Closing The Cybersecurity Gap For Nonprofits

Okta for Good, the companys social impact initiative, recently announced several initiatives aimed at bolstering cybersecurity for nonprofits.The Urgent Need for Nonprofit CybersecurityIn a recent blog post highlighting the growing need to secure the most vulnerable organizations, Erin Baudo Felter, VP of Social Impact and Sustainability for Okta, shared research from the 2023 State of Humanitarian and Development Cybersecurity Report by Nethope, revealing alarming statistics. The initiative seeks to foster collaboration in addressing future challenges.Okta is celebrating the upcoming one-year anniversary of the launch of NetHopes Humanitarian Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC). This groundbreaking partnership between NetHope, Okta, USAID, and the Cyberpeace Institute provides coordinated cross-sector support for the information security needs of nonprofit agencies and vulnerable communities worldwide. Nonprofits involved in the response received comprehensive briefings on threat analysis, attacker techniques, risk factors, and recommended safety measures. Additionally, Okta encourages participation in the CyberPeace Builders Program, which offers expert cybersecurity assistance to civil society organizations.