Key provisions and highlights of the cyber security and resilience framework *

Rapid technological developments in securities market have highlighted the need for maintaining robust cybersecurity and cyber resilience framework to protect the integrity of data and guard against breaches of privacy.

What are these guidelines?*
Since stockbrokers and depository participants perform significant functions in providing services to holders of securities, it is desirable that these entities have robust cyber security and cyber resilience framework in order to provide essential facilities and perform systemically critical functions relating to securities market. SEBI has issued a circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/CIR/PB/2018/147

Who are these applicable to?*
The framework on cybersecurity and cyber resilience has been designed and would be required to be complied by all Stock Brokers and Depository Participants registered with SEBI.

*Refer to the SEBI guidelines provided under the Circular on cyber security and cyber resilience. SEBI circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/CIR/PB/2018/147