Calling all Charities: Free Cyber Security Services Available
Teams from the Eastern Region Special Operations unit (ERSOU) – a specialist policing unit working across the region – are working with...
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Oct 23 min read
Cyber Experts Team Up To Support Local Charities
Experts from two regional organisations have teamed up to help ensure local charities are better able to protect themselves against the...
Jul 96 min read
Should Charities Be Worried About Insider Threat?
As of June 2024, there are over 170,000 registered charities in the UK, all of which are at risk of falling victim to an online fraud or...
Jun 115 min read
Charities: How Can a Vulnerability Assessment Help Protect Your Organisation?
Charities play a crucial role in providing support and services to people and wildlife across the globe. As of 2023, there were 169,029...
Apr 94 min read
Passwords, MFA and online security for charities – does it really matter?
You might well ask this question since charities are not cash rich organizations. But all charitable organizations hold personal records...
Jan 35 min read
What Are the Risks of Phishing for my Charity?
32% of businesses reported being the victim of a cyber-attack in 2022, as did 30% of charities, and phishing was involved in the majority...
Nov 20, 20234 min read
What free tools can my charity use to help strengthen its cyber resilience?
Free tools for charities
Oct 4, 20234 min read
How can my charity protect itself from cybercriminals?
The Head of the National Cyber Security Centre, Lindy Cameron, sums up the current cyberthreats to charities in the 2023 NCSC Cyber...
Aug 14, 20233 min read
Using Vulnerability Assessments to improve the cyber resilience of charities
Often charities and other similar organisations will put cyber security at the back of their mind due to preconceived notions regarding...
Jul 27, 20233 min read
Cyber Attack Response: Are Charities Prime Targets?
Charities are becoming increasingly aware of the target on their backs due to storing personal records and sensitive data and having a...
Jul 14, 20233 min read
Securing Your Charity's Future: Free Government Funding for Cyber Essentials Plus
As a charity, protecting sensitive information and data is of utmost importance. With the rise of cyber-attacks, it is more crucial than...
Jun 9, 20234 min read
Is the Charity Sector Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks?
One of the biggest assumptions made by charities around cybercrime is that they won’t be affected as they don’t have anything of value to...
Mar 24, 20235 min read
Phishing Attacks on Charities: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe
Many charities assume they are safe from cybercrime since they don't have valuable assets. While charities may not be cash-rich, they do...
Jan 3, 20233 min read
How can I make my charity more secure online?
In October this year, on the run up to Charity Fraud Awareness Week, the Charity Commission released a report on the state of charity...
Dec 14, 20224 min read
Charity Sector – Are you at risk from a ransomware attack?
One of the biggest assumptions made by charities around cybercrime is that they won’t be affected as they don’t have anything of value to...
Nov 15, 20225 min read
Cybercrime and fraud – is my charity at risk from my own staff?
The simplest answer to this question is maybe – so read on to find out what additional vulnerabilities your charity may have from the...
Oct 6, 20222 min read
How do you build cyber resilience in a charity?
Sometimes time constraints can stop us from acting, so we have come up with some quick tips that those within the charity sector can use...
Aug 31, 20224 min read
Charity Sector – what will you do when cyber criminals attack your organisation?
One of the biggest assumptions made by charities around cybercrime is that they won’t be affected as they don’t have anything of value to...
Aug 2, 20223 min read
Is a weak password leaving your charity exposed to criminals?
Charities, of all sizes, continue to be a target for cyber criminals. Hijacking a charity’s social media channel gives a criminal instant...
Jun 9, 20225 min read
Cybercrime – is my charity at risk because we allow staff to work from home?
The simplest answer to this question is maybe – so read on to find out what additional vulnerabilities your charity may have from having...
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