IERN - Cybersecurity 101 for Nonprofits

Practical Tips & Tools Series: Cybersecurity 101 for Nonprofits

With the nation on high alert, cyber security is an increasingly important issue for nonprofit
organizations, but many organizations lack the resources and expertise to protect themselves.
Nonprofit organizations are expected to secure critical data, including donor information, that can be
exposed in an instant and devastate an organization if not protected properly and individuals within
your organization have not been educated about cyber threats. With the number of attacks against
nonprofit organizations having increased considerably over the past few years, many nonprofits are
not prepared to deal with cyber threats.
 

● Hackers attack every 39 seconds. (University of Maryland)
● 94% of malware is delivered via email. (Verizon)
● Only 26% of nonprofits actively monitor their environment. (NTEN)
● 59% of nonprofits do not provide training to their staff on a regular basis. (NTEN)
● 56% of nonprofits do not require multi factor authentication (MFA) to log into an online account.
(NTEN)
● More than 70% of nonprofits have not even run one vulnerability assessment to evaluate their
potential risk exposure. (Cohn Reznick)
● Only 20% of nonprofits have a policy in place to address cyberattacks. (NTEN)

● Importance of cyber security to nonprofits
● Nonprofit case studies
● How to be more secure within your nonprofit organization

Speaker:

Ashley Chackman, 
Director of Cyber Security Awareness Education and Training
Pocket Security 

Ashley is a Security Awareness innovator and cyber professional who has spent several years understanding the public’s technology and security concerns. Her background in technology support allows her to understand people and what motivates them to make the decisions they do around security. Ashley is a Cyber Security Awareness Specialist at Ciena. She also serves as Pocket Security’s Director of Cyber Security Awareness Education and Training and is responsible for creating custom Security Awareness training for nonprofit organizations. Ashley is also the founder and creator of A Cup of Securitea-a social media channel where they talk about healthy security habits over a cup of tea or coffee.

https://pocketsecurity.org/




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