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GRC Services — Governance, Risk & Compliance

Compliance Is Important. But Security Is the Goal.

What Is GRC Services — Governance, Risk & Compliance?

GRC — Governance, Risk, and Compliance — encompasses the security policies, risk management practices, and regulatory compliance frameworks that form the foundation of your organisation's security programme.

For Indian businesses, GRC is not a luxury — it is a regulatory necessity. ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR, and India-specific requirements from RBI, CERT-In, SEBI, IRDAI, and the DPDP Act all demand documented security governance, structured risk management, and demonstrable compliance.

But here is what most GRC consultants will not tell you: compliance alone does not equal security. We have seen companies with ISO 27001 certificates suffer devastating breaches because they built programmes around passing audits, not stopping attacks. Verentix builds GRC programmes that do both.

Why Your Business Needs This

Indian businesses face an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. RBI mandates cybersecurity frameworks for banks and financial institutions. CERT-In requires incident reporting and security controls. SEBI has its own cyber resilience framework for market participants. IRDAI has guidelines for insurance companies. And the DPDP Act creates data protection obligations for every business processing Indian personal data.

Without structured GRC, you face regulatory penalties from multiple regulators, loss of enterprise clients who require SOC 2 and ISO 27001 evidence, inability to participate in government tenders requiring security certifications, increased liability in the event of a data breach, and lack of structured approach to managing security risk across your organisation.

Enterprise clients increasingly require security certifications as a prerequisite for doing business. We have seen Indian startups lose ₹5-10 crore deals because they could not demonstrate ISO 27001 or SOC 2 compliance.

What You Get

check_circleMulti-framework compliance — ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, GDPR, RBI, CERT-In, SEBI, IRDAI, DPDP Act

check_circleBusiness-impact risk scoring that your leadership team can understand and act on

check_circlePractical security policies that your team will actually follow — not templates

check_circleVendor risk management framework for third-party security assessment

check_circleAudit preparation and support through certification and surveillance audits

check_circleContinuous compliance monitoring to prevent drift between audits

Why Choose Verentix

We combine GRC expertise with deep offensive security knowledge. When we write your access control policy, we have actually tested access controls in hundreds of Indian applications. When we design your incident response plan, we have actually conducted incident response for real breaches. When we assess risk, we know which threats are theoretical and which are actively targeting Indian businesses.

This dual expertise — compliance knowledge plus offensive security experience — makes our GRC implementations fundamentally different from template-based consultants. Our policies are practical because we understand what actually works. Our risk assessments are accurate because we know what attackers actually do. Our compliance programmes satisfy auditors AND improve security.

Our Approach

Gap Assessment (Week 1-2): Comprehensive assessment of your current security posture against target compliance frameworks. Clear gap report showing exactly what needs to be implemented.

Policy Development (Week 3-6): Customised security policies, procedures, and guidelines written for your specific business — not templates. Each policy reflects your actual operations, technology, and team structure.

Risk Assessment (Week 5-7): Thorough risk assessment using our offensive security knowledge to identify realistic threats. Risk treatment decisions based on actual exploitability, not theoretical scenarios.

Technical Controls Implementation (Week 6-10): Implementation of required technical controls — access management, logging, encryption, network segmentation, vulnerability management.

Training & Awareness (Week 10-11): Practical security training for your team covering policies, procedures, incident response, and security awareness.

Internal Audit (Week 11-13): Full internal audit simulating the certification body's approach. Issues identified and remediated before the external audit.

Certification Support (Week 13-16): Audit preparation, evidence collection, and support through the external certification audit.

Real Results for Indian Businesses

A Pune SaaS company achieved ISO 27001:2022 certification in 14 weeks with zero non-conformities — the fastest in their industry vertical. The certification helped them close 3 enterprise deals worth ₹12 crore in the first quarter.

A fintech startup in Mumbai achieved SOC 2 Type I readiness in 10 weeks — enabling them to close an ₹8 crore enterprise deal that required SOC 2 evidence. They subsequently achieved Type II certification 6 months later.

An IT services company in Hyderabad had a failed ISO 27001 audit with another consultant (8 major non-conformities). We redesigned their ISMS and they passed re-certification with only 2 minor observations.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which compliance frameworks do you support?expand_more

We support ISO 27001:2022, SOC 2 Type I and Type II, PCI DSS v4.0, GDPR, HIPAA, RBI cybersecurity frameworks, SEBI CSCRF, IRDAI guidelines, CERT-In directives, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act). We can handle multi-framework implementations.

How long does ISO 27001 implementation take?expand_more

With Verentix, typically 12-16 weeks from gap assessment to certification readiness. Organisations with existing security practices may achieve faster timelines. The actual certification audit is conducted by a separate certification body.

How much does GRC implementation cost?expand_more

For Indian SMEs, typical ISO 27001 implementation costs ₹5-15 lakh. SOC 2 readiness is similar. Multi-framework implementations are custom-quoted. This does not include certification body fees.

Do you provide ongoing compliance support?expand_more

Yes. Compliance is not a one-time activity. We offer ongoing ISMS maintenance, quarterly risk reviews, internal audit services, policy updates, and surveillance audit support to ensure continuous compliance.

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