Blackbaud has released a Fundraising Software Evaluation Guide which, according to their information at https://www.blackbaud.co.uk/industry-insights/resources/fundraising-software-evaluation-guide?icid=blackbaud-raisers-edge-nxt-related-resource, is an objective companion for selecting the ideal donor management system and includes: You can download it for the ‘price’ of your contact details and this could be timely as we know of several charities looking to change their fundraising […]
Technology
More privacy controls yet less privacy
This was the headline of a recent BBC Tech article, and it is worth a read at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gj39zk1k0o. Amongst the suggestions is that people’s use of personal data is the currency in return for services such as social media. For an up to date review of how tracking pixels are being used by some social […]
Windows 10 devices need action
As you know, official support for Windows 10 ended in October 2025, unless you took action and extended your licence for one year with Microsoft’s often-free ESU programme. Even if you did that, your support will end in October 2026 and this means that Microsoft will not offer fixes or security updates after that date, […]
NCSC advice in response to events in the Middle East
In response to the evolving events in the Middle East, the NCSC is advising that UK organisations review their cybersecurity posture. You can read the full alert at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/ncsc-advises-uk-organisations-take-action-following-conflict-in-middle-east and this includes some practical steps to take.
Do you (and your users) know about ClickFix attacks?
As far as we are aware, few cybersecurity training modules include ClickFix attacks and so you might like to consider this and its relevance for your systems and users. For a good write-up see page 13 of the latest SecurityNow! show notes available as PDF with the link https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-1066-notes.pdf.