# Cyber resilience becomes boardroom priority for Indian firms

2026-08-10T08:20:07+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk

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Cyber resilience is emerging as a key boardroom metric in India, driven by AI adoption, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, and growing investor and regulatory scrutiny, reports the Economic Times CISO. Boards are being urged to shift focus from operational metrics like patches deployed to resilience measures such as recovery time and crisis simulation participation. The DPDP Act places data governance responsibility on boards, not just IT teams. Simultaneously, RBI and Sebi are intensifying cyber oversight of India’s financial sector, Livemint reports. RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra recently flagged cyber risks as a top threat alongside geopolitics. Regulators are expanding simulation exercises, planning AI-related risk guidelines, and launching shared security centres for smaller entities. RBI reported 10,114 fraud cases in FY26, with the total amount involved rising 46.4% to Rs 48,021 crore.

## Coverage

- ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com <https://ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/cybercrime-fraud/cyber-resilience-will-become-indias-next-boardroom-kpi/133071273>
- livemint.com <https://www.livemint.com/news/rbi-sebi-bolster-cyber-shield-for-financial-sector-players-11786438661279.html>

Tags: AI security, Boardroom governance, CISO, Cyber resilience, DPDP Act, Incident response
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