Microsoft now defends nonprofits against nation-state attacks

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Microsoft now defends nonprofits against nation-state attacks
October 21, 2021
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...ends-nonprofits-against-nation-state-attacks/

Microsoft announced today a new security program for nonprofits to provide them with protection against nation-state attacks that have been increasingly targeting them in recent years.

The company launched the program in response to the booming cybercrime industry impacting all industry sectors worldwide and nonprofits in particular because of their vulnerability stemming from the lack of adequate resources to build a suitable defense.
Once they're breached, nonprofits would usually provide attackers with access to information belonging to volunteers, donors, and other participants in their programs.
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Through the new Security Program for Nonprofits, Microsoft will:

provide proactive monitoring and notification in the case of a nation-state attack via the AccountGuard program

assess organizational and infrastructure risk to help organizations enhance their security posture based on their environment,

and streamline security training for IT professionals and end-users.

Enrolled organizations will be alerted whenever their Microsoft 365 accounts or the staff and board members' Outlook and Hotmail personal accounts are targeted or compromised by state-backed hackers.
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Redmond's goal is to support 10,000 nonprofit organizations until the end of the first year and as many as 50,000 organizations worldwide after three years.

"These organizations are attractive targets for nation-state actors because they often store sensitive data," Spelhaug added.
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