CERT-In empanelled VAPT —a report your regulator accepts.

Signed off by a CERT-In empanelled auditor. Accepted format for regulatory submission. 10-day turnaround on a standard web + API engagement — no surprises mid-flight.

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CERT-In empanelled sign-off

Signed report ready for RBI / SEBI / IRDAI / MeitY submission. Format your regulator already accepts.

Working proof-of-exploit

Every finding ships with HTTP request, attack trace, and reproducible PoC. Developers fix faster; auditors verify in minutes.

Free retest + signed pass

We re-verify your fixes within 30 days and reissue the signed report — ready for regulatory submission.

Trusted by security teams across Fintech, SaaS & Education, Enterprise & Telecom, Security & Critical Infrastructure

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Regulatory map —

Who actually needs a CERT-In audit.

  • Regulated FSI.

    RBI, SEBI, IRDAI require annual VAPT signed by a CERT-In empanelled auditor — banks, NBFCs, brokers, insurers, payment service providers, asset managers.

    One engagement, mapped to RBI Cyber Security Framework, SEBI CSCRF, or IRDAI Information and Cybersecurity Guidelines. Format accepted by your regulator without rework.

    ANNUAL MANDATE

  • Healthcare + HealthTech.

    Hospitals, diagnostics, HealthTech, telemedicine. Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), Health Data Management Policy, NABH cyber controls, DPDP sensitive personal data. Health Information Providers and Health Information Users on ABDM need security attestation.

    CERT-In aligned audit mapped to ABDM security requirements, HDM Policy, NABH controls, and ISO 27799. HIPAA mapping included for India entities serving US patients.

    ABDM-READY

  • Data fiduciary.

    DPDP Act 2023 plus MeitY rules. Significant Data Fiduciaries — e-commerce, ed-tech, large SaaS, ad-tech — must show a CERT-In aligned security audit. Material incidents reportable to CERT-In within six hours.

    CERT-In compliant audit covers the controls your DPO and counsel need on file. Same engagement maps to ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2 — no second pass required.

    DPDP-READY

  • Safe-to-Host hoster.

    Hosting GovTech, election infrastructure, public-sector platforms on a Safe-to-Host empanelled cloud requires CERT-In empanelled auditor sign-off — re-validated annually.

    Report format accepted by NeGD, NIC, CERT-In, and MeitY for Safe-to-Host onboarding. Includes incident-response advisory and a free re-audit within 30 days.

    SAFE-TO-HOST

What we test —

Every surface a CERT-In audit covers.

Pen-test across the full application stack inside the audit scope. Web, API, mobile, cloud, network, thick-client — manual exploitation plus autonomous agents, every finding with a working proof.

Web applications

Customer portals, admin consoles, public web apps. OWASP Top 10 + business logic + auth chains.

APIs

REST / GraphQL / microservices. OWASP API Top 10 — broken auth, IDOR, JWT, rate-limit, mass assignment.

Mobile (Android + iOS)

Static + dynamic analysis. Cert pinning, jailbreak detection, insecure storage, IPC, deep links.

Cloud (AWS / GCP / Azure)

IAM misconfig, exposed buckets, secrets in code, privilege escalation, network segmentation.

Network

External + internal pen-test. Firewall + segmentation review. VPN, RDP, SSH posture.

Thick client & desktop

Binary reverse, IPC abuse, local privilege escalation, hard-coded creds, update channel hijack.

Engagement —

How a CERT-In audit actually runs.

Scoped engagement led by a CERT-In empanelled auditor. Predictable timeline. Regulator-ready output at the end. No surprises mid-flight.

01

Scope & kickoff

30-min scoping call to map the audit surface. Domain count, environment access, evidence requirements, target submission date. NDA + SOW signed before any testing.

02

Test

Active penetration testing across the scoped surface. Manual exploitation + autonomous agents. Every finding ships with a working proof-of-exploit, request/response trace, and reproducer.

03

Report

CERT-In compliant VAPT report. Executive summary for board / regulator submission. Developer-grade JSON for remediation tracking. Severity + CVSS scored. Framework-mapped on request.

04

Sign-off + retest

Signed off as a CERT-In empanelled auditor. Free retest within 30 days to confirm fixes — verified pass / fail per finding, regulator-acceptable.

What you receive —

A regulator-ready report package.

Every engagement closes with the artifacts your regulator, your auditor, and your engineers each need.

Mapped to the framework your auditor or regulator asks for. Common control sets supported out of the box; bespoke mapping at scope-call.

  • CERT-In empanelled
  • AICPA SOC 2
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • PCI DSS
  • HIPAA
  • GDPR

CERT-In compliant VAPT report

Signed by a CERT-In empanelled auditor. Format accepted for regulatory submissions out of the box.

Executive summary

Board-ready 2-page summary: scope, severity distribution, top risks, time-to-remediate. Shareable with non-technical stakeholders and regulators.

Working proof-of-exploit

Every finding ships with request, response, attack trace, and reproducible PoC. Developers fix faster; no back-and-forth chasing reproduction.

Free retest + signed pass

Within 30 days of report. We re-verify each fix and reissue the signed report once your remediation passes.

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On record —

Why SecureLayer7?

CERT-In compliant VAPT format. 14 years of offensive research. Every claim backed by a live CVE or a proven exploit.

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Accredited company & testers
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Empanelled auditor
AICPA SOC 2 Type II
SOC 2 Type II
Independently audited
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO 27001
Information Security Management

Mapped to engagement requirements across

SOC 2 Type IIPCI DSSHIPAAISO 27001GDPRNIST CSFFedRAMPand others

Get started —

Start your CERT-In audit today.

Scoping call this week. Active testing Mon–Fri. Signed report in 10 business days. Free retest within 30 days of report.

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