Video: Three ways a cyber attack can affect your charity

Our recent survey in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre revealed that charities in the UK ranked cyber security as their third biggest priority, behind service delivery and fundraising. 

Both are admirable priorities – and very important for charities, who exist to serve their beneficiaries and raise funds to deliver those services. 

But what this ranking fails to see is that cyber security actually facilitates those objectives. If malware infects your devices, for example, you cannot deliver your services effectively – cyber security protects against that risk.  

As our video above notes, the pandemic emphasised this point neatly – nearly two in five charities had to cancel services because they lacked the skills or tech to deliver them. Yet, in our survey, only 66% believed that a cyber breach would have any effect on their day-to-day operations. 

One third of micro charities believe their organisation would be unaffected – which begs the question, why do any of us consider cyber security important in the first place? 

In the video, we explain: 

• How malware and viruses can render your technology unusable 
• How a data breach can affect your bottom line and put your beneficiaries at risk
• How cyber attacks can damage your hard-earned reputation  

We also look at some quick and easy solutions to improving your cyber security, as provided by the NCSC.

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