Skip to main content
All case studies
BFSI

End-to-End SEBI CSCRF Compliance for a Leading Stock Broking Firm

From 34% baseline compliance to full CSCRF certification in 8 weeks

Client: Leading Stock Broking Firm

34% to 100%
CSCRF compliance improvement in 8 weeks
123
Control gaps identified and remediated across 8 CSCRF domains
0
SEBI audit observations — clean compliance report
8 weeks
Total engagement duration from gap assessment to certification

The Challenge

SEBI CSCRF Deadline Approaching with Significant Compliance Gaps

A top-20 stock broking firm with 4M+ demat accounts faced an imminent SEBI CSCRF compliance deadline. An internal assessment revealed they met only 34% of the framework requirements. Their existing IT team had no experience with CSCRF-specific controls, and the penalty for non-compliance included potential trading license suspension.

  • Only 34% CSCRF compliance at baseline — 8-week deadline to full compliance
  • No dedicated cybersecurity team — IT team doubled as security
  • Trading platform, back-office, and mobile app all in scope
  • Previous auditor provided checklist but no actionable remediation guidance

The Solution

CSCRF Gap Assessment + Guided Remediation + Certification Audit

Security Brigade executed a three-phase engagement: comprehensive gap assessment against all CSCRF controls, hands-on remediation guidance with the client IT team, and final certification audit. The Lemon platform tracked every control requirement with evidence mapping, ensuring nothing fell through the cracks during the compressed timeline.

Services used

compliance-audit vapt network-pt

Our approach

  1. 01 Week 1-2: Full CSCRF gap assessment — mapped 186 control requirements to current state, identified 123 gaps across 8 domains
  2. 02 Week 3-5: Guided remediation — worked alongside IT team to implement network segmentation, access controls, logging, and incident response procedures
  3. 03 Week 6-7: VAPT of trading platform + mobile apps + network infrastructure as required by CSCRF technical controls
  4. 04 Week 8: Final compliance audit with evidence collection — generated SEBI-ready compliance report with artifact mapping

The Results

Full SEBI CSCRF Compliance Achieved in 8 Weeks — Zero Penalties

Moved from 34% to 100% CSCRF compliance within the 8-week deadline. The SEBI audit passed without observations, and the firm avoided potential trading license suspension. The remediation roadmap also improved their overall security posture beyond CSCRF requirements.

34% to 100%
CSCRF compliance improvement in 8 weeks
123
Control gaps identified and remediated across 8 CSCRF domains
0
SEBI audit observations — clean compliance report
8 weeks
Total engagement duration from gap assessment to certification

Ready to discuss your security needs?

Talk to our team about a similar engagement for your organisation.

Request a Scoping Call