Cloud, Security & Operations
Governance, Risk & Compliance
The policies, risk registers, control frameworks and evidence processes that let you prove security and privacy obligations are met, from ISO 27001 and SOC 2 to the DPDP Act and sector regulators.
Capability overview
What governance, risk & compliance involves
Governance, risk and compliance turns security from a set of tools into a managed programme with named owners, documented decisions and evidence that satisfies auditors, customers and regulators. It is often driven by a certification deadline or a large customer's security questionnaire.
We build information security management systems aligned with ISO/IEC 27001, prepare SaaS companies for SOC 2 reports, and set up privacy programmes for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023. One control set is mapped to several frameworks so evidence is collected once.
What is included
Programme elements
Policy framework
Concise, readable policies and standards covering access, acceptable use, supplier security, incident management and data handling, approved by management.
Risk management
A risk methodology, risk register and treatment plans reviewed by a risk committee on a fixed cadence.
Certification readiness
ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 preparation, including internal audit, management review and support during the external audit.
Privacy compliance
Data inventories, notices, consent records, data principal request handling and breach notification procedures for the DPDP Act.
How we work
How we deliver governance, risk & compliance
Obligation mapping
Contracts, regulations and customer requirements listed so the programme targets what you are actually bound to.
Gap analysis
Existing practices compared to required controls, with evidence gaps separated from genuine control gaps.
Framework build
Policies, risk register, control library and evidence calendar created in a GRC tool or structured document set.
Operating rhythm
Access reviews, supplier assessments, training and management reviews scheduled and assigned to owners.
Audit support
Evidence packs prepared and auditors' questions answered alongside your team during external audits.
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Design of the security controls built into your systems: identity, network segmentation, encryption, logging and trust boundaries, documented so engineering teams can build to them.
Security Assessment & Auditing
Structured audits of your security controls against a named standard such as ISO/IEC 27001, the CIS Controls or sector regulations, with evidence-backed findings and a remediation plan.
Vulnerability Assessment
Authenticated scanning of servers, endpoints, network devices and web applications to find known weaknesses, ranked by real exploitability rather than raw severity scores.
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Questions & answers
Questions about Governance, Risk & Compliance
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Ask a questionFor a mid-sized organisation starting from limited documentation, six to nine months is realistic. The standard expects controls to have operated for a period before the certification audit.
It depends on your customers. Indian, European and Asian buyers often ask for ISO/IEC 27001, while US SaaS buyers usually expect a SOC 2 Type II report. Many controls overlap, so both can be pursued together.
Readiness programmes are quoted as fixed-price phases. Ongoing compliance management, such as running the evidence calendar and internal audits, is a monthly retainer.
Not at first. Smaller programmes run well on a structured set of shared documents and a ticketing tool. A dedicated GRC platform starts to pay off once you manage several frameworks, many suppliers or multiple entities.
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