Cybersecurity: Useful resources

Below you'll find a selection of resources curated by our team to help signpost you to find answers or advice on your cyber security queries. We've included toolkits, guides and information.

National Cyber Security Centre (UK Government) support & organisational guides:

• NCSC board toolkit
• NSCS briefing packs
• Small business guide (NSCS)
• Small charity guide (NSCS)

Other guidance:

• SMEs – risk management: cyber risk and resilience checklist for accountants. (Accountancy Europe)
• SMEs Cybersecurity Handbook (CyberScotland)

External articles from ICAS partners to provide tips and advice:

• Password security
• Why cyber risk management is not the same as IT support (Mitigo)
• Cybersecurity actions for 2022 (Mitigo)
• Where to focus your cyber security part 1 (ICAS research & Lugo)
• Where to focus your cyber security - the sequel (ICAS research & Lugo)
• Cyber essentials certification and defence (Practice Support & Lugo)

Financial reporting:

• The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants cyber security considerations in financial statements audit.
• Cyber and data security disclosures in annual reports

Public sector specific resources:

• The NSCS public sector toolkit
• Cyber security and resilience - NAO insight
• Cyber and information security: Good practice guide (NAO)
• UK government Cyber Security Strategy
• Scottish Government Cyber resilience: framework and self-assessment tool
• CyberScotland Partnership website

ICAS responses:

• ICAS response to UK government ransomware legislative proposals

Other examples of cyber incident response forms

• NCSC cyber incident response scheme
• Cyber Scotland incident response.
• ICAS response to UK government ransomware legislative proposals