MeitY Releases Digital Threat Report 2025–26 to Strengthen Cybersecurity in India’s BFSI Sector

Key facts

• The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the Digital Threat Report 2025–26 for the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) sector.
• The report highlights that cyber risks now extend beyond data theft to include transaction integrity, customer trust, third-party dependencies, decision-making systems, operational continuity, and confidence in digital infrastructure.
• The report was launched by MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan and Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) Director General Dr Sanjay Bahl.
• CERT-In and the Computer Security Incident Response Team–Finance Sector (CSIRT-Fin) are tasked with mitigating cyber risks through collaboration with regulators, industry, and global cybersecurity organisations.
• The report provides a comprehensive assessment of cybersecurity gaps in the BFSI sector and offers a forward-looking analysis of emerging cyber threats as a call to action for proactive defence.