Cybersecurity provider Seqrite has welcomed the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest guidance urging all regulated financial institutions to adopt a Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA) framework, calling the move a “timely and decisive shift” toward strengthening India’s digital financial infrastructure.
In its June 2025 Financial Stability Report, the RBI underscored the urgency of replacing legacy, perimeter-based security models with a zero-trust approach founded on the principle of “never trust, always verify.” The regulator identified Zero Trust as essential for risk-based supervision, AI-driven cyber resilience, and uniform incident reporting across the country’s rapidly digitising banking system.
Seqrite, the enterprise security arm of Quick Heal Technologies, said its homegrown ZTNA platform was designed to meet these very requirements. Hosted in India, the solution continuously validates user identities, enforces least-privilege access, and provides audit-ready visibility into every session. The company said these features map directly to the RBI’s “assume breach” stance and its call for dynamic monitoring of users, devices, and transactions.
“Traditional VPNs and flat network models are no longer sufficient in an environment where banking services are increasingly digital and distributed,” Seqrite noted in a statement. “Our ZTNA platform ensures that employees, vendors, and branch staff only access the applications they are authorised to use, while critical assets remain shielded from exposure.”
Unlike static perimeter defences, Seqrite ZTNA evaluates every login session in real time, factoring in identity, device posture, location, and behavioural cues. Access is granted “just in time,” minimising the window of exposure to potential attackers. Detailed, tamper-proof session logs further ensure compliance with RBI’s requirements for uniform incident reporting.
The platform also integrates with widely used identity providers such as Microsoft Azure AD and Google Workspace, allowing banks to deploy Zero Trust protections quickly without dismantling their existing infrastructure. According to Seqrite, this flexibility not only reduces costs but also mitigates data sovereignty risks by keeping deployments within India — another concern flagged by the central bank.
The RBI’s report further emphasised the role of Zero Trust in enabling advanced defensive practices such as red teaming and AI-based cyber drills. Seqrite said its platform generates pervasive telemetry that provides both depth and context for threat hunting, giving financial institutions the tools to proactively identify vulnerabilities.
“As India’s banks and financial service providers accelerate digital adoption, the risk landscape is expanding just as quickly,” the company said. “By aligning with RBI’s call for Zero Trust, Seqrite is helping institutions move from a reactive stance to one of continuous, proactive defence.”
With the regulator placing Zero Trust at the heart of its cyber resilience strategy, vendors like Seqrite are expected to play a key role in supporting the sector’s transition. Industry observers note that the RBI’s latest stance could accelerate widespread adoption, making Zero Trust a baseline for financial security in India.
