TECHFEST is to help charities across the North-east better protect themselves against online crime, with a new virtual event taking place during CyberScotland Week.
The free workshop, Cyber Security Basics for Charities – a chance to learn, question and build cyber confidence, is being supported by technology and security specialist Converged Communication Solutions.
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Topics covered will include: how cyber security affects an organisation, why cyber criminals target charities, what the different types of attacks are and how individuals can identify risks.
The tech specialists will also simplify common IT and cyber jargon as well as explain techniques used by hackers, such as social engineering, which pieces together information from social media profiles in order to access your personal data and hack into accounts.
Sarah Chew, TechFest managing director, said: “As a charity ourselves we can struggle to feel confident in the field of cyber security, but by working with Converged Communication we’ve been able to better our knowledge.
“We really want other charities to benefit from this information as unfortunately, charities do not have the same kind of expensive software, or IT departments who specialise in this area, to help protect them from such crimes.”
Robbie Ross, Converged Communications chief security officer, said: “It’s a sad fact that cyber criminals do not care who they target and therefore it is vital that charities are as prepared as any business for a cyber-attack.
“Unfortunately, though, when it comes to cyber security, very often charities can be at a disadvantage and we want to change this.”
The event takes place on Wednesday, February 24 at 11am.
