Cyber Attacks in the News
With the flurry of recent news on cyber attacks, we provide a short summary of the big stories, and what areas charities […]
Smartdesc Newsletter: Charity Summer Social, email best practice & data protection training
Welcome to the Smartdesc May newsletter. In case you missed it in April’s edition, we have released our annual Charity Technology Leaders […]
CC, BCC or Neither?
Email communication, while convenient, often becomes the Achilles’ heel of data privacy. The misuse of ‘Carbon Copy’ (CC) and ‘Blind Carbon Copy’ […]
Smartdesc Newsletter: Charity Tech Leaders Report 2024, cyber training & exciting events
Welcome to the Smartdesc April newsletter. This month, we are thrilled to present our 2024 Charity Technology Leaders Report, providing valuable IT […]
Charity Technology Leaders Report 2024
We are excited to publish our Charity Technology Leaders Report 2024. From January to March 2024, we conducted our second annual survey […]
Why your charity needs to have DMARC in place soon
As of February 2024, Gmail and Yahoo require bulk senders (e.g. marketing mass emails using tools like Mailchimp) to have a DMARC […]
Smartdesc Newsletter: Risks of AI to charities, Teams Voice & ITSM
Welcome to the Smartdesc March newsletter. This month, we provide guidance around how charities can prepare for AI, and for the PTSN […]
How to get Cyber Essentials certified
In 2023, the UK government published two reports that were important for the nonprofit sector – the NCSC’s Cyber Threat Report: UK […]
Data breaches – the consequences of misusing personal data
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Data breaches are a serious threat in today’s digital age, especially for nonprofit organisations. While much attention is given to high-profile cyber […]
Your charity’s digital maturity journey
Welcome to the Smartdesc November newsletter. This month we share how charities can be more digitally mature and offer the following resources: […]
Cyber Essentials at ACEVO
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_single_image image=”2333″ img_size=”full” style=”vc_box_rounded” css_animation=”none”][ult_animation_block animation=”No Animation” animation_duration=”3″ animation_delay=”0″ animation_iteration_count=”1″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]ACEVO is the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. Together […]
Cyber Security and other charity IT resources
Welcome to the Smartdesc October newsletter. This month we discuss how you can can strengthen your charity’s cyber security posture and offer […]