Navigating SEBI’s Cloud Security Requirements: A Guide for Regulated Entities

This report explains SEBI’s cloud security expectations for Regulated Entities in India and translates them into practical controls across encryption, IAM, continuous monitoring, incident response, disaster recovery, third-party risk management, and vulnerability/patch management. It emphasizes operationalizing these requirements in hybrid and multi-cloud environments and presents how Qualys TotalCloud and related platform capabilities (VMDR, CSPM/KSPM, CIEM, SCA, CSAM/EASM) unify visibility, enforce policies, automate compliance, and streamline audit readiness to achieve continuous SEBI-aligned compliance.