Audit outcomes your board can act on — not a report that sits on a shelf.
An information security audit is not a formality. It is a structured examination of whether your controls actually work — not just whether they exist on paper. Secforge conducts audits with independence, depth, and a commercial understanding of what findings mean for your business.
We are not here to generate a voluminous report of theoretical risks. We assess the controls that matter for your operating environment, identify the gaps with genuine exposure, and provide findings that your security and IT teams can translate directly into action. Every audit we conduct is mapped to the regulatory or framework obligation that motivated it.
A comprehensive review of your information security management controls — policies, access management, change management, data handling, and incident response — assessed against ISO 27001:2022, applicable RBI guidelines, or your chosen framework. We identify control failures, gaps between policy and practice, and residual risks requiring treatment.
ITGC audits examine the foundational controls that underpin your IT environment — logical access controls, change management, computer operations, and IT risk management. Typically conducted in support of financial audits, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, or internal governance requirements. Particularly relevant for listed companies and their subsidiaries, and for BPOs supporting financial services clients who require ITGC assurance from their service providers.
Cloud adoption outpaces security governance in most organisations. We review your cloud environment — AWS, Azure, or GCP — against the CIS Cloud Benchmarks and your own security policies. Findings cover IAM configurations, network security groups, storage permissions, encryption at rest and in transit, logging and monitoring gaps, and the security of your DevOps pipeline.
Physical and logical security controls in your data centre environment — whether hosted, co-located, or on-premises. We assess access controls, environmental monitoring, capacity management, media handling, and the adequacy of your BCP and DR provisions. Relevant for RBI-regulated entities subject to the Master Direction on IT Governance and data localisation requirements.
Every Secforge audit produces three outcomes — not just a report.
Executive-level findings with risk ratings, business impact context, and recommended remediation priorities — presented in a format suitable for board and audit committee review
A structured findings log with control reference, evidence, risk rating, root cause, and recommended remediation for each observation — ready for your IT team to act on
Findings cross-referenced against the specific regulatory controls or framework clauses they relate to — so you know exactly what your audit findings mean for your next RBI inspection, ISO certification, or client security questionnaire
This service supports compliance with:
| Regulation / Standard | rnApplicable Sector | rnWhat VAPT Satisfies | rn
|---|---|---|
| RBI Cyber Security Framework | rnBanks, NBFCs, Fintechs | rnAnnual VAPT on critical systems, application security testing | rn
| SEBI CSCRF | rnStockbrokers, AMCs, Exchanges | rnPeriodic vulnerability assessment and penetration testing mandates | rn
| ISO 27001:2022 u2014 Annex A.8 | rnAll sectors | rnControls 8.8 (vulnerability management) and 8.29 (secure development testing) | rn
| PCI DSS v4.0 u2014 Req. 11 | rnCard payment processors | rnInternal and external penetration testing, vulnerability scanning | rn
| DPDP Act 2023 | rnAll data fiduciaries | rnTechnical security measures for personal data protection | rn
| UIDAI Aadhaar Regulations | rnKYC / Authentication firms | rnSecurity audit of Aadhaar data vault and authentication API | rn
We define target systems, test windows, acceptable risk thresholds, and communication protocols u2014 in writing, before a single packet is sent.
We identify your actual attack surface u2014 not just what you think is exposed. Passive and active reconnaissance informs a threat model specific to your sector and technology stack.
Automated scanning supplemented by manual expert analysis. Automated tools produce noise; our analysts separate signal from noise and identify logical flaws that scanners miss entirely.
We exploit confirmed vulnerabilities u2014 safely and within agreed scope u2014 to demonstrate real-world impact. A vulnerability with a proof-of-concept is worth far more to a developer than a theoretical risk rating.
Two reports in one engagement: the executive brief for leadership and the technical report for your engineering team. We walk both teams through findings in a debrief call.
Our team is available during your remediation window to answer developer questions. The retest confirms fixes are effective u2014 and updates your documentation for audit purposes.
