Draft DPDPA Guidelines: What’s in it for Cybersecurity Leaders?

This article examines India’s draft Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) guidelines, detailing core provisions—consent management, breach reporting, data minimization, cross-border data transfer rules, and Significant Data Fiduciary requirements—and their implications for cybersecurity leadership, governance, and incident response. It recommends strategic priorities including staff awareness and training, risk assessments, targeted technology investments (e.g., DLP, encryption, threat detection), and proactive compliance monitoring, and highlights Seqrite’s solutions to support organizations in achieving DPDPA compliance.