IRDAI Information Security Audit
IRDAI compliance for insurers, brokers, web aggregators, TPAs.
End-to-end audit per IRDAI's Information & Cyber Security Guidelines (2023). Insurance regulators require annual + event-driven audits across insurers, intermediaries, web aggregators and TPAs — Macksofy delivers them all with a single engagement.
- IRDAI Information & Cyber Security Guidelines (2023)
- IRDAI Cyber Crisis Management Plan
- Insurance Act + IRDAI Regulations
- CERT-In Empanelment requirement
- ISO 27001:2022 (mapped controls)
- DPDP Act 2023 (overlap with privacy)
What is IRDAI cybersecurity compliance?
IRDAI's information and cyber security guidelines require insurers to run VAPT, appoint a CISO, and report incidents. Macksofy audits insurers and insurtechs against the IRDAI framework, covering ISNP systems and policyholder data protection under DPDP, across India.
IRDAI Audit is leverage, not paperwork.
IRDAI Cyber Security Guidelines (2023) cover not just IT controls but governance, third-party risk and incident reporting within 6 hours of detection. Insurance entities face sanctions including licence suspension for material non-compliance. Macksofy's IRDAI audit team includes auditors who have delivered to top private and PSU insurers across India.
- Life + general + health insurers (Indian + foreign)
- Reinsurers operating in India
- Insurance brokers + corporate agents
- Web aggregators (PoS / IMF)
- Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)
- Insurance marketing firms
Aligned to the regulations that matter.
How we run a IRDAI Audit engagement.
Interactive walkthrough — every phase clickable, every activity documented, every artefact regulator-ready.
1 · Scoping
- 01Insurer category (life / general / health / reinsurer)
- 02Distribution channel inventory (online / agents / corporate)
- 03TPA + claim processing surface
What your IRDAI Audit engagement puts on the table.
- IRDAI-format audit report
- Cyber Crisis Management Plan (template + validation)
- Findings register · severity · ETA · management response
- DPDP overlap remediation plan
- IRDAI inspector support package
- Free retest within 30 days · closure letter
Annual IRDAI audit + DPDP readiness
Outcome: All findings closed within 60 days; first-attempt clearance from IRDAI on-site inspection
The shape of a IRDAI Audit engagement.
Every number below is grounded in how Macksofy actually runs the engagement — not aspirational marketing copy.
What we actually examine.
Each pillar is a distinct workstream inside the engagement — scoped, evidenced, and signed off independently before the audit pack is assembled.
- IRDAI cyber framework alignment3 pts
- Information & cyber security audit3 pts
- Outsourcing & cloud3 pts
- Business continuity & DR3 pts
- Reporting & disclosure3 pts
- Insurance product security3 pts
The IRDAI 2017 cyber-security framework + 2022 ISNP refresh.
- 31-control board-approved policy review
- CISO appointment + reporting evidence
- Annual self-assessment to IRDAI
What IRDAI inspections actually test on the ground.
- Policyholder-data protection posture
- PII / financial-data encryption evidence
- Insurance-application secure-SDLC
The vendor-risk angle IRDAI cares about more than most regulators realise.
- Outsourcing-policy + vendor-risk register
- Cloud due-diligence + data-residency
- Sub-processor + access-management
Continuity expectations on insurance ops + claims processing.
- BCP plan + drill evidence
- Claims-processing recovery RTO/RPO
- Customer-communication playbook
What you tell IRDAI, when, and in what format.
- Half-yearly compliance status to IRDAI
- Cyber-incident reporting workflow
- Annual cyber-resilience report
Securing the product surface — apps, partner portals, agent tools.
- Mobile + web application security
- Agent / broker portal access review
- PoS / partner integration security
From kick-off to regulator-ready report.
The horizontal flow below shows the typical week-by-week shape of a IRDAI Audit engagement. Click any station for detail in the methodology section above.
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Penetration Testing
Find what attackers will. Before they do.
Explore serviceVulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing (VAPT)
VAPT done properly — not a scan with a cover page.
Explore serviceWeb Application Security Testing
Test web apps the way attackers (and bug bounty hunters) do.
Explore serviceMacksofy delivers this work to the following standards and regulator requirements. Definitions and controls are sourced from the issuing bodies below.
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