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Empowering Organizations
Delivering practical, pragmatic cybersecurity solutions that strengthen resilience against evolving cyber threats — measurable at the board, operational at the SOC.
OSA/Enterprise Cybersecurity · 20+ Years of Experience
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Trusted by Governments · BFSI · Critical Infrastructure
20+ Years Experience
We work with leaders to make confident security & compliance decisions.
Open Security Alliance LLP — practical, pragmatic cybersecurity, GRC and assurance advisory for boards, regulators and operators.
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20+
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100+
Enterprise clients
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Cybersecurity engagements
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Certified specialists
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Why clients choose us
Knowledge over
brand names.
Our clients are smart — they don't hire a brand name or logo. They hire us for our knowledge, honest, pragmatic and practical advisory services.
We remain accountable long after project completion.
Having worked on both sides of the table, we understand business, security and regulation.
Our experience spans Government, Defence, BFSI, Critical Infrastructure and Enterprise environments.
Implementers
20+ years implementing and auditing standards and regulations.
Auditors
Internal, External and Regulatory audits delivered by experienced professionals.
Regulators
Domestic and International compliance expertise.
Advisors
Practical business-focused cybersecurity guidance.
Incident Responders
Response coordination and legal support.
Board Presenters
Executive reporting for Boards and leadership teams.
About the alliance
Compliance and Security stakes are high — experience and trust matters.
Open Security Alliance LLP brings together a team of Cybersecurity, Governance, Risk & Compliance professionals delivering trusted assurance services. Our experts have spent decades securing enterprises, advising Boards, supporting regulatory obligations, and building resilient organizations.
Not just technology.
Not just compliance.
Trusted judgement when it matters most.
For 20+ years, organizations have trusted us to secure critical infrastructure, satisfy regulators, prepare for audits, and respond to emerging threats. We build cyber resilience beyond compliance.
20+ years of enterprise cybersecurity experience
Vendor-neutral, outcomes-led advisory
Government, Defence & BFSI credentials
24×7 monitoring, response and support
Certified consultants and cleared operators
Board-ready quarterly reporting
Our Mission · Nurturing the Cybersecurity Edge
Nurturing the cybersecurity edge.
Our mission is to provide cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions that empower organizations to safeguard digital assets, ensure regulatory compliance, and build a lasting culture of cybersecurity awareness — from the boardroom to the operator.
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Driving Compliance Excellence
Enabling organizations to achieve and sustain ISO 27001, RBI, CERT-In, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR and SOC 2 compliance while maintaining secure, uninterrupted operations.
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Promoting Security Awareness
Building a strong security culture through structured awareness programs, executive workshops, phishing simulations and professional cybersecurity training.
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Future-Ready Innovation
Adopting AI-powered cybersecurity, cloud-native defense, Zero Trust Architecture and modern threat intelligence to protect organizations against tomorrow's adversaries.
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Continuous Threat Intelligence
Curating actionable adversary intelligence, dark-web telemetry and vulnerability signals to keep client defenses ahead of active campaigns.
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Trust, Independence & Integrity
Operating as a vendor-neutral alliance — advice guided by outcomes, evidence and long-term client interest, never by product incentive.
Services · Full spectrum
A single accountable partner
across the security lifecycle.
From boardroom advisory to 3 a.m. incident response — one team, one methodology, one line of accountability.
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Cyber Security
End-to-end enterprise cybersecurity engineered to defend against ransomware, phishing, malware, insider abuse, cloud-native attacks, business email compromise, and advanced persistent threats — with 24×7 monitoring and response calibrated to your risk surface.
- Threat detection & response
- Endpoint & network defense
- Zero-trust architecture
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Compliance Security
Regulatory and standards-based compliance delivered end-to-end: ISO/IEC 27001, RBI cybersecurity guidelines, CERT-In directions, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2 Type II, and industry-specific mandates — with continuous evidence and audit readiness.
- Framework mapping & gap analysis
- Policy & control design
- Continuous audit readiness
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Security Re-Engineering
Deep architectural assessment of existing infrastructure to identify security gaps, retire legacy risk, and redesign resilient, defensible architectures — strengthening the enterprise security posture without disrupting operations.
- Architecture review
- Legacy risk retirement
- Zero-trust redesign
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Awareness & Training
Human-layer defense through structured employee awareness programs, executive security workshops, phishing simulations, professional certification guidance, and role-based cybersecurity education that builds a durable security culture.
- Phishing simulations
- Executive workshops
- Certification pathways
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Email Security
Comprehensive protection for email — the number-one attack vector — against phishing, spoofing, ransomware payloads, malware, spam, business email compromise (BEC), account takeover, and targeted social engineering.
- Anti-phishing & DMARC
- BEC & impersonation defense
- Email DLP
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Cloud Security
Secure adoption and operations across AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Microsoft 365, cloud workloads, cloud identities, Kubernetes and containerized environments — with CSPM, CIEM, workload protection and secure DevSecOps pipelines.
- AWS · Azure · GCP · M365
- CSPM & CIEM
- Container & Kubernetes security
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Virtual CISO (vCISO)
Strategic cybersecurity leadership on demand — governance, risk management, compliance oversight, policy development, board-level advisory, and cyber program stewardship led by seasoned CISOs.
- Cyber strategy & governance
- Policy & risk management
- Board & executive advisory
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SIEM / SOAR
Advanced threat monitoring, security analytics, automated detection, orchestration and incident response — engineered on modern SIEM/SOAR platforms with tuned use-cases, playbooks and 24×7 SOC coverage.
- SIEM engineering
- SOAR playbooks
- 24×7 SOC monitoring
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Vulnerability Assessment
Systematic identification, prioritization and remediation of security weaknesses across infrastructure, applications, cloud and endpoints — before adversaries can exploit them.
- Infrastructure & application VA
- Prioritized remediation
- Continuous scanning
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Penetration Testing
Adversary-emulated penetration testing simulating real-world attack chains against networks, web and mobile applications, APIs, cloud tenants and wireless — measuring true organizational resilience.
- Network & app pentest
- API & mobile testing
- Red team & purple team
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RBI PAPG Compliance
Specialist consulting for RBI's Payment Aggregators & Payment Gateways (PAPG) guidelines — enabling authorized entities to achieve, evidence and sustain compliance across information security, cyber resilience, audit and data-localization requirements.
- PAPG readiness assessment
- Control implementation
- Audit & renewal support
How we work
The Open Security Alliance Method.
A structured, repeatable delivery methodology — pragmatic on day one, measurable at every stage.
- Step 01Step 01
Discover
Collaborative discovery of business objectives, threat exposure, regulatory posture and stakeholder priorities.
- Step 02Step 02
Assess
Deep evaluation of risk, controls, architecture and compliance obligations against current threat intelligence.
- Step 03Step 03
Prioritize
Risk-ranked roadmap aligned to business outcomes, budget and regulatory deadlines — reviewed by leadership.
- Step 04Step 04
Implement
Structured deployment with minimal business disruption, hardened baselines and internal knowledge transfer.
- Step 05Step 05
Audit & Assure
Independent audit, evidence collection and assurance reports mapped to standards and regulator expectations.
- Step 06Step 06
Improve
Continuous tuning of controls, detections and processes — measurable posture improvement against defined KPIs.
- Step 07Step 07
Post Delivery Support
Retained advisory, quarterly reviews, incident coordination and long-term stewardship of the program.
Explore All Services
Dedicated pages for every capability.
Deep-dive service pages with methodology, sub-services, deliverables and related resources.
ISO 27001 Services
End-to-end ISO/IEC 27001:2022 advisory — from gap assessment to certification audit — delivered by lead auditors with 25+ years of ISMS experience across banks, NBFCs, healthcare and public sector.
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Cyber Security Services
Build, run and mature an enterprise-grade cyber programme — from strategy and architecture to 24×7 detection and response.
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Regulatory Compliance
Deep expertise across Indian and global regulators — RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, DPDP, CERT-In, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, NIST and COBIT.
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Security Awareness
Behaviour-change awareness programmes — not just annual e-learning. Executive briefings, phishing simulations and gamified content proven at Fortune 500 scale.
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Cloud Security
Secure your cloud journey — from landing-zone design to multi-cloud posture management and workload protection.
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Email Security
Stop phishing, BEC and impersonation at the gateway and in the mailbox — for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and hybrid mail estates.
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Governance, Risk & Compliance
Integrated GRC advisory — from board-level governance to third-party risk and continuous control assurance.
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VAPT & Application Security
Manual-led, exploit-verified vulnerability assessment and penetration testing across web, mobile, API, network and cloud.
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Training & Certifications
Instructor-led training and certification prep across ISO, cyber, cloud, RBI, SEBI and DPDP — for practitioners and executives.
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Tools & Assessments
Fast, expert-designed self-assessment tools to benchmark your posture — before you engage on a full programme.
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Industries We Serve
Sector-specific cybersecurity for regulated and mission-critical industries — with playbooks tuned to each vertical's threats and regulators.
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Clients & Case Studies
25+ years of measurable outcomes across BFSI, government, healthcare and Fortune 500 organisations.
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About Us
Open Security Alliance LLP — a pragmatic enterprise cybersecurity firm serving regulated industries for over two decades.
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Contact Us
Reach a senior consultant within one business day — for consultations, RFPs, incident response and support.
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Our Products
Purpose-built platforms
for cyber resilience.
Software products engineered by Open Security Alliance to operationalize cybersecurity learning, business intelligence and enterprise risk management — trusted across regulated industries.
P/01 · Learning · AssessmentAVAILABLE
CSQNA
Cyber Security Questions 'N' Answers
Assess and sharpen your cybersecurity skills with CSQNA — an interactive learning and assessment platform featuring an AI-guided knowledge engine, competency scoring, adaptive question banks and role-based cyber assessments.
- 7,000+ multiple-choice questions across every cybersecurity domain
- Build unlimited CISSP, CISA and custom practice tests
- Explanation notes for correct and incorrect answers
- Personalized skill analytics — free public resource
P/02 · Business · IntelligenceAVAILABLE
IndiaWatch
Your Gateway to Indian Business Intelligence
A curated business intelligence platform delivering real-time business news, sectoral analytics, city-level listings, stock updates and market research for entrepreneurs, professionals and investors.
- Live stocks, listings and market briefings
- City-indexed business directory and search
- Executive news, articles and sector research
- Investor and enterprise-grade insights
P/03 · Risk · AIAVAILABLE
EzRisk
AI-powered enterprise risk & compliance
EzRisk unifies Standards, Regulation, Policy, Law, Requirements and Rules into a single risk fabric — helping organizations identify, assess, monitor and mitigate cybersecurity, operational and regulatory risk.
- ISO 27001, RBI, CERT-In, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2 mapping
- Continuous control monitoring and evidence vault
- Predictive risk scoring and heat maps
- Board-ready dashboards and audit trails
Sentinel · Reference Dashboard
sentinel.opensecurity.com · overview
LIVE
Active alerts
12
-38% wk
Mean-time-to-detect
48s
P50
Contained (24h)
97.4%
SLA 99
Attack surface
2,481
assets
Detections · 24h
Contained Escalated
Top techniques (MITRE)
T1078 Valid Accounts
78
T1566 Phishing
62
T1110 Brute Force
44
T1059 Command & Scripting
31
Global exposure map
Industries we serve
Regulated. Critical.
High-consequence.
Sector-specialist practices led by consultants with prior operator seats inside each vertical — delivering security, compliance and resilience where the stakes are highest.
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Healthcare
Hospitals, diagnostic networks, insurers and medical device makers.
- EHR & PHI security
- HIPAA & ABDM compliance
- Medical device security
- Identity & access management
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Finance
Capital markets, insurance, asset managers and fintech.
- SEBI & IRDAI alignment
- Fraud & AML controls
- Payments security
- Data-loss prevention
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Banking
Scheduled commercial, cooperative and payments banks.
- RBI cybersecurity framework
- Core banking security
- SWIFT CSP compliance
- ATM & channel security
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NBFC
Lending, wealth and payment NBFCs of every scale.
- RBI IT framework for NBFCs
- Digital lending guideline compliance
- Data protection & DPDP
- Application security
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Government
Central, state and municipal bodies and law enforcement.
- CERT-In compliance & reporting
- Sovereign data protection
- OT / SCADA security
- Cyber crisis exercises
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Public Sector
PSUs, defence undertakings and national infrastructure operators.
- ISO 27001 & CERT-In
- OT/IT convergence security
- Vendor & supply-chain risk
- Insider threat defense
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Information Technology
SaaS, ITeS, product engineering and IT services firms.
- Secure SDLC & DevSecOps
- Application & API security
- Client compliance (SOC 2, ISO)
- Source-code protection
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Cloud Services
Cloud-native operators, MSPs and platform providers.
- Multi-cloud posture (CSPM)
- Cloud identity (CIEM)
- Kubernetes & container security
- Zero-trust cloud architecture
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Education
Universities, edtech and research institutions.
- Student & research data protection
- Campus network security
- Cyber awareness programs
- Compliance for research grants
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Manufacturing
Discrete, process and hi-tech manufacturing at scale.
- OT / ICS security
- IEC 62443 alignment
- Ransomware resilience
- IP & trade-secret protection
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E-Commerce
Retail platforms, marketplaces and D2C brands.
- PCI DSS compliance
- Payments & checkout security
- Customer data protection
- Bot & fraud defense
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Critical Infrastructure
Energy, utilities, transport, telecom and defence supply.
- NCIIPC alignment
- OT/SCADA/ICS defense
- Cyber-physical resilience
- Nation-state threat response
Compliance & Regulations Hub
Your trusted compliance advisory partner across every regulated frontier.
Deep expertise across Indian mandates (RBI, SEBI CSCRF, DPDP, CERT-In) and global frameworks (ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, SOC 2, NIST CSF 2.0). Explore each framework — from applicability to control mapping and audit readiness.
2022 Annex A
Global · Standards
ISO 27001
ISO
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Global · Assurance
SOC 2 Type II
SOC 2
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2026 Refresh
India · Banking
RBI Compliance
RBI
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CSCRF v2
India · Capital Markets
SEBI-CSCRF
SEBI
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Rules 2026
India · Privacy
DPDP
DPDP
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EU · Privacy
GDPR
GDPR
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India · Insurance
IRDAI
IRDAI
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India · GIFT City
IFSC
IFSC
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Engagement Models
Work with us the way your program needs
Three commercial models, one delivery standard. Choose the shape that fits your budget cycle, maturity and risk appetite.
Fixed Price
Project-based Engagement
Defined scope, deliverables and timelines — ideal for assessments, audits, ISO 27001 implementations and one-off VAPT.
- Fixed cost, fixed outcomes
- Structured milestones
- Predictable budgeting
Retainer
Advisory Retainer
On-demand access to senior consultants and vCISO leadership across compliance, risk and program governance.
- Monthly advisory hours
- Board-ready reporting
- Continuous guidance
Managed
Managed Security Services
24×7 SOC, SIEM, EDR, VAPT-as-a-service and continuous compliance monitoring — operated by our team.
- 24×7 SOC coverage
- Continuous monitoring
- SLA-backed response
Technology Partners
An ecosystem of best-in-class security platforms
Vendor-neutral by design. We engineer, tune and operate the platforms our clients standardize on — and recommend based on fit, not incentive.
Microsoft Security
Defender · Sentinel · Purview · Entra
AWS Security
GuardDuty · Security Hub · Macie · KMS
Google Cloud
SCC · Chronicle · BeyondCorp
Palo Alto Networks
Prisma Cloud · Cortex XDR/XSOAR
CrowdStrike
Falcon EDR · Identity · Threat Graph
Splunk
Enterprise Security · SOAR · UBA
Tenable
Nessus · Tenable.io · Tenable.ot
Okta / Ping
Identity · SSO · MFA · Privileged access
Trust & Assurance
Why enterprises trust the Alliance
Every engagement carries the same discipline — certified people, proven methodology, and evidence you can put in front of a regulator.
Certified Experts
CISSP · CISA · CISM · CEH · ISO 27001 LA/LI · OSCP
Confidentiality Assured
NDA-first engagements with strict data-handling protocols.
Proven Methodologies
NIST, ISO, OWASP, MITRE ATT&CK aligned delivery.
Global Best Practices
Frameworks refined across BFSI, Gov and Fortune 500.
Compliance Aligned
RBI · SEBI · IRDAI · DPDP · CERT-In · GDPR · HIPAA.
Independent & Vendor-Neutral
Advice guided by outcomes, never by product incentive.
Recognition & Awards
Recognised where it matters
Top Cybersecurity Consulting Firm
Recognised across BFSI and Government engagements.
CISO's Choice — Advisory Partner
Ranked among trusted vCISO providers in India.
Excellence in Compliance Delivery
Consistently cited by auditors and regulators.
Zero Reportable Breach Record
Across managed engagements over 25+ years.
Research · Journal
Signal from the alliance.
Featured · Threat Intelligence
Aarav Mehta · Mar 04 · 8 min read
The 2026 ransomware playbook: what Indian boards need to authorize now
Zero Trust
Priya Nair · Feb 22 · 6 min read
Identity-first architecture: retiring the enterprise VPN in twelve weeks
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AI Security
Rohan Kapoor · Feb 08 · 10 min read
Governing generative AI adoption without slowing product velocity
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Compliance
Sneha Iyer · Jan 30 · 7 min read
RBI, CERT-In and DPDP: a unified compliance operating model
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Security Newsroom
Press releases & media coverage
Press ReleaseMar 2026
Open Security Alliance expands vCISO practice across Middle East
New regional advisory desk supports BFSI and Government mandates across the GCC.
Media CoverageFeb 2026
OSA cited on RBI PAPG readiness in national business media
Alliance experts featured on payment aggregator compliance trajectory.
AnnouncementJan 2026
EzRisk enters private preview with launch partners
AI-driven risk & compliance platform onboarding first cohort of enterprises.
“Open Security Alliance rebuilt our detection stack in a quarter. Mean-time-to-respond dropped from hours to minutes — and our regulator noticed.”
“A rare partner that speaks both the boardroom and the SOC. Their compliance assessment is the reference our auditors now cite.”
Clients
Trusted across regulated and mission-critical sectors
Client names remain confidential under NDA. Sector representation shown.
Scheduled Commercial Banks
Fortune 500 Enterprises
Government of India Bodies
National Healthcare Networks
Payments & Fintech
Global Manufacturing
Defence & Public Sector
Critical Infrastructure
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Six answers most enterprises want before they engage. For anything specific to your program, our advisory desk responds within one business day.
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Speak with a
senior cybersecurity advisor.
Every discovery call is led by a senior consultant, not a sales team. Expect a response within one business day; incident line answered in under 60 seconds.
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