Podcast #9 NGOs in the Crosshairs

Cyber Threats to Global Good and the Fight for Collective DefenseWhy nonprofit organizations are bigger cyber targets than most realize—and how the NGO-ISAC is helping defend the sector. NGOs face a cyber threat landscape that’s as serious—if not more —than private sector organizations. Partly because they often face those challenges with fewer resources, leaner teams, and less public awareness of their risk profiles. Today we’re joined by our friend Frank McGothigan, CISO of the Ford Foundation and VP of Member Services at the NGO-ISAC, we’ll explore what lessons private sector can learn from the approach NGOs are taking, how high-profile boards and leadership teams present unique cybersecurity challenges, the formation of the NGO-ISAC, why threat sharing and collective defense is essential for this sector