A GIFT City institute, set up in partnership with
24 October 2026 to 5 December 2026
~40 Hours
GIFT IFI Certificate
This course explores the critical dimensions of cybersecurity, risk management, and regulatory compliance in financial systems. It takes a financial-systems resilience perspective, integrating technical, risk, and institutional dimensions to understand how banks, fintechs, payment systems, capital markets, and other financial institutions can remain secure, compliant, trusted, and operationally resilient. Students are introduced to the principles of secure system architecture, cloud security, cyber-risk assessment, risk quantification, fraud detection, data governance, incident response, and regulatory compliance. The course examines how cyber risk connects with operational risk, third-party risk, fraud risk, business continuity, systemic risk, and board-level accountability.
A strong emphasis is placed on the Indian financial regulatory environment, including IFSCA, RBI, SEBI, CERT-In, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, alongside global frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework (NIST CSF), ISO 27001, Basel operational resilience, and cloud security principles. The course also highlights the distinctive cybersecurity and resilience requirements applicable to financial institutions operating in GIFT IFSC. The course draws on the GIFT City financial ecosystem, providing context on cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and resilience requirements within India’s emerging international financial services hub.
Delivered by GIFT ifi, the course focuses on developing industry-ready capabilities relevant to the evolving cybersecurity and resilience needs of the financial sector. Through case discussions, regulatory scenarios, and an applied capstone, students develop the ability to identify vulnerabilities, assess and quantify risks, understand regulatory safeguards, and respond to cybersecurity and resilience challenges in complex financial environments. The course ultimately emphasizes the importance of trust, resilience, governance, and compliance in sustaining secure digital financial ecosystems.
The programme is delivered in hybrid mode.
Minimum qualification: Undergraduate degree.
Note: Students who are in the final year of an undergraduate programme are eligible to apply.
For more details - please contact us +91 8065069802
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