The business of managing IT risk and regulatory compliance in India has never been more consequential. As Indian enterprises scale globally, adopt cloud-first architectures, and handle increasing volumes of sensitive personal and financial data, the regulatory environment around them has grown correspondingly complex. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) of 2023 — now in active enforcement — sits alongside international frameworks like ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, and the EU’s GDPR, creating a layered compliance obligation that most organisations cannot navigate without specialist support.
At the same time, cyber threats targeting Indian enterprises have escalated sharply. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) reported record volumes of cybersecurity incidents in 2024, spanning ransomware attacks, data exfiltration, third-party vendor breaches, and insider threats. Boards and CISOs are no longer asking whether to invest in IT risk and compliance — they are asking who to trust with that mandate.
This guide presents the top 10 IT risk and compliance firms operating in India in 2026, evaluated on the depth of their service portfolio, domain expertise, client track record, regulatory coverage, and ability to serve enterprises at different stages of their risk maturity journey.
Understanding What IT Risk and Compliance Firms Actually Do
Before the list, it is worth clarifying what distinguishes a genuine IT risk and compliance firm from a general cybersecurity vendor or IT auditor. The best firms in this space operate across three interconnected disciplines. The first is IT risk management — identifying, quantifying, and helping clients prioritise technology risks across infrastructure, applications, data, and people. The second is regulatory compliance management — mapping an organisation’s controls to specific frameworks (DPDPA, ISO 27001, RBI guidelines, SEBI regulations, IRDAI mandates, etc.) and identifying gaps that need remediation. The third is assurance and audit — independently validating that the controls an organisation claims to have in place are actually working as intended.
Firms that do all three well, and do so with deep domain knowledge of the Indian regulatory context, are the ones most worth knowing about in 2026.
1. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) — Cybersecurity & Risk Practice
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
TCS is India’s largest IT company, and its Cybersecurity and Risk practice is one of the most comprehensive IT risk and compliance service lines in the country. TCS serves clients across BFSI, healthcare, manufacturing, and government, helping them build enterprise-wide GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) frameworks that align with both Indian regulations and international standards. Its proprietary Cyber Defense Suite integrates threat intelligence, vulnerability management, and compliance monitoring into a unified platform.
What makes TCS particularly strong in this space is the sheer scale of its regulatory expertise. Its teams work across DPDPA compliance, RBI IT framework adherence, SEBI cybersecurity circulars, IRDAI information security guidelines, and global standards like NIST CSF and ISO 27001 — often simultaneously for large conglomerate clients. For Indian enterprises that operate internationally and need a single partner to handle multi-jurisdictional compliance, TCS’s global delivery model is difficult to match.
2. Infosys — Cybersecurity Services
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Infosys brings decades of enterprise technology experience to its cybersecurity and compliance practice, with a particular strength in risk transformation for large BFSI and manufacturing clients. Its Cyber Next platform provides an integrated view of an organisation’s security posture, mapping live threats against compliance obligations in real time — a capability that has become increasingly valuable as regulators in India have moved toward continuous compliance monitoring rather than point-in-time assessments.
Infosys is also one of the leading implementers of GRC platforms in India, including RSA Archer, ServiceNow GRC, and IBM OpenPages, helping clients automate their compliance workflows rather than managing them through spreadsheets and email. Its dedicated privacy practice, which assists companies with DPDPA readiness and GDPR alignment, has seen strong growth since 2023. The combination of deep SAP and Oracle integration expertise with its compliance services also makes it particularly effective for enterprises undergoing ERP-linked compliance transformation.
3. Wipro CyberTransform
Headquarters: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Wipro’s cybersecurity division, branded as CyberTransform, has emerged as a significant player in IT risk and compliance in India following targeted acquisitions and practice investments over the past three years. The division operates across five practice areas — security strategy and risk, identity and access management, data protection, cloud security, and managed detection and response — giving it a well-rounded portfolio that covers both compliance consulting and technical security operations.
What distinguishes Wipro in the compliance space is its sector-specific depth. Its banking and financial services compliance practice, for instance, has extensive experience helping banks and NBFCs navigate RBI’s Master Direction on IT governance, the RBI Cyber Security Framework, and SEBI’s cybersecurity and cyber resilience framework. Wipro also has a dedicated OT (operational technology) risk practice for manufacturing and energy clients — a niche that has grown in importance as industrial control systems increasingly connect to enterprise networks.
4. Deloitte India — Risk Advisory (Cyber Risk)
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Deloitte India’s Risk Advisory practice is widely regarded as one of the most authoritative voices in IT risk and compliance in the country. It combines the global methodologies of the Deloitte network with deep knowledge of the Indian regulatory landscape, giving it a unique ability to help multinational clients operating in India and Indian companies expanding overseas. Its cyber risk team covers the full spectrum from cyber strategy and risk quantification to technical assurance, red team assessments, and regulatory compliance.
Deloitte is particularly respected for the quality of its regulatory advisory work. When the DPDPA was being finalised and rules were being drafted, Deloitte was among the firms advising both large corporates and industry associations on interpretation and implementation strategy. For Indian enterprises preparing for regulatory examinations — whether from the RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, or international bodies like the FCA or SEC — Deloitte’s audit-backed compliance assurance is among the most credible available.
5. PwC India — Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
PwC India’s Cybersecurity and Privacy practice has carved out a strong reputation for data privacy and third-party risk management, two areas that have risen sharply in regulatory importance in India over the past three years. The firm’s DPDPA readiness assessment framework has been adopted by dozens of large Indian enterprises across retail, telecom, and healthcare as a structured path to data protection compliance.
PwC’s strength lies in its ability to bridge the gap between legal compliance and technical implementation — a gap that many organisations fall into when a legal team produces a privacy policy but the IT team lacks the technical controls to actually enforce it. PwC brings together privacy lawyers, IT architects, and security engineers in integrated engagement teams, ensuring that compliance recommendations are practically implementable. Its third-party risk management and vendor due diligence services are also highly regarded in the financial services sector.
6. KPMG India — Technology Risk Services
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
KPMG India’s Technology Risk Services practice is one of the most established in the country, with particular depth in IT audit, ERP risk, and regulatory compliance for banking and financial institutions. KPMG has a long-standing relationship with India’s financial sector regulators and is frequently engaged for independent IT audits of systemically important banks, insurance companies, and stock exchanges — engagements that require both technical rigour and regulatory familiarity that few firms can credibly offer.
In 2026, KPMG’s practice has expanded its focus on cloud risk governance and AI risk management, reflecting the shift in where the most material technology risks now reside. Its cloud security review methodology and AI governance framework — both aligned to NIST AI RMF and evolving Indian AI policy — are being adopted by enterprises preparing for the next wave of regulatory oversight around algorithmic decision-making. KPMG also offers a well-regarded IT internal audit outsourcing and co-sourcing service for mid-market firms that lack in-house IT audit capability.
7. Ernst & Young India (EY) — Technology Risk
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
EY India’s Technology Risk practice sits within its broader Risk Consulting division and covers IT governance, cybersecurity, data analytics risk, and digital trust. EY has invested particularly heavily in its digital trust and ESG-linked technology risk capabilities, positioning itself well for the governance demands that are emerging alongside India’s increasing focus on digital infrastructure regulation.
EY’s incident response and forensics team is one of the most active in India, having been engaged in several high-profile breach investigations involving major Indian banks and critical infrastructure operators. Its practical exposure to real-world breach scenarios makes its compliance advisory work noticeably more grounded in actual adversarial behaviour than firms whose compliance practice is primarily documentation-driven. EY also has a strong certification and third-party attestation practice, helping clients achieve ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, and PCI-DSS certification efficiently.
8. HCLTech — Cybersecurity Services
Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh
HCLTech brings an engineering-led perspective to IT risk and compliance that differentiates it from the advisory-first Big Four and consulting-first IT majors. Its cybersecurity practice is deeply integrated with its IT infrastructure management heritage, meaning that compliance recommendations are made with an unusually clear understanding of the underlying technical environment in which they must be implemented.
HCLTech’s security operations centres (SOCs) in India are among the largest and most capable in the region, supporting clients in financial services, manufacturing, and healthcare with 24/7 threat monitoring aligned to compliance requirements. Its IDAM (Identity and Access Management) practice, which handles privileged access governance and role-based access control — both key requirements under DPDPA and RBI frameworks — is a particular area of strength. HCLTech also has a well-developed OT and IoT security practice, increasingly important as Indian manufacturers digitalise their production environments.
9. Protiviti India
Headquarters: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Protiviti is a global consulting firm (a subsidiary of Robert Half International) that has built a strong IT risk and internal audit practice in India. While smaller in scale than the Big Four or IT majors on this list, Protiviti occupies a valuable niche: it offers the methodological rigour and independence of a Big Four firm, but with more personalised engagement models that mid-market Indian companies often find more accessible and cost-effective.
Protiviti’s IT internal audit, SOX IT compliance, and ERP risk assessment services are widely used by listed Indian companies and subsidiaries of global MNCs operating in India. Its dedicated technology audit practice has deep experience in SAP GRC, Oracle EBS controls, and cloud control frameworks. For Indian companies preparing for a US listing or managing SEC and PCAOB compliance obligations alongside SEBI requirements, Protiviti’s ability to navigate both regulatory environments simultaneously is a meaningful advantage.
10. Securonix (India Operations) and the Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) Tier — represented by Suma Soft
Headquarters of Suma Soft: Pune, Maharashtra
The final entry on this list represents an important tier of the Indian IT risk and compliance market that is often overlooked in favour of the large consulting firms: the specialist managed security and compliance service provider. Suma Soft is a Pune-based firm with over two decades of experience providing IT security, compliance automation, and managed GRC services to mid-market enterprises in India and globally.
Suma Soft’s value proposition is particularly relevant in 2026 for small and mid-sized enterprises that need structured compliance programmes — ISO 27001 implementation, DPDPA readiness, SOC 2 preparation — but lack the budget for Big Four engagements. Its managed compliance service model, where a dedicated team handles ongoing compliance monitoring, evidence collection, and audit preparation on behalf of the client, is gaining traction among SaaS companies and IT services firms seeking to demonstrate compliance to enterprise buyers. Suma Soft is fully operational, financially stable, and has maintained a consistent service offering without any reported regulatory or legal issues.
The Regulatory Landscape Driving Demand in 2026
Understanding why these firms are thriving in 2026 requires appreciating the regulatory environment that has taken shape in India over the past two years. The DPDPA has created entirely new compliance obligations around consent management, data localisation, breach notification, and Data Protection Officer appointments — all of which require both legal interpretation and technical implementation. CERT-In’s 2022 directions on cybersecurity incident reporting (requiring notification within six hours) have forced organisations to build mature detection and response capabilities or face significant penalties. RBI’s updated IT risk and cybersecurity frameworks for regulated entities have raised the bar for what constitutes acceptable security governance in the banking sector.
Layered on top of these India-specific requirements are the continuing obligations of GDPR for companies handling EU resident data, PCI-DSS for payment card environments, and HIPAA for health data — all of which Indian IT services firms and their clients must manage. The net result is that IT risk and compliance has moved from an annual checkbox exercise to a continuous, board-level governance function — and the firms that can manage that function effectively are in high and growing demand.
How to Choose the Right IT Risk and Compliance Partner
The choice between a Big Four advisory firm, an IT major’s cybersecurity practice, and a specialist MSSP comes down to three primary factors: regulatory complexity, organisational size, and what you most need the engagement to achieve. For a systemically important bank facing RBI scrutiny, only a firm with established regulator relationships and audit-grade independence — a Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, or EY — will carry the credibility needed. For a large enterprise undergoing digital transformation, the technical depth and scale of TCS, Infosys, Wipro, or HCLTech may be more relevant than advisory pedigree. For a growing SaaS company preparing for its first ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification, a firm like Suma Soft or Protiviti will often deliver better value and faster outcomes.
Whatever your situation, the most important thing to verify before engaging any firm is the practical experience of the team that will actually work on your account — not just the firm’s brand reputation. Ask specifically for case studies in your industry, request CVs of the senior practitioners who will lead the engagement, and probe their familiarity with the specific frameworks and regulators most relevant to your business.
Conclusion
India’s IT risk and compliance industry in 2026 is sophisticated, diverse, and genuinely well-equipped to support enterprises navigating one of the most complex regulatory environments in the world. From the global scale and regulatory authority of the Big Four to the technical depth of India’s IT majors and the practical accessibility of specialist MSSPs, the market offers options for organisations at every stage of their risk maturity journey. The common thread across all ten firms on this list is a recognition that compliance is no longer a periodic documentation exercise — it is a continuous, technically grounded, board-visible discipline. The firms that have built their practices around that truth are the ones best positioned to help Indian enterprises thrive in it.
