Cyber defence for India's digital decade — from DPDP boardrooms to the fraud calls reaching every family's phone.
Only the Disputed Rupees
The Reserve Bank's draft rules would hold the suspect transaction instead of freezing the whole account — a sixty-day ceiling, twenty days to explain yourself, and a right to be told why. The ceiling binds the bank, not the police.
October 2026
The cover story, the CBI's digital-arrest raids and the DPDP clock — from the current issue.
Only the Disputed Rupees
A ₹1,000 flag, a sixty-day ceiling, twenty days to explain yourself — and a whole-account freeze still available as the exception.
Fraud Watch · Digital arrestThree months on the call
The CBI searches 89 locations across twenty states. The number that stays with you is not the crores — it is how long the victims were kept on the line.
DPDP WatchFive weeks, and no Board
Consent-manager registration opens on 13 November, and applications go to a Board that still has no chairperson and no members on the public record.
From the India desk
The explainers Indian readers come back to — regulation, fraud, and what to do on Monday morning.
The First Five Things an Indian MSME Should Do
No security team, no budget, and statutory duties anyway. Five measures, in order, that cost almost nothing — and the two clocks already running.
Fraud WatchAnatomy of a "Digital Arrest"
The scam script, step by step — and the ten-minute response plan every family should know. Helpline 1930, before anything else.
DPDP WatchWhat the DPDP Act Actually Requires From Your Company
Consent, breach intimation, Significant Data Fiduciary duties, and penalties up to ₹250 crore — translated into a working checklist.
CERT-InThe Six-Hour Rule: CERT-In Reporting, Explained
Which incidents must be reported within six hours, the 180-day log mandate, and how to build a runbook that survives a real incident.
Global · PracticeHow to Read a Breach Notification
Six questions that pull the disclosure out of the legal language — and why the first number is almost never the last.
Global · PracticeThe Restore You Have Never Tested
Backups are bought; restores are earned. Four properties a backup needs, and four rehearsals worth scheduling this quarter.
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The Sentry Briefing — India
One email a week in plain English: new regulation explained, the fraud patterns to warn your family about, and one practical action for your organisation.