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Guidance note for small civil society organisations on the safe, wise and secure use of digital tech

The latest revision (Version 7) of our guidance note designed mainly for small civil society orgnisations on the safe, wise and secure (or private) use of digital tech is now available here. This is essential reading for all such organisations, and indeed anyone interested in how to mitigate the potential harms of hacks on their digital systems.

As the guidance note begins,

It is not a matter of “if”, but “when” your organisation will suffer from a cyber-attack of some kind.

This revised version makes minor revisions throughout, tidying up the text and simplifying it for non-technical users, and also includes the important recommendation of using passkeys rather than passwords that is now being widely advocated. On this issue, see for example the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre’s recent advice.

We are always looking to revise and improve this document, and we welcome any suggestions for future revisions. Please use our contact form to share your thoughts with us.

Translations of earlier drafts of the guidance notes are available in the following languages:

The guidance notes are available for free through a CC BY-SA license, and we welcome all offers to translate them into other languages.

Guidance for safe, wise and secure use of digital tech by small organisations in Nepali

Following Prof. G. ‘Hari’ Harindranath’s recent research-practice visit to Nepal in January, we are delighted to share the Nepali version of our free guidance notes on the safe, wise and secure use of digital technologies for small, particularly civil society, organisations. This builds on our previous cyber-security related work, and is one of the outputs from our productive partnership with ACORAB. Its main sections are on:

  • What is of most importance to you? Plan to protect
  • Know the sorts of attack that you are likely to encounter
  • Your staff: highest risk, and first line of defence
  • Data Security and Management
  • Your Organisation’s Digital Systems
  • Your Website
  • Social Media
  • E-mails

The report concludes with six main recommendations for small civil society organisations: