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Charity Digital: How to Implement Multi-Factor Authentication
This blog was written by Charity Digital. At the ECRC we pride ourselves on our partnerships with other organisations and are keen to...
Feb 265 min read


The Looming Cyber Crisis: Why 2025 Will Be Even Tougher for Charities
This blog was written by Intergence Systems  who are a valued Cyber Essentials Partner of the ECRC. The charity sector, driven by...
Feb 205 min read

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...
Nov 12, 20243 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...
Oct 2, 20243 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...
Jul 9, 20246 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...
Jun 11, 20245 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...
Apr 9, 20244 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...
Jan 3, 20245 min read


What free tools can my charity use to help strengthen its cyber resilience?
Free tools for charities
Nov 20, 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...
Oct 4, 20234 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...
Aug 14, 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 27, 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...
Jul 14, 20233 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...
Jun 9, 20234 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...
Mar 24, 20235 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...
Jan 3, 20233 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...
Dec 14, 20224 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...
Nov 15, 20225 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...
Oct 6, 20222 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 31, 20224 min read

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