Your security programme should survive scrutiny.
When regulators ask, auditors arrive, or an incident unfolds, organisations that built their security properly have nothing to fear.
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certified
TÜV SÜD Audited
NCSRC Corporate Member
Raw telemetry. Correlated intelligence. Auditable decisions.
34
Years of practitioner experience
27001
ISO/IEC certified, TÜV SÜD
11
Security products, built for India
4
Open frameworks, free forever
Why This Matters
The gap between compliance and security is where incidents happen.
Compliance on paper isn’t compliance.
Most organisations pass the audit and assume they’re protected, until a real incident exposes the gap.
The threat landscape isn’t waiting.
Ransomware, AI-assisted reconnaissance, state-actor tooling, and regulatory scrutiny are current operational realities for mid-market Indian businesses.
Evidence disappears when you need it most.
When regulators, insurers, auditors, or courts ask what happened, you need evidence, not a narrative.
Our Approach
We built Elytra to close that gap.
We built Elytra around tools that Indian security teams can actually operate — products calibrated to Indian regulatory requirements, not repackaged enterprise platforms that require a full-time team to run. Led by a practitioner with 34 years across five countries, backed by open frameworks built to last.
Integrity.
Trust.
Clarity.
No offensive testing. No manufactured findings. No programmes built to look good on paper rather than hold up under scrutiny.
The Elytra Assurance Stack
How Elytra turns telemetry into audit-ready assurance.
Elytra connects telemetry, controls, evidence, risk, and audit readiness into one coherent security operating model.
Most organisations cannot produce their security posture under scrutiny. They produce a presentation. Elytra builds the evidence-backed operating model that holds up when it is tested.
Featured Products
Tools that do one thing well.
Featured products from the Elytra portfolio. Each product has a clear operational job, works well on its own, and becomes more powerful as part of the wider Elytra assurance stack.
Shield
Endpoint protection, ransomware defence, and practical device security for organisations that need control without complexity.
Vault
Immutable evidence preservation and defensible retention for investigations, audits, and regulatory response.
SIG
Signal intelligence, correlation, and threat-focused interpretation to reduce noise and surface actionable findings.
Argus
External exposure visibility and risk context so teams can see what attackers and auditors will notice first.
Scout
Structured assessments and posture reviews that help teams understand where they stand before they commit more spend.
Nexus
Governance, risk, and compliance operations brought into one working environment for accountability, evidence, and execution.
Our Services
From first assessment to continuous assurance.
Elytra services are designed as an operating journey. We help organisations understand where they stand, build what matters, prove what works, and keep the programme alive between audit cycles.
Security and compliance programmes fail when they are treated as projects. Elytra services are structured to create leadership, evidence, accountability, and continuous readiness.
We do not manufacture findings to justify fees. We help teams identify real gaps, build practical controls, prepare for scrutiny, and maintain momentum after certification or audit closure.
Advisory & Strategy
Know where you stand before you commit to a programme, platform, certification, or major spend.
vCISO & vDPO
Senior security and privacy leadership for organisations that need ownership without a full-time executive hire.
Standards Implementation
ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001, DPDPA, GDPR, and SEBI CSCRF programmes built to hold up under audit scrutiny, not manufactured for appearances.
Independent Audit
Internal audits by certified lead auditors, structurally independent and focused on operating reality.
Managed Compliance
Keep your programme audit-ready between cycles with control tracking, evidence discipline, and governance cadence.
Open Frameworks
Built for the ecosystem, not just our clients.
Elytra publishes open frameworks and public-good tools to help organisations benchmark maturity, govern privacy, evaluate AI accountability, and understand threat exposure without waiting for expensive tooling to begin.
Our open frameworks convert complex regulatory and security expectations into practical self-assessment, evidence, and maturity models.
They also strengthen Elytra’s consulting and product work because they create a common language for cyber maturity, privacy governance, AI accountability, and threat intelligence.
Cybersecurity maturity
India’s open cybersecurity maturity framework with 191 questions across 12 pillars.
Privacy capability
A privacy maturity model grounded in DPDPA, ISO 27701, and GDPR expectations.
AI accountability
An AI traceability and accountability standard, open for global peer review.
Threat intelligence
A free threat intelligence hub integrating public sources such as NVD, CISA KEV, Rapid7, AttackerKB, and ExploitDB.
Who We Work With
Security challenges are industry-specific. Our approach reflects that.
FinTech & PMS
SEBI CSCRF, DPDPA, and the evidence trail to support both.
Manufacturing
IP protection, supply chain security, ISO 27001.
Legal Services
Data confidentiality, client privilege, cross-jurisdictional privacy.
IT Products & Services
The security posture your clients increasingly require from you.
Creative & Marketing
DPDPA compliance and asset protection for fast-moving operations.
Government & eGovernance
CERT-In alignment, DPDPA readiness, NIRMATA framework.
Founded and Led By
Venkat Mangudi
CISSP · ISO 27001 LA · ISO 42001 LA · PMP · CISO of the Year 2024
34 years across India, South Korea, Germany, Singapore, and the United States. Financial services, semiconductor, telco, manufacturing, and enterprise software.
“Security that only holds up on paper is not security.”
Venkat Mangudi, Founder & CEO, Elytra Security
What Clients Say
Trusted by practitioners who care about real security.
“I’ve known Venkat for over 20 years, and when we got our AMC provisional license, Venkat helped us in a vCISO role in terms of setting up systems for Infosec and for meeting the requirements to get the full license. I’m biased as a friend, so keep that in mind when I tell you he’s the person you should speak to about cybersecurity implementations, consulting or ISO 27001.”
Deepak Shenoy, CEO, Capitalmind Mutual Fund
“Venkat played a key role in Information Security and our ISO 27001 certification. His expertise in cybersecurity, compliance, and risk management helped us achieve our ISO certification very quickly.”
Scott Newton, President, Apex IT
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