IIBF IT Security study guide
IIBF IT Security · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The IIBF IT Security credential is a certificate examination offered by the Indian Institute of Banking & Finance, a Mumbai-based institute established in 1928 that describes its mission as developing professionally qualified and competent bankers and finance professionals through education, training, examination and continuing professional development. This page is an independent study resource for candidates preparing for that examination; it is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or operated by IIBF, and it does not reproduce any official question bank. The IIBF IT Security study guide has 5 sections and about 1,499 words.
01Cyber Security
Cyber Security in the IIBF IT Security exam tests how a bank prevents, detects and responds to attacks on its perimeter, endpoints and payment channels. Expect questions on threat actors, the RBI Cyber Security Framework (2016), CERT-In incident reporting, SOC operations and the computer-offence sections of the IT Act.
328 words, about 2 min02Information Security
Information Security in this exam tests the protection of data throughout its lifecycle: classification, access control, cryptography, vendor handling and regulatory storage rules. Questions often target the CIA triad, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS and RBI's payment-data localisation directive.
290 words, about 1 min03IT Risk Management
IT Risk Management tests how a bank identifies, assesses, treats and monitors technology risk, and how it keeps critical services running. Expect questions on risk registers, the three lines of defence, BCP/DR, business impact analysis, RTO/RPO and RBI's governance expectations.
294 words, about 1 min04Digital Banking
Digital Banking tests controls over ATMs, cards, internet and mobile banking, UPI and payment rails. Expect questions on additional factor authentication, tokenisation, transaction limits, cooling periods and RBI's customer liability rules for unauthorised electronic transactions.
296 words, about 1 min05Fraud Risk Management
Fraud Risk Management tests how a bank detects, investigates, reports and prevents fraud across accounts, cards, loans and channels. Expect questions on fraud typologies, early warning signals, transaction monitoring, mule accounts, STR filing and RBI's fraud reporting directions.
291 words, about 1 min