CERT-In Audit Support
CERT-In audit is not a one-week event — it's a year-round operating model. Digital Defense provides end-to-end CERT-In audit support: pre-audit gap-assessment, VAPT execution, evidence collation, the signed report, and 90-day post-audit remediation tracking. We sign off as a CERT-In Empanelled Information Security Auditor.
Who needs this
Regulated entities (BFSI, payments, fintech, capital markets) preparing for annual CERT-In audit
Critical Information Infrastructure (CII) operators under NCIIPC
Government departments, PSUs and state-level e-governance projects
Healthcare providers, ISNPs, AAs, RBI-DPSS-listed entities
Startups in the data-localization perimeter (PA/PG, SAR audit)
Problems we solve
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Failing audits because evidence isn't traceable to control intent (only to control existence)
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Repeating the same findings year-over-year because there's no remediation tracker
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Audit reports rejected by regulators (RBI/SEBI/UIDAI) because the signing auditor isn't CERT-In Empanelled
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VAPT, ITGC and BCP done by 3 different vendors, leaving gaps at the seams
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No in-house bandwidth to maintain evidence between audits
Our methodology
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Gap-assessment
Map current state to CERT-In audit guidelines + applicable regulatory framework (RBI/SEBI/UIDAI/IRDAI).
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Evidence design
Define what evidence each control needs; build evidence-collection templates and ownership.
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VAPT + ITGC
Application VAPT, network VAPT, cloud security assessment, IT general controls, change/access/incident reviews.
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BCP / DR validation
Documented BCP, DR fire-drills, RTO/RPO validation, dependency-mapping.
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Audit execution
Signed audit report by CERT-In Empanelled auditor, accepted by regulators.
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Remediation tracking
90-day remediation tracker with weekly check-ins; closure letter once issues are fixed.
What you receive
Pre-audit gap-assessment report
Evidence-collection runbook (per control)
CERT-In Empanelled auditor signed report
VAPT + ITGC + BCP/DR consolidated findings
90-day post-audit remediation tracker + closure letter
Frequently asked questions
Are you a CERT-In Empanelled auditor?
Yes — Digital Defense is empanelled by CERT-In under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, to conduct Information Security Audits.
How long does a full CERT-In audit cycle take?
Typical mid-size enterprise: 6-8 weeks (assessment + VAPT + ITGC + reporting + 30-day re-test). Add 2-4 weeks for ITGC if not pre-baked.
Does CERT-In audit cover cloud workloads?
Yes. We extend the audit scope to AWS, Azure, GCP including CSPM, IAM least-privilege, encryption, key management, secrets and CI/CD security.
What evidence do regulators expect in CERT-In reports?
Signed auditor letter, scope statement, methodology, findings with CVSS, remediation status, re-test confirmation, and a controls-matrix mapped to the applicable regulation (RBI/SEBI/UIDAI/IRDAI).
What if our previous audit found issues we haven't fixed yet?
We can either consume the previous report and run a focused re-test, or run a fresh audit if the previous auditor wasn't CERT-In Empanelled or if regulator timelines require new evidence.
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