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Applicable Cybersecurity Services and Codec Networks Bundles for Cloud and Hosting Providers
How Codec Networks services and bundled service models help infrastructure providers resolve their threats and meet CERT-In, MeitY, customer regulator and DPDP requirements.
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In this document 1. Our approach 2. Mapping threats to services 3. Codec Networks service catalogue for the sector 4. Codec Networks bundles for the sector 5. Sector programmes built from the bundles 6. Packages: Foundation, Assurance and Continuous Resilience 7. Regulatory requirement-to-bundle mapping 8. Threat-to-bundle coverage matrix 9. Delivery methodology and deliverables 10. Why Codec Networks 11. Annex: indicative commercial ranges |
1. Our approach
Infrastructure providers need assurance from the facility to the control plane. Codec Networks works on four principles:
- Protect the shared layers: hypervisors, management planes, out-of-band and facility systems.
- Keep customers apart: isolation and secure defaults across consoles and APIs.
- Prove resilience: tested backups, DR and multi-customer playbooks.
- Evidence for customers: empanelment, certifications and audit packs.
2. Mapping threats to services
The table maps the 18 threats identified in Document 4 of this set to the Codec Networks services that help mitigate them.
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Threat / challenge |
Applicable Codec Networks services |
Intended outcome |
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Hypervisor attacks |
Virtualisation hardening review, management-plane VAPT |
Isolated, patched management |
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Control-plane takeover |
Console and API testing, MFA review |
Protected admin access |
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Exposed BMC/IPMI |
BMC and IPMI testing, segmentation review |
Isolated out-of-band access |
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Ransomware across estates |
Ransomware simulation, backup testing |
Recoverable customers |
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Customer misconfiguration |
Secure-default and console configuration review |
Fewer customer exposures |
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Platform abuse |
Onboarding and abuse-process review |
Faster takedown |
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DDoS |
Resilience and availability testing |
Validated capacity |
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Facility OT compromise |
Facility OT and BMS assessment |
Segmented facility systems |
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Physical intrusion |
Physical security assessment |
Controlled access |
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Supply-chain and firmware |
Hardware and firmware review |
Trusted hardware |
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Backup compromise |
Backup architecture review, immutability testing |
Protected backups |
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Support social engineering |
Social-engineering simulations |
Verified requests |
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Isolation failure |
Tenant isolation testing |
Proven separation |
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Cascading outages |
Change and resilience reviews, DR drills |
Contained failures |
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Resource abuse |
Account security and anomaly monitoring |
Early detection |
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Weak subscriber records |
CERT-In record-keeping gap assessment |
Compliant records |
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Weak detection and response |
Managed SOC, playbooks, tabletop exercises |
Reliable 6-hour reporting |
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DR failure |
Failover and DR drills |
Proven recovery |
3. Codec Networks service catalogue for the sector
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Service line |
Sector-relevant services |
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Security Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing |
Control-plane, console, API, hypervisor management and BMC testing; red teaming |
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Cloud & virtualisation security |
Cloud configuration, IAM and isolation reviews; hypervisor and backup architecture reviews |
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Information security audit & compliance |
MeitY empanelment readiness, ISO/IEC 27001, 27017 and 27018, SOC 2, customer regulator assessments |
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Offensive security & simulation |
Ransomware and outage simulations, social-engineering of support and remote hands, tabletop exercises |
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Data privacy & protection |
Customer data handling, localisation and DPDPA readiness |
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24/7 Managed SOC & threat monitoring |
Platform, management-plane, abuse, DDoS and facility OT monitoring |
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Cyber forensics |
Multi-customer incident investigations and root-cause analysis |
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Third-party risk management |
Hardware, software, facility vendor and reseller assessments |
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OT security |
BMS, power and cooling segmentation and monitoring |
4. Codec Networks bundles for the sector
Eleven of the twelve bundles in the Codec Networks Bundled Service Models apply directly to cloud, data centre and hosting providers; the Global Cyber Back-Office SPV Program (Bundle 12) is offered separately for international clients.
Figure 6: Codec Networks bundles applied to the sector.
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Bundle |
Name |
Sector-relevant scope |
Best suited for |
Key deliverables |
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B1 |
Cyber Assessment & VAPT Assurance Program |
Control-plane, hypervisor and BMC testing |
All providers |
PT reports and closure tracker |
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B2 |
Application, API & DevSecOps Security Program |
Customer portals and provisioning API testing |
Clouds and hosting providers |
Application and API risk report |
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B3 |
Cloud, Infrastructure & Zero Trust Security Program |
Cloud configuration, virtualisation and isolation reviews |
Clouds, hosting, VPS |
Platform security review |
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B4 |
Regulatory Cybersecurity Audit & Compliance Assurance Program |
MeitY, SEBI, RBI and IRDAI cloud requirement assessments |
Providers to government and BFSI |
Gap matrix, evidence index |
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B5 |
GRC, ISO, SOC 2 & Cyber Maturity Program |
ISO 27001/27017/27018 and SOC 2 readiness |
Providers facing customer audits |
Readiness report, evidence pack |
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B6 |
Data Privacy, DPDPA & Data Protection Program |
Customer data handling and DPDPA readiness |
All providers ahead of May 2027 |
Privacy gap assessment |
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B7 |
Managed SOC, MDR & Continuous Threat Monitoring Program |
24x7 SOC across platform and facility |
Mid-sized and large providers |
SOC reports, MTTD/MTTR |
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B8 |
Digital Forensics, Incident Response & Malware RCA Program |
Multi-customer incident response |
Any provider facing compromise |
Forensic report and RCA |
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B9 |
Third-Party Risk Management & Supply Chain Cyber Risk Program |
Hardware, facility vendor and reseller assessments |
Providers with complex supply chains |
Vendor risk assessments |
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B10 |
Cyber Simulation, Awareness, Tabletop & Crisis Readiness Program |
Ransomware, outage and DR exercises |
Leadership, platform and facility teams |
Exercise reports |
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B11 |
Emerging Technology, AI, Web3 & Future Security Program |
GPU and AI infrastructure security |
Edge and GPU cloud providers |
AI infrastructure risk assessment |
5. Sector programmes built from the bundles
Codec Networks packages the catalogue bundles into six infrastructure programmes.
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Programme |
Built from bundles |
Challenges addressed |
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Platform Security Programme |
B1, B3 |
Hypervisors, control planes, isolation |
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Customer Assurance Programme |
B5, B4 |
Empanelment, certifications, customer audits |
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Resilience Programme |
B10, B3 |
Ransomware, outages and DR |
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Facility & OT Security |
B3, B7 |
BMS, power, cooling and physical |
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Abuse & Records Compliance |
B4, B7 |
Platform abuse and CERT-In duties |
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Incident Readiness |
B7, B8, B10 |
Detection, response and 6-hour reporting |
6. Packages: Foundation, Assurance and Continuous Resilience
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Package element |
Foundation |
Assurance |
Continuous Resilience |
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Typical organisation |
Smaller hosting and VPS providers |
Mid-sized clouds and colocation |
Large and sovereign cloud providers |
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Testing |
B1: control-plane and BMC testing |
B1 + B3: virtualisation and isolation testing |
B1 + B3 + B10: red teaming and simulations |
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Audit and GRC |
B4: CERT-In record-keeping check |
B5: ISO 27017/27018 and SOC 2 |
B4 + B5 + B9: empanelment and supply-chain assurance |
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Cloud and privacy |
B3: hypervisor hardening review |
B3 + B6: facility OT and DPDPA readiness |
B3 + B6 + B11: continuous assurance, AI infrastructure |
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Monitoring and response |
IR retainer (B8) |
B7: managed SOC + B8 |
B7: SOC with platform and abuse signals + B8 |
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Reporting |
Compliance checklist |
Customer assurance reporting |
Customer, regulator and Board reporting |
7. Regulatory requirement-to-bundle mapping
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Requirement (source) |
How Codec Networks helps |
Bundle |
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Cyber incidents to CERT-In within six hours; 180-day logs (CERT-In Directions) |
SOC, IR retainer and reporting support |
B7, B8 |
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Five-year subscriber records; clock synchronisation (CERT-In Directions) |
Record-keeping and logging gap assessment |
B4 |
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MeitY empanelment with STQC audit |
Empanelment readiness and audit support |
B4, B5 |
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SEBI cloud framework requirements for customers |
Assessment and evidence |
B4 |
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RBI and IRDAI cloud requirements for customers |
Assessment and evidence |
B4 |
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Customer personal data safeguards (DPDP) |
DPDPA programme |
B6 |
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Secure virtualisation and isolation (customer contracts) |
Virtualisation and isolation testing |
B1, B3 |
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Availability and recovery (SLAs) |
DR and resilience testing |
B10 |
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Auditor eligibility and independence Where a regulator, standard or contract requires CERT-In empanelled or independent auditors, Codec Networks—CERT-In empanelled for information security auditing services—confirms eligibility and independence in each proposal. |
8. Threat-to-bundle coverage matrix
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Threat / challenge |
Primary bundle |
Supporting bundles |
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Hypervisor attacks |
B3 |
B1, B7 |
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Control-plane takeover |
B1 |
B7 |
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Exposed BMC |
B1 |
B3 |
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Ransomware |
B7 |
B8, B10 |
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Customer misconfiguration |
B3 |
B2 |
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Platform abuse |
B7 |
B4 |
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DDoS |
B3 |
B10 |
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Facility OT |
B3 |
B7 |
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Physical intrusion |
B1 |
B5 |
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Supply chain and firmware |
B9 |
B1 |
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Backup compromise |
B10 |
B3 |
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Support social engineering |
B10 |
B5 |
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Isolation failure |
B1 |
B3 |
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Cascading outages |
B10 |
B5 |
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Resource abuse |
B7 |
B2 |
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Subscriber records |
B4 |
B5 |
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Weak detection |
B7 |
B8 |
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DR failure |
B10 |
B3 |
“Primary” and “supporting” indicate suggested combinations, not guaranteed mitigation or complete coverage.
9. Delivery methodology and deliverables
Figure 7: The Codec Networks delivery methodology.
Typical deliverables include control-plane, hypervisor and BMC test reports with retests, a virtualisation and backup architecture review, a facility OT assessment, a CERT-In record-keeping gap assessment, empanelment and certification readiness reports, customer evidence packs and SOC reporting.
10. Why Codec Networks
- CERT-In empanelled for information security auditing services, and empanelled with NICSI for application audit and compliance services (start-up category).
- Certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018.
- Full stack: VAPT, regulatory audit, managed SOC, forensics, privacy and Board advisory from one partner, so findings, monitoring and closure stay connected.
- Infrastructure depth: hypervisors, management planes, out-of-band hardware and facility OT tested end to end.
- Recognised frameworks and tools: OWASP ASVS/MASVS and API Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS; tools such as Burp Suite, Nessus, Metasploit, Prowler and leading SIEM/EDR platforms.
- Certified people: CEH, OSCP, CPENT, CISA, ISO 27001 LA/LI, CHFI, CTIA and ECIH professionals.
Annex: Indicative commercial ranges
For internal sales reference only—remove this annex before sharing externally. Ranges are taken from the Codec Networks Bundled Service Models and are subject to scoping, asset counts, frequency and service levels.
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Bundle |
Package examples and indicative ranges |
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B1 VAPT Assurance |
Essential ₹1.5–5 lakh; Professional ₹5–15 lakh; Enterprise ₹15–40 lakh; Annual retainer ₹25 lakh–₹1.5 crore |
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B2 AppSec & DevSecOps |
API Quick Check ₹2–6 lakh; AppSec Professional ₹8–20 lakh; DevSecOps Maturity ₹12–35 lakh; Secure SDLC retainer ₹3–15 lakh/month |
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B3 Cloud & Zero Trust |
Cloud Essential ₹3–8 lakh; Professional ₹8–25 lakh; Enterprise ₹25–75 lakh; Continuous assurance ₹2–10 lakh/month |
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B4 Regulatory Audit |
Gap review ₹5–15 lakh; Full regulatory audit ₹15–50 lakh; Multi-framework audit ₹30 lakh–₹1.25 crore; Annual retainer ₹3–20 lakh/month |
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B5 GRC, ISO, SOC 2 |
ISO readiness ₹5–15 lakh; ISO implementation ₹15–45 lakh; SOC 2 readiness ₹15–60 lakh; GRC retainer ₹2–12 lakh/month |
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B6 Privacy & DPDPA |
Quick assessment ₹3–10 lakh; Implementation ₹10–40 lakh; DPO-as-a-Service ₹2–8 lakh/month; Privacy retainer ₹3–15 lakh/month |
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B7 Managed SOC |
Starter ₹2–5 lakh/month; Professional ₹5–15 lakh/month; Enterprise ₹15–50 lakh/month; co-managed per FTE/shift |
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B8 Forensics & IR |
Triage ₹3–15 lakh; Full investigation ₹15–75 lakh; Ransomware response ₹25 lakh–₹1.5 crore; IR retainer ₹5–50 lakh/year |
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B9 TPRM |
₹25,000–₹2 lakh per vendor; batch pricing for 50–500 vendors; retainer ₹3–25 lakh/month |
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B10 Simulation & Tabletop |
Awareness ₹1–5 lakh; Phishing simulation ₹2–10 lakh; Tabletop ₹5–20 lakh; Cyber war-game ₹15–75 lakh; Annual retainer ₹10 lakh–₹1 crore/year |
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B11 Emerging Tech |
AI/LLM risk review ₹5–25 lakh; Smart contract audit ₹5–50 lakh; Emerging tech retainer ₹5–25 lakh/month |
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Note: Service scope, deliverables, monitoring coverage and service levels are confirmed during engagement scoping. Services support risk reduction and assurance but do not guarantee prevention of all cyber incidents or regulatory compliance. Regulatory references are summaries; confirm against the official instruments applicable to each entity.