Charity News: The risks from cyber crime

Charity News: The risks from cyber crime
Charity News: The risks from cyber crime

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published a new report that sets out the cyber threat that all charities now face, noting that in their 2022 survey of cyber security breaches 30% of charities had experienced a cyber attack during the previous 12 months, with over a third of those attacks having an impact on services and nearly a fifth resulting in a ‘negative outcome’ for the charity concerned.

The report highlights reasons why the charity sector can be particularly vulnerable to cyber attack and sets out some of the ways charities can be attacked such as phishing, ransomware or business email compromise.

Included within the report are links to a range of guidance and resources available to charities to help protect them from cyber attack, tailored for charities of all sizes.

Details: Small Charity Guide

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About the author

Colin is a Director at Ward Williams who has more than 25 years of practical experience and qualified with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 2001.

He has a diverse portfolio ranging from small owner managed businesses to larger companies requiring audit together with a number of specialist clients such as charities, pension schemes, acadamies and solicitors. Colin provides a range of accounting, tax and audit services to these clients.

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