Business and Management Faculty
February 2021
A guide on what organisations need to do to design and embed a framework to deliver operational resilience, including guidance on how to audit operational resilience. The first of two papers on operational resilience for internal audit teams.
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Professional Standards Department
May 2020
Covid-19 is creating exceptional circumstances and while the country adjusts to life under lockdown, criminals are identifying ways to exploit the vulnerable at this time of uncertainty.
Tech Faculty
March 2020
26 March 2020: coronavirus is forcing many people to work from home to reduce social contact and minimise the associated risk of transmitting the disease. Technology is key to helping people work at home, so what are some of the things to consider when setting up and managing home working for your staff over the coming weeks and months?
Tech Faculty
March 2019
Criminals thrive in times of uncertainty and fear, and the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has already reported an increase in cyber threats which refer directly to the coronavirus. This guide outlines the key steps to basic cyber hygiene and highlights some useful resources.
Business Law Department
January 2020
The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) came into force on 25 May 2018 to replace the Data Protection Act 1998. It sits alongside the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This guide is part of a series that explain some of the new or more difficult concepts introduced by the DPA 2018 and the GDPR.
Tech Faculty
March 2019
This guide provides an overview of a cyber attack response plan. Organisations of all sizes and types should download this plan today in readiness for when a cyber incident takes place. This will help reduce your business risk and improve business resiliency.
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Tech Faculty
February 2019
How to recover in the event of a data breach. This guide draws on expert insights from our volunteers and members, with some very helpful case studies outlining real life examples – one of which is a ransomware example similar to the scenario above, and where the firm did have a backup.
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Audit and Assurance Faculty
November 2018
Cloud computing is transforming business IT services, increasing its operational efficiencies and reducing its costs. But the use of cloud computing services also poses significant risks that need to be planned for by audit committees, boards and management if they are to be handled effectively.
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Financial Services Faculty
November 2018
Guidance on the use of cloud computing in Financial Services
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Tech Faculty, Business Law Department
August 2018
This example password/pass phrase policy could be used by an organisation to help protect client and employee data. It is jointly published by ICAEW's Business Law and Tech Faculty.
Business Law, Tech Faculty
May 2018
This guide outlines the issues the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) raises for the trustees of pension funds, including their dealings with administrators and auditors. It is part of a series designed to answer the questions that members have been asking about the GDPR.
Professional Standards Department
June 2018
FAQs for insolvency practitioners on the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
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Technical Advisory Services
April 2018, reviewed February 2021
Helpsheet issued by ICAEW’s Technical Advisory Service to help ICAEW members to understand the requirements of the GDPR in relation to communicating safely with clients.
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Technical Advisory Services
April 2018, reviewed February 2021
Helpsheet issued by ICAEW’s Technical Advisory Service to help ICAEW members to understand how data mapping and documentation can assist in meeting the requirements of the GDPR.
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Technical Advisory Services
April 2018, reviewed February 2021
Technical helpsheet issued to help ICAEW members understand the requirements of the GDPR in relation to a data breach. Detailed guidance is available from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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Technical Advisory Service
April 2018, reviewed February 2021
Helpsheet issued by ICAEW’s Technical Advisory Service to help ICAEW members to understand the requirements of the GDPR as it relates to client files applied to common situations experienced by a member.
Professional Standards Department
March 2018
Based on their experience reviewing over 2,000 firms each year, the QAD offers advice on best practice in terms of managing risk.
IT Faculty
September 2017
While the fundamentals on how to protect yourself, your business and your clients remain essentially unchanged, the context in which we write about them continues to shift. Cyber criminals are always finding new means of attack and we all need to keep up to keep them out.
Audit and assurance Faculty
June 2017
How internal auditors should strengthen their governance frameworks to cover emerging data-analytics risks in the areas of quality, talent, independence and security.
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IT Faculty
January 2017
This first part in the series on cloud adoption provides the process to follow when identifying and addressing the risks that arise from adopting a cloud-based strategy for a small business.
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Tax Faculty
Updated February 2017
With many more people starting to keep digital accounting records, and with more electronic interactions between HMRC and tax payers, this represents a new opportunity for cyber criminals to target tax payers and their agents. Experts from ICAEW Information Technology Faculty offer their top tips on how to keep cyber secure.
IT Faculty
May 2016
Clear and concise explanations are given for the most common IT security expressions, phrases, acronyms and jargon.
Practice Department
January 2015
Factors to consider when choosing IT infrastructure and systems for your practice.
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Technical Advisory Services
October 2013, updated January 2021
This helpsheet highlights key considerations relating to document retention for accountants.