What qualifies
Successful penetration / DoS with significant operational impact; ransomware execution; exfiltration of market-sensitive data or large-scale PII; widespread data corruption impacting operations; significant negative financial / PR risk.
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Connectivity disabled (COLO/POP/SFTP/API). PR within 1 working day (QRE/QSB).
High
Trinetra SOC P2 · Wazuh L9–11
What qualifies
Penetration/DoS with limited impact; widespread new malware not handled by AV; unauthorised server/network access; unexpected config changes; SEBI/MII official impersonation; data exfiltration; outbound phishing.
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Connectivity disabled. Forensic audit mandatory.
Medium
Trinetra SOC P3 · Wazuh L6–8
What qualifies
Target recon/scans; attempted penetration/DoS no impact; widespread known malware handled; isolated new malware not handled; phishing email clicked; data corruption/modification/deletion reported.
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Forensic if RCA inconclusive or SEBI directs.
Low
Trinetra SOC P4 · Wazuh L1–5
What qualifies
System probes/scans on external systems; threat intelligence with no asset match; credential-compromise intel; isolated known malware easily handled by AV.
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Log + watchlist. No regulator action unless escalated.
SEBI mandatory upgrade rule
Any incident that results in disruption, stoppage or variance in normal service delivery MUST be classified at least HIGH — regardless of technical root cause.
RTO 2hDigital payment systems (CR-DPS MD Jul 2024)
RPO 15 minDigital payment systems
24hDPDP breach to Data Protection Board (when activated)
Visual SEBI timeline (T = detection)
T+6h
Immediate report ×3 channels
Same day
Mitigation Measure Report
T+24h
SEBI portal
T+3d
Interim Report
T+7d
Mitigation Measure
T+30d
RCA + IT Committee
T+45d
VAPT + closure
T+75d
Forensic max
Penalty Schedule (MII SOP Annexure B — Jan 2025)
Late initial 6-hour report: Rs 20,000/day; max Rs 2 lakh/incident (Members), Rs 10 lakh/incident (QRE/QSB) Late Mitigation/RCA/VAPT/Forensic — days 1–7: Rs 1,500/day (Member), Rs 3,000/day (QRE/QSB) Days 8–21: Rs 2,500/day (Member), Rs 5,000/day (QRE/QSB) Beyond 21 days: New-client onboarding prohibited; 7-day disablement notice issued Beyond 28 days: Disabled across all segments until submission
IRDAI penalties (Info & Cyber 2023):
Failure to report within 24h: up to Rs 1 crore per incident (Section 102 of Insurance Act)
Non-compliance with CISO/SOC mandate: regulatory action including license review
DPDP overlap: up to Rs 250 crore for PII breach (DPDP Act 2023 max penalty)
Connectivity disablement — critical operational risk
For CRITICAL or HIGH severity at SEBI brokers / DPs, COLO/POP/SFTP/API connectivity to Exchanges & Depositories is automatically disabled.
Restored only after the RE submits an Immediate Mitigation Measure Report certified by a CERT-In empanelled auditor confirming risk fully mitigated and no lateral movement potential.
→ Trinetra SOC engages the CERT-In auditor in parallel with containment, not after.