A Cyber Attack Won't Just Cost You Money. It Could Cost You Your FCA Authorisation.
Under SYSC 15A, FCA-regulated firms must demonstrate operational resilience against cyber threats — with board-level accountability, documented impact tolerances, tested incident response procedures, and regulatory notification within 24 hours. The FCA doesn't accept "we were hacked" as an excuse for client harm. It asks what governance you had in place before it happened.
This ready-to-use Cyber Security Risk Policy gives FCA-regulated firms a complete framework for identifying, managing, and responding to cyber threats — covering governance, risk appetite, access controls, third-party supply chain risk, incident escalation, and the full regulatory reporting infrastructure required under SYSC, UK GDPR, and SM&CR.
Customise with your firm name. Put it in front of your Board immediately.
What's included: Cyber threat taxonomy (cyber crime, warfare, terrorism, malware types) · SYSC 13 and PS21/3 operational resilience alignment · SM&CR accountability mapping for SMF1, SMF4, SMF5, SMF24 · Three lines of defence risk framework · Risk assessment methodology (likelihood, impact, velocity) · Board risk appetite and tolerance framework · AES-256 and TLS 1.3 encryption standards · Multi-factor authentication requirements · Privileged access management and quarterly access reviews · Patch management (critical: 72-hour deployment) · Incident classification and escalation matrix (Critical to Low) · Business continuity and disaster recovery procedures · Third-party and fourth-party supply chain risk framework · Phishing simulation programme · Continuous SIEM and EDR monitoring · Penetration testing requirements · 24-hour FCA notification / 72-hour ICO breach notification procedures · Full regulatory reference library (NCSC, ICO, FCA, Action Fraud) · Cyber risk assessment template · Incident response readiness checklist · Third-party vendor assessment template · Product cyber risk assessment matrix
Built for: CISOs, IT security managers, compliance officers, risk committees, and compliance consultants across all FCA-regulated firms handling client data or operating digital infrastructure.
A Cyber Attack Won't Just Cost You Money. It Could Cost You Your FCA Authorisation.
Under SYSC 15A, FCA-regulated firms must demonstrate operational resilience against cyber threats — with board-level accountability, documented impact tolerances, tested incident response procedures, and regulatory notification within 24 hours. The FCA doesn't accept "we were hacked" as an excuse for client harm. It asks what governance you had in place before it happened.
This ready-to-use Cyber Security Risk Policy gives FCA-regulated firms a complete framework for identifying, managing, and responding to cyber threats — covering governance, risk appetite, access controls, third-party supply chain risk, incident escalation, and the full regulatory reporting infrastructure required under SYSC, UK GDPR, and SM&CR.
Customise with your firm name. Put it in front of your Board immediately.
What's included: Cyber threat taxonomy (cyber crime, warfare, terrorism, malware types) · SYSC 13 and PS21/3 operational resilience alignment · SM&CR accountability mapping for SMF1, SMF4, SMF5, SMF24 · Three lines of defence risk framework · Risk assessment methodology (likelihood, impact, velocity) · Board risk appetite and tolerance framework · AES-256 and TLS 1.3 encryption standards · Multi-factor authentication requirements · Privileged access management and quarterly access reviews · Patch management (critical: 72-hour deployment) · Incident classification and escalation matrix (Critical to Low) · Business continuity and disaster recovery procedures · Third-party and fourth-party supply chain risk framework · Phishing simulation programme · Continuous SIEM and EDR monitoring · Penetration testing requirements · 24-hour FCA notification / 72-hour ICO breach notification procedures · Full regulatory reference library (NCSC, ICO, FCA, Action Fraud) · Cyber risk assessment template · Incident response readiness checklist · Third-party vendor assessment template · Product cyber risk assessment matrix
Built for: CISOs, IT security managers, compliance officers, risk committees, and compliance consultants across all FCA-regulated firms handling client data or operating digital infrastructure.
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