Introduction to Cyber Advisory

In today’s time, businesses have gone through large transformation initiatives such as adoption of digital technologies, transition to cloud, use of advanced technologies et al. Additionally, as professionals are adopting the new normal of connecting remotely, there has been an increase in cyber threats to most of organizations. Given this scenario, organizations need to strengthen their cyber posture, which means adoption of new controls and realignment of the existing ones.

Our cyber advisory practice is rightly positioned to assist our clients in managing their cyber posture over time. Some of the key highlights include -

  • Formulate a strategy and governance mechanism to regularly monitor and take informed action on the pertinent cyber risks
  • Define what to secure and when
  • Maintain regulatory and global compliance that help businesses to operate securely
  • Give assurance to their respective boards on
  • Ensure constant update to the threat vectors via threat intelligence and ensure effective security operations
  • Provide a holistic cyber resiliency plan, which is not limited to crisis and disasters
  • Develop active defense mechanisms that protect organizations from various cyber attacks
  • Identify, assess and treat risks across people, process and technology, and continuously improve the risk posture of an organization
  • Understand the steps to come out of a cyber attack with minimum impacts and apply learnings to avoid recurrence of such incidents

Our Cyber

Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is India’s first data privacy act which have a uniform approach to data protection and will impact major financial services.

IT risk advisory services

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems usually have a life expectancy of 15-20 years, so most organisations might not experience a full-term ERP implementation. However, at no other time will you have the opportunity to make large-scale, sweeping changes in how your organisation operates.

Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act is India’s first data privacy act which have a uniform approach to data protection and will impact major financial services.

IT risk advisory services

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems usually have a life expectancy of 15-20 years, so most organisations might not experience a full-term ERP implementation. However, at no other time will you have the opportunity to make large-scale, sweeping changes in how your organisation operates.

Secure your certification with transition to ISO/IEC 27001:2022

As cybersecurity threats ontinue to evolve, compliance with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 is crucial for safeguarding your organisation’s information assets. With the deadline for transitioning set for 31 October 2025, organisations must act promptly to maintain certification.

TISAX implementation

The TISAX online platform allows participants to share assessment data while at the same time allowing them and audit providers to communicate with each other.

Technology and cyber trends in the Indian education sector

This document explores the developments and concerns of the spread of technology in the education sector

Our Service Themes

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Cyber Process

We assist clients to identify gaps and suggest improvements in existing governance structure, while supporting internal or regulatory compliance (cybersecurity) at every level of the business.

  • Integrated compliance
  • ISMS certification assistance and sustenance
  • Business continuity management and cyber crisis management
  • Cybersecurity regulatory compliance
  • Third party risk management
  • Data protection and privacy
Cyber Technology

As more organisations integrate technology into their everyday function, it has become imperative that they identify vulnerabilities and protect themselves from cyberattacks. We focus on assisting clients to identify security-related gaps and suggest improvements in the existing technology.

  • Vulnerability assessment
  • Penetration testing
  • Red and blue teaming
  • Cyber simulations and war gaming
  • Cyber threat intelligence
Cyber Assurance

A cyber security attest can provide an organisation and its stakeholders greater level of assurance that they are aligned towards the leading required practices. We focus on providing assurance and attestation to clients who require third-party independent report on its existing controls in place.

  • SSAE 18 / ISAE 3402
  • SOC I/II Type I/II
Cyber Audits

Technology has now enabled and eased the reach of business to end customers. This has made regulators conscious and increased compliance-related scrutiny of businesses. We have been conducting independent audits covering:

  • Information systems audit
  • Regulatory compliance audits
  • IT general controls, application audits and transaction reconciliations
  • Incident investigtions

Our leadership thoughts/key contacts

Organisations subject to regulatory compliance are mandated by regulators to keep abreast to a strong cyber posture on an ongoing basis. Find out why a cyber risk assessment can go a long way in supporting your regulatory compliance goals and requirements.

Please get in touch with our experts at cyber@in.gt.com

Expert Quotes
As the risk landscape continues to rapidly evolve, focus on cyber security has become ever so prominent. Growing number of sophisticated cyber attacks not only compromise critical systems and data but cause significant financial and reputational damage, threating organisational viability. In order to survive and thrive in the present “digital-first” environment, governments and businesses alike are required to build resilient, adaptive and sustainable cyber defenses and most importantly cultivate a cyber aware culture.
Akshay Garkel Partner and Cyber Leader, Grant Thornton Bharat

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Demystifying the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023

The DPDPA represents a paradigm shift that will redefine how businesses operate by introducing stringent data protection and privacy measures that align seamlessly with global standards.

Cyber Vigilance Centre

Cyber threats have become recurrent with attackers finding innovative ways to breach security. Over the last few years, cybercrimes and ransomware attacks have significantly increased, inflicting approximate damages of USD 6 trillion globally.

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