, ensuring our services strengthen both our clients’ defenses and their reputations.
We adhere to a strict ethical code of conduct, driven by transparency, independence, and accountability. Every consultant, auditor, and engineer within Codec Networks upholds the core security triad of Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability (CIA) — ensuring data protection, operational reliability, and business continuity at all times.
Our professional ethos blends technical excellence with moral responsibility, following structured processes, defined service standards, and adherence to international and national regulatory frameworks.
Our Ethical & Professional Commitments
- Zero-Compromise Consulting: We maintain independence, neutrality, and confidentiality across all audits and advisory engagements.
- Legal & Regulatory Conformance: We assist clients to conform strictly within the boundaries of applicable cyber laws, privacy regulations, and data protection statutes.
- Client-First Philosophy: Every recommendation is designed to safeguard stakeholder interests, minimize legal exposure, and build sustainable resilience.
- Outcome-Driven Security Maturity: Our modular yet integrated delivery approach supports organizations of all sizes in achieving measurable improvements in security posture.
- Global Delivery, Local Integrity: Our Global Network Delivery Model integrates international best practices with local regulatory expertise — ensuring value-driven, compliant outcomes.
Industry-Specific Security Advisory
Recognizing that every sector faces distinct threats and compliance challenges, Codec Networks provides customized, industry-aligned security advisory across BFSI, Fintech, Telecom, Healthcare, Energy, Aviation, E-commerce, Government, and Critical Infrastructure domains.
Our sector-specific consulting translates regulatory complexity into practical, business-aware strategies, ensuring risk mitigation plans are compliant, auditable, and operationally feasible.
Our Commitment
With a zero-tolerance approach to ethical compromise, Codec Networks stands for trust, transparency, and truth in cybersecurity. We are more than consultants — we are custodians of digital integrity, committed to helping organizations navigate risk, maintain compliance, and enable secure business growth.
Codec Networks – Where Integrity Meets Innovation. Trusted. Ethical. Future-Ready.
At Codec Networks, we combine the strength of a global delivery ecosystem with the precision of local regulatory insight to deliver cybersecurity solutions that are both internationally benchmarked and regionally compliant.
Our Global Delivery Capability enables clients across continents to access specialized cybersecurity expertise, advanced technologies, and globally aligned methodologies. Through a distributed network of certified professionals, partner alliances, and intelligence centers, Codec Networks ensures consistent service quality and rapid response across time zones and geographies.
What truly differentiates us is our Local Expertise — a deep understanding of national regulations, industry frameworks, and operational nuances that shape cybersecurity implementation in each region.
Our hybrid delivery model blends remote and on-site collaboration, combining the agility of digital operations with the contextual understanding of local consultants. This ensures culturally aligned communication, faster problem resolution, and seamless coordination with client teams.
With a presence across India, Codec Networks empowers global enterprises to manage cybersecurity uniformly while adapting to local risks, regulations, and realities.
Codec Networks – Global Vision. Local Precision. Consistent Cyber Resilience.
“With Codec Networks, you’re not just buying a service — you’re investing in a cybersecurity ally who understands your business, defends your reputation, and strengthens your future.”
At Codec Networks, we believe cybersecurity is not a project — it’s a partnership. Our approach is built on trust, transparency, and transformation, helping clients evolve from compliance readiness to cyber resilience.
Your Strategic Security Partner
Codec Networks acts as a strategic security partner, providing continuous roadmap development, architecture reviews, and improvement programs that evolve with your business and the threat landscape.
“We don’t just secure businesses — we empower them to lead with confidence in a digital-first world.”
Our strength lies in the fusion of technical depth, regulatory insight, industry specialization, and future readiness — providing unmatched cybersecurity value to enterprises across India and beyond.
Codec Networks – Certified Competence. Proven Expertise. Real-World Cyber Resilience. Empowering enterprises through advanced security engineering, continuous monitoring, and forensic intelligence.
Every engagement reflects our belief that advisory must meet assurance — a promise we deliver through partnership, integrity, and measurable impact.
Codec Networks – Where Advisory Meets Assurance. Empowering Clients Through Partnership, Transparency, and Trust.
And above all —
“Decoding Threats. Coding Solutions.” That’s the Codec Networks Advantage.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
Every customer testimonial is proof of our commitment, highlighting security, compliance, and resilience enabled by Codec Networks’ services.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION
Asking the right questions is the first step toward security; our FAQs
It is an independent assessment of a Payment Aggregator’s information systems, cybersecurity, payment-data and related governance controls. The audit evaluates control design and operating effectiveness and may support preparation of the System Audit Report required by RBI.
The service is relevant to:
- Bank and non-bank Payment Aggregators.
- PA-Online, PA-Physical and PA-Cross Border entities.
- Entities applying for or maintaining RBI authorisation, where an audit or readiness assessment is required.
- Material Payment Gateways, cloud providers, processors and outsourced technology providers included within a PA’s control environment.
The current requirement is principally covered by the RBI Master Direction
on Regulation of Payment Aggregators, 2025
RBI Master Direction, 2025 requires an annual system audit, including a cybersecurity audit, with submission according to RBI-prescribed timelines.
The agreed scope may cover:
- Information-security and IT governance.
- Risk and fraud-management controls.
- Applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud and databases.
- Identity and privileged-access management.
- Payment-data security, encryption and localisation.
- Merchant onboarding and third-party risk.
- Vulnerability management and security testing.
- Incident response, logging and forensic readiness.
- Business continuity, disaster recovery and cyber resilience.
Audit priority and testing depth are based on transaction criticality, payment-data sensitivity, system exposure, fraud potential, previous incidents, technology changes and third-party dependencies. Higher-risk systems and processes receive deeper testing and more extensive evidence review.
Yes. Test of Design determines whether a control is suitably designed to address the applicable requirement or risk. Test of Operating Effectiveness examines whether the control operated consistently during the defined audit period, using evidence, walkthroughs and risk-based sampling.
No, VAPT may be included where required by the applicable audit criteria and agreed scope. Penetration testing, exploitation, source-code review, social engineering, denial-of-service testing and other intrusive activities are undertaken only under written authorisation and approved Rules of Engagement.
The auditee should provide an updated asset inventory, payment and data-flow diagrams, applicable policies, system architecture, risk assessments, access records, security reports, incident records, vendor information and other agreed evidence. Inaccessible assets, incomplete evidence and scope limitations are transparently recorded in the audit report.
Depending on the agreed engagement, deliverables may include:
- Executive and Board-level summary.
- Clause-wise compliance and control matrix.
- Detailed evidence-supported audit observations.
- Risk ratings and business-impact analysis.
- Remediation recommendations and action tracker.
- Management responses and proposed closure dates.
Findings are evaluated according to likelihood, impact, exploitability, control effectiveness and regulatory relevance. Technical vulnerabilities may use CVSS and EPSS where applicable. Critical and high-risk matters are communicated promptly through the agreed escalation mechanism.
Implementation remains the auditee’s responsibility unless separate advisory support is expressly contracted without affecting audit independence. Where agreed, Codec Networks may revalidate corrective actions and report closure only when satisfactory evidence or successful retesting supports that conclusion.
Audit information is handled under confidentiality obligations, restricted access and secure transmission and storage procedures. Reports are shared only with authorised contacts. Audit metadata or reports may be disclosed to CERT-In, RBI or another competent authority where required by applicable law, regulatory directions or CERT-In guidelines.
No. The audit provides reasonable assurance based on the agreed scope, audit period, sampling, system accessibility and evidence made available. Responsibility for operating controls, maintaining compliance, implementing remediation, accepting residual risks and making regulatory submissions remains with the auditee organization.
It is an independent assessment of a Payment Aggregator’s information systems, cybersecurity, payment-data and related governance controls. The audit evaluates control design and operating effectiveness and may support preparation of the System Audit Report required by RBI.
The service is relevant to:
- Bank and non-bank Payment Aggregators.
- PA-Online, PA-Physical and PA-Cross Border entities.
- Entities applying for or maintaining RBI authorisation, where an audit or readiness assessment is required.
- Material Payment Gateways, cloud providers, processors and outsourced technology providers included within a PA’s control environment.
The current requirement is principally covered by the RBI Master Direction
on Regulation of Payment Aggregators, 2025
RBI Master Direction, 2025 requires an annual system audit, including a cybersecurity audit, with submission according to RBI-prescribed timelines.
The agreed scope may cover:
- Information-security and IT governance.
- Risk and fraud-management controls.
- Applications, APIs, infrastructure, cloud and databases.
- Identity and privileged-access management.
- Payment-data security, encryption and localisation.
- Merchant onboarding and third-party risk.
- Vulnerability management and security testing.
- Incident response, logging and forensic readiness.
- Business continuity, disaster recovery and cyber resilience.
Audit priority and testing depth are based on transaction criticality, payment-data sensitivity, system exposure, fraud potential, previous incidents, technology changes and third-party dependencies. Higher-risk systems and processes receive deeper testing and more extensive evidence review.
Yes. Test of Design determines whether a control is suitably designed to address the applicable requirement or risk. Test of Operating Effectiveness examines whether the control operated consistently during the defined audit period, using evidence, walkthroughs and risk-based sampling.
No, VAPT may be included where required by the applicable audit criteria and agreed scope. Penetration testing, exploitation, source-code review, social engineering, denial-of-service testing and other intrusive activities are undertaken only under written authorisation and approved Rules of Engagement.
The auditee should provide an updated asset inventory, payment and data-flow diagrams, applicable policies, system architecture, risk assessments, access records, security reports, incident records, vendor information and other agreed evidence. Inaccessible assets, incomplete evidence and scope limitations are transparently recorded in the audit report.
Depending on the agreed engagement, deliverables may include:
- Executive and Board-level summary.
- Clause-wise compliance and control matrix.
- Detailed evidence-supported audit observations.
- Risk ratings and business-impact analysis.
- Remediation recommendations and action tracker.
- Management responses and proposed closure dates.
Findings are evaluated according to likelihood, impact, exploitability, control effectiveness and regulatory relevance. Technical vulnerabilities may use CVSS and EPSS where applicable. Critical and high-risk matters are communicated promptly through the agreed escalation mechanism.
Implementation remains the auditee’s responsibility unless separate advisory support is expressly contracted without affecting audit independence. Where agreed, Codec Networks may revalidate corrective actions and report closure only when satisfactory evidence or successful retesting supports that conclusion.
Audit information is handled under confidentiality obligations, restricted access and secure transmission and storage procedures. Reports are shared only with authorised contacts. Audit metadata or reports may be disclosed to CERT-In, RBI or another competent authority where required by applicable law, regulatory directions or CERT-In guidelines.
No. The audit provides reasonable assurance based on the agreed scope, audit period, sampling, system accessibility and evidence made available. Responsibility for operating controls, maintaining compliance, implementing remediation, accepting residual risks and making regulatory submissions remains with the auditee organization.