Resources
How to Secure Private and Confidential Data
Your nonprofit works hard to build trust with the people and communities you serve. To maintain that trust, you must safeguard the data that clients, constituents, partners, website users, and others share with you. Many nonprofits don’t have an on-site cybersecurity expert, but creating and applying some simple data security principles can make a big … Continued
2020 Risk Forecast: Risk Trends Facing Nonprofits
The jovial celebration of each passing year also ushers in a sense of unease and uncertainty: what will we face next? In 2020, nonprofit teams face new risks brought on by global megatrends as well as a few familiar risks that continue to morph and present new challenges. The NRMC team anticipates these risk trends … Continued
Data Do No Harm: Managing Data Equity Risk
All nonprofit teams rely on data to understand and address community needs. Yet, it’s easy to overlook how data use practices can perpetuate discrimination and undermine the very social justice causes nonprofits aim to remedy. This webinar explores how to use an equity lens when collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and distributing data. Leave the webinar better … Continued
Four Simple Steps to Improve Cyberhygiene at Your Nonprofit
by Rachel Sams Many nonprofits possess huge amounts of valuable data. Plenty of hackers would love to get their hands on the personal data of your employees and the individuals your organization serves, as well as confidential information pertinent to your operations. Over time, your organization will likely experience countless hack attempts. As we look … Continued
Demystifying Cyber Liability Insurance
By Whitney Claire Thomey Every nonprofit that collects and stores confidential information, Personally Identifiable Information (PI), or Protected Health Information (PHI) is vulnerable to a costly data breach and its consequences. Data breaches, denial of service attacks, and phishing scams are a sampling of methods that cybercriminals use to steal and extort data. Organizations must … Continued
Demystifying Cyber Liability Insurance
By Whitney Claire Thomey Every nonprofit that collects and stores confidential information, Personally Identifiable Information (PI), or Protected Health Information (PHI) is vulnerable to a costly data breach and its consequences. Data breaches, denial of service attacks, and phishing scams are a sampling of methods that cybercriminals use to steal and extort data. Organizations must … Continued
Framework to Implement a Cybersecurity Plan
by Afua Bruce for NTEN Once organizations understand what cybersecurity is and recognize that it is a threat to their operations, the next step is to assess what cyber risks the organization has. By conducting risk assessments and implementing appropriate protections, organizations can decrease the likelihood of a cybersecurity attack. Additionally, the risk assessment process … Continued
Know Your CyberSpeak: A Cyber Risk Glossary
Navigating the world of cyber risk often feels a lot like learning a foreign language. Terms and concepts can be confusing and unfamiliar. This Cyber Risk Glossary will help nonprofit leaders as they examine cyber liability insurance policies and develop the necessary technology-related security protocols to protect their missions. Cloud – The term “Cloud” refers … Continued
Resilient and Risk-Aware: Ah-ha Moments in Cyber Risk
By Melanie Lockwood Herman This week I’ve been engrossed in The Fifth Domain: Defending Our Country, Our Companies, and Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats, by Richard A. Clarke and Robert K. Knake. The book is one of several I’ve been reading this Summer to inspire my team’s obsessive focus on resilience and business … Continued
2020 Risk Forecast: Risk Trends Facing Nonprofits
The jovial celebration of each passing year also ushers in a sense of unease and uncertainty: what will we face next? In 2020, nonprofit teams face new risks brought on by global megatrends as well as a few familiar risks that continue to morph and present new challenges. The NRMC team anticipates these risk trends … Continued
Managing Risk in Tech Vendor Selection
Choosing a technology vendor can feel like learning an entirely new language and consume valuable staff time your team would rather spend on something else! And because tech contracts and marketing materials are filled with unfamiliar terms, some nonprofit teams lean towards “trust” instead of “verify.” This webinar provides an overview of the risks that … Continued
Surviving and Thriving in the Wake of a Data Breach
In this article, Glenn Mott speaks with Greg Walters, Associate General Counsel for Litigation for the Peace Corps, where he provides comprehensive litigation and compliance assistance to an organization with 7,000 volunteers in 65 countries. His areas of experience include federal IT compliance law including FISMA, HIPAA, the Clinger-Cohen Act and related Office of Management … Continued
Social Engineering: Why People with Passwords are the Biggest Threat to Your Mission
By Melanie Lockwood Herman During a recent conversation with my daughter, she explained how despite the beautiful building, appealing inventory, and ideal location of her first retail job, she viewed it as the “worst place to work.” Why? “The people,” she explained. “If even half of the managers had been kind, supportive, patient or pleasant, … Continued
Go Phishing: Understanding Current Cyber Terms and Risks
Join us as we explore hot topics and trends in cyber security, including cloud computing risks, email scams such as phishing, and risks associated with BYOD programs. The webinar will help define and explain these risks, and will provide risk tips on how to protect your nonprofit from cyber threats. Learn how to identify weaknesses that expose your … Continued
Risk in the Cloud: Keep Your Assets Protected When Flying High
Are you leery of cloud computing? Many nonprofit leaders are considering the upsides of cloud computing, but remain concerned about data security in the cloud. This webinar will explore security risks in a cloud computing environment and offer actionable tips and recommendations to smooth your transition to the cloud. This content-packed webinar will address the … Continued
Data Privacy and Cyber Liability: What You Don’t Know Puts Your Mission at Risk
By Erin Gloeckner and Melanie Lockwood Herman If you were a long-time donor to a nonprofit, and just learned that your credit card details provided to the nonprofit to make a donation are now in the hands of a hacker, would you ever trust that organization again? In an article about nonprofits and sensitive data … Continued