Cyber Safety Guides for Nonprofits

Posted on 12 Apr 2021

Cyberattacks are becoming not only common but more sophisticated, and the nonprofit / charity sector is not immune. Because of the increasing number of attacks, every organisation needs to look at the current landscape through a lens of not “if” an incident will occur, but rather “when”.

While nonprofits confront the same cybersecurity risks as their for-profit counterparts, recent studies demonstrate that nonprofits generally lag for-profit organizations in adopting the robust policies, practices, and tools needed to adequately secure their environments.

Although it can take significant time for an organization to improve its capacity to respond to cybersecurity challenges, existing resources can help.

Below are two resource guides for nonprofits: