Security News > 2023 > November > Australian Nonprofit Cyber Security Is So Poor It Might Be Affecting Donations

Research from Infoxchange indicates that poor cyber security practices in Australia's not-for-profit sector are putting its donors' and communities' data at risk.

A mere 12% of NFPs conducted regular cyber security awareness training, and only one in five had a cyber security policy in place.

"Allocating more resources to strengthen cyber security would mean reducing the level of services available in our communities. Many charities and NFPs struggle to withdraw services, even though cyber security is clearly an important priority."

"Unfortunately, many charities and NFPs are susceptible to cyber security attacks due to low levels of cyber resilience," the firm noted in a blog.

The Community Council for Australia is using Infoxchange's report to lobby the Prime Minister, claiming that the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy discussion paper fails to specifically acknowledge charities and not-for-profits, despite their significant contributions to the Australian workforce, GDP and community well-being.

The security upshot to moving work into the cloud is that security teams can support the organisation remotely, and many MSPs with a security bent do specialise in supporting small and under-resourced organisations.

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