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Caution! Protect your charity from the rising threat of cyber attacks

Author: Kristina Kopic, Head of Charity and Voluntary Sector, ICAEW

Published: 03 Aug 2023

NCSC warns of increasing attacks, but help is available, including free NSCS Funded Cyber Essentials Programme for certain types of charities to help you keep client data safe.

Increase in threat actors conducting phishing activity across the charity sector

We would like to remind charities to follow NCSC guidance to help improve their resilience against phishing attacks:

Please remember never to click on suspicious links and to report any malicious emails to:

Funded Cyber Essentials Programme

Charities (1-49 employees) tackling domestic abuse: access free NCSC Funded Cyber Essentials Programme for your charity to help you keep your client data safe. Don't miss out!

Find out how to apply here:

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