You may have experienced the situation where someone is new in post (perhaps an Operations Director or Finance Manager) and they are busy understanding the processes and procedures. And in the midst of this, the email arrives from Companies House reminding them that your annual confirmation statement is due. This happened to an organisation we […]
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Biggest cyber risk is complacency, says ICO
The ICO has warned that the biggest risk to cyber security is complacency, not hackers, as it fined construction company Interserve £4.4 million for failing to keep personal information of its staff secure. The ICO found that the company failed to put appropriate security measures in place to prevent a cyber attack, and this allowed […]
9% of donors holding back
If you don’t regularly look at CAF’s UK Giving insight, I would encourage you to do so. According to their research published last week, 4.9 million individuals chose not to make a one-off donation last month as a direct consequence of the cost of living crisis. More than 3.2 million also said they had reduced […]
LAST CHANCE to register for Thursday’s free webinar – Data Protection for Fundraisers (and IT and your Board) – how to stay safe whilst raising more funds
This was our most popular webinar last year, so we have updated it and added new content, including the effects of the announcement at the Conservative Party Conference in October 2022. Join us on Thursday 27th October 2022 at 9:30am for an hour. Fundraisers need to strive to raise more and more funds, against the […]
ICO reprimands Home Office for sensitive documents left at venue
The ICO has issued a formal reprimand to the Home Office, after sensitive documents were found at a public London venue. The documents included two Extremism Analysis Unit Home Office reports and a Counter Terrorism Policing report. The reports evidently contained personal data, including that of Metropolitan Police staff. You can read the full ICO […]