Empowering charities to improve their cyber resilience with Cyber Essentials
Throughout October, IASME will be working with the National Cyber Security Centre and participating Certification Bodies to educate charities about the cyber threat they face and inform them about the benefits of Cyber Essentials.
Registered charities can receive free guidance and a discount on the Cyber Essentials certification.
Criminals attack charities via the internet in the same way as they attack other organisations, seeking to steal information and money, deliver ransomware into their network or access their email account to impersonate them.
The Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024 states that around a third of charities (32%) report having experienced some form of cyber security breach or attack in the last 12 months. This is much higher (66%) for high-income charities with £500,000 or more in annual income.
What can a charity do?
Good cyber security is often as simple as getting the basics right. Cyber Essentials represents the UK Government’s minimum baseline standard for cyber security for organisations of all sizes. The annually renewable certification scheme is aligned to five technical controls designed to prevent the most common internet-based cyber security threats.
By achieving Cyber Essentials, a charity can demonstrate commitment to cyber security and protection of customer data. Increasingly, Cyber Essentials certification can also open doors when bidding for contracts and funding.
Discount to the cost of certification
If you are a registered charity, and you sign up and pay for Cyber Essentials between the 1st and 31st October, you will receive a discount to the price of certification. Charities wishing to take advantage of this promotion can apply from 1st October by contacting any of the participating Certification Bodies. Find out more.
Free support and guidance
To help charities achieve certification, IASME has created a range of guidance which can be found on The Cyber Essentials Knowledge Hub guidance for charities
Support the campaign
Why not get involved as a supporter of the campaign and promote the discount to charities via your own audience and channels with our Charity Cyber Essentials Awareness Month supporters pack. If you would like to get involved please email [email protected]
For more information about the Charities Cyber Essentials Awareness month click here