PurposeAccount verification
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SVC-08 / DPDPA
DPDPA Compliance Audit
We assess how your organization collects, processes and protects personal data against the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, and turn the gaps into a prioritized, technically verified remediation plan.
Assessment focus
- Identify gaps against DPDPA obligations and rules
- Verify consent, notice and data-principal rights flows
- Confirm technical and organizational safeguards are enforceable
// Why this assessment matters
Security context before security testing.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 places binding obligations on any organization that processes personal data of individuals in India — valid consent, purpose limitation, data-principal rights, breach notification and, for Significant Data Fiduciaries, DPIAs and independent audits. Policy documents alone do not prove any of this holds up; the consent flow, storage limits and breach process have to actually work.
We map how personal data enters, moves through and leaves your systems, then test the controls that DPDPA requires against that real data flow — not just the written policy. Consent capture, notice language, data-principal request handling, retention enforcement and breach-detection readiness are all verified directly with your engineering and compliance teams.
Strong reasons to engage
01
You process personal data of individuals in India, directly or via a processor
02
You are approaching or have crossed thresholds that may trigger Significant Data Fiduciary obligations
03
Consent flows, privacy notices or retention rules were built before DPDPA and never re-verified
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Auditors, enterprise customers or the Data Protection Board may request evidence of compliance
// Testing coverage
What our specialists examine.
Coverage is adapted to your architecture and risk profile. These modules form the baseline for a complete dpdpa compliance audit.
01
Personal data mapping
Data-principal categories, collection points, processing purposes, storage locations and third-party or cross-border transfers.
02
Consent and notice verification
Consent capture, withdrawal, Consent Manager integration and whether notices are clear, itemized and given before processing.
03
Data-principal rights handling
Access, correction, erasure and grievance-redressal workflows, including realistic response-time testing.
04
Purpose and storage limitation
Whether data retention, deletion and use actually match the stated purpose and consent given.
05
Security safeguards
Reasonable security safeguards under DPDPA — access control, encryption, logging and vendor/processor obligations.
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Breach and SDF readiness
Breach detection and Board/data-principal notification workflow, plus DPIA and audit readiness for likely Significant Data Fiduciaries.
// Preparing for kickoff
What we need to begin efficiently.
Perfect documentation is not required. A clear starting point helps us confirm scope, reduce setup time and spend more of the engagement testing the risks that matter.
Scope01
Assets and boundaries
A current list of the dpdpa compliance audit assets, environments and exclusions that should be covered.
Access02
Representative access
Policies, systems and process owners, plus the roles, accounts or technical context needed to test realistic trust boundaries.
Safety03
Operational contacts
A technical owner, emergency contact, approved testing window and any production constraints we should follow.
Context04
Architecture and priorities
Relevant diagrams, recent changes, high-value workflows and known concerns help us focus effort where failure matters most.
Not sure what is in scope?
Share your architecture or business objective. We will help turn it into a practical assessment boundary and testing plan.
Start a scoping conversation →// How the work happens
A controlled assessment with clear checkpoints.
You know what is being tested, what has been proven and what your team needs to do next throughout the engagement.
Testing standardDPDPA 2023 · MeitY RULES
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Data mapping and scoping
We inventory personal data flows, processing purposes, third-party sharing and cross-border transfers.
02
Control and gap assessment
We test consent mechanisms, notices, data-principal rights handling and breach-response readiness against DPDPA obligations.
03
Remediation and re-verification
We deliver a prioritized compliance roadmap and re-verify closure of confirmed gaps.
04
Report, debrief and retest
We explain the attack paths, support remediation and verify submitted fixes with updated evidence.
// What you receive
Evidence your teams can actually use.
The output is designed for remediation, decision-making and assurance, not just for archiving after the test.
01
DPDPA gap assessment report
Findings mapped to the specific DPDPA section or draft rule, with risk rating and business impact.
02
Data flow and processing register
A working record of personal data flows, purposes, retention and third-party sharing to support ongoing compliance.
03
Executive compliance summary
A leadership-ready view of regulatory exposure, remediation priorities and estimated effort.
04
Remediation roadmap
Prioritized, practical fixes for consent, rights handling, retention and breach-readiness gaps.
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Re-verification report
Confirmation that remediated controls close the identified gaps, with updated evidence.
// When to engage
Bring us in when the decision carries real risk.
Before enforcement01
Get ahead of DPDPA obligations
Verify consent, rights handling and breach readiness before the Data Protection Board or a customer asks for evidence.
Nearing SDF status02
Prepare for Significant Data Fiduciary duties
Assess DPIA, independent-audit and data-protection-officer readiness ahead of formal designation.
For assurance03
Support customer and vendor due diligence
Provide enterprise customers and partners with evidence that personal data handling meets DPDPA obligations.
// Built for every stakeholder
One assessment. Clear outcomes for every team involved.
The same technical evidence is translated into the context each audience needs to make decisions, implement fixes and demonstrate assurance.
01
Engineering teams
Reproduce and resolve findings faster.
Receive evidence, root-cause context and practical remediation guidance directly from the specialists who performed the work.
02
Security leaders
Prioritize risk with defensible context.
Understand exploitability, attack paths, systemic control gaps and the fixes that reduce the most meaningful exposure.
03
Leadership and auditors
Use clear evidence for assurance decisions.
Get an executive view, standards mapping and verified closure status that can support governance, customer and audit conversations.
// Engagement safeguards
Security testing conducted with operational discipline.
A strong assessment must protect the systems and information it is intended to secure. These controls apply throughout the engagement.
01
Written authorization
Scope, permitted techniques, excluded assets and responsible contacts are agreed before any assessment activity begins.
02
Controlled execution
Testing follows defined windows, rate limits and production-safe rules with an immediate escalation and stop process.
03
Protected evidence
Engagement data and proof are access-controlled, handled confidentially and retained only for the agreed period.
04
Verified communication
Critical issues are escalated as soon as they are confirmed, with direct access to the specialist for remediation questions.
Assessment baselineDPDPA 2023 · MeitY Rules
Typical delivery10-20 business days
ClosureDebrief and retest included
// Common questions
What teams ask before kickoff.
We finalize scope, access and safety controls before testing. These are the questions we answer most often for this service.
Is this a legal review or a technical audit?
Both are involved, but our role is the technical verification — confirming consent flows, data handling and security safeguards work as your policies claim. We recommend legal counsel review final policy language and regulatory interpretation alongside our findings.
Do you help determine if we are a Significant Data Fiduciary?
We assess the technical and operational factors relevant to SDF criteria — data volume, sensitivity and processing scale — and flag likely exposure, but formal SDF notification is issued by the government.
Can this be combined with a VAPT or cloud audit?
Yes. DPDPA readiness is often scoped alongside a Web/API VAPT or Cloud Security Audit so technical findings and compliance gaps are assessed together.
// Next step
Ready to make this assessment part of your security program?
We scope your environment, verify the risks, and hand you a remediation-ready report your team can act on.
✓ Clear scope and timeline✓ Direct access to your tester✓ Free remediation retest
Start with a scoped callTell us what needs testing.
Receive an engagement plan and transparent quote within one business day.
Request a quote →No obligation. NDA available before scoping.