In today’s digital age, charities need to continually adapt to leverage technology for greater impact. The digital maturity of a nonprofit plays a pivotal role in enhancing operational efficiencies, expanding reach, giving them a competitive edge and ultimately fulfilling its mission. In this blog, we explore the five key stages of digital maturity for nonprofit…
Ensuring critical systems, networks and applications are regularly tested and validated for security best practice – by independent experts – is a vital component of any cyber security strategy. Smartdesc provides a tailored blend of cyber security testing, at an appropriate level, frequency and cost depending on your organisation’s cyber security risk appetite. Our Cyber…
Since its arrival in November last year, ChatGPT has taken the world by storm. This powerful new chatbot with seemingly endless possibilities took 3 months to reach 100 million users; Facebook took 4 years to reach the same milestone! Microsoft is leveraging some of this technology to introduce AI into Microsoft 365 this year –…
Email is not secure 91% of all cyber attacks begin with email. Despite all the advances in cyber defence, good old-fashioned email still provides an open door for attackers to knock on. Email is your biggest security risk by a long way. Finance staff frequently use email and they deal with money on a daily…
Many charities and non-profits struggle with ageing servers running old, legacy applications that are too complex to move to the cloud quickly. Microsoft Azure is a great alternative to running your own physical servers or paying for space in expensive Data Centres. The best part is that Microsoft give non-profits $3,500 per year towards the…
Charity IT Outsourcing Services by Smartdesc Smart-sourcing – the flexible resourcing model for hybrid IT teams The resource structure of IT departments traditionally falls under in-house or charity IT outsourcing. Both these models come with many advantages, and some significant downsides. At Smartdesc one of our core values is our relentless commitment to solutions that…
An information breach and non-compliance can be the largest challenge for any organisation of any size. IT security is central to everything we do at Smartdesc, and we focus on being proactive by implementing effective controls to manage the ever-increasing number of cyber threats. The Smartdesc Secure service is a holistic package that covers all…
