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Charities a soft target for hackers
News Many charities and voluntary sector organisations are struggling to guard against security breaches and virus attacks because of a lack of IT security budget and expertise. More than a third (38 per cent) of charities have suffered a virus attack...
[May 11, 2006, 10:10]
City IT staff support technology charities
News Companies of all sizes are reaping the good will benefits of charitable work, with giants like Intel and Microsoft recently making high some very high profile donations to charities and educational foundations.
[December 1, 1998, 14:35]
Children's charities call for end to 'anarchic Internet'
News Two of the UK's most prominent children's charities said on Thursday that they hope Microsoft's decision to shut down most of its chatrooms is the beginning of the end for the technology, the reputation of which has suffered because of its misuse...
[September 25, 2003, 17:45]
Child charities unite against Yahoo! chat
News One of the UK's highest profile children's charities Childwatch International has added its voice in condemning Yahoo! s policy on Internet chatrooms. Lesley Verne, director of Childwatch says she is shocked that Yahoo!
[November 13, 2000, 9:55]
A Year Ago: British charities missing the online buck
News UK charities are taking their time to get wired, says an expert. A leading Internet fundraising consultant believes the lack of an official Web site to handle donations for the rescue operation in Turkey is symptomatic of UK charities' slow...
[August 21, 2000, 7:00]
Children's charities pressure Blunkett over Net safety
News A coalition of children's charities involved in the Home Office's Internet task force launched a campaign with television presenter Carol Vorderman on Tuesday to educate people in the dangers of the Internet.
[August 1, 2001, 16:38]
Security experts give charities a hand
News The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is embarking on a mission to help charities by offering its expertise in security and auditing to those who are struggling to meet compliance regulations.
[September 22, 2004, 17:50]
Children's charities call for end to 'anarchic Internet'
Talkback As an observer of the growth of the chatroom phenomenom it does rather seem that Microsoft is reacting on the basis that its services COULD be used as a channel for people to entice children into danger.
[October 5, 2003, 17:15]
Children's charities call for end to 'anarchic Internet'
Talkback I am 18 and have been chating on the net since i was about 15. I have a few things to say about takeing off the CHAT. Frist of all i would like to say, were is the parents? arnt they waching what there children are doing on the net?
[October 23, 2003, 22:32]
Children's charities call for end to 'anarchic Internet'
Talkback Even that way, by giving huge amounts to "selected" charities Microsoft has become a real third power, with a main difference with the rest: they are not elected people, they simply are rich.Too rich indeed.
[September 25, 2003, 21:01]
British Charities missing the online buck
News A leading Internet fundraising consultant believes the lack of an official Web site to handle donations for the rescue operation in Turkey is symptomatic of UK charities' slow adoption of the Internet.
[August 20, 1999, 11:30]
Accounting Software for Churches and Smaller Charities
White Papers The advantages of accounting packages are that they are designed to hold and sort accounting data, so that with one entry a transaction can be fully handled and then easily reported upon. This tends to mean that this is a more comprehensive way of...
[October 25, 2005, 3:00]
Giving by tech leaders tumbles
News With the economy and stock market slumping in 2001, it's small wonder that donations to charities by leaders in the technology industry also fell hard. The 10 biggest donors gave a total of $4.6bn in 2001 to charities in the United States, a drop...
[January 3, 2002, 6:31]
Charity ISP offers feel-good surfing
News In the past charities have been criticised for not taking full advantage of the Internet but last month saw the launch of NetAid, the high profile pop Web site aimed at eradicating world poverty. On Friday Care4free, goes live and is the...
[October 13, 1999, 11:29]
Microsoft launches 'charity friendly' software licence
News Microsoft has created a special software licence for Windows 98 and Windows 2000 that allows charities and schools to use second-hand PCs without breaking the company's end user licence rules. The catch is that because the computers were sold with...
[April 8, 2004, 17:50]
Tsunami tragedy: World turns to the Web
News In the aftermath of the devastating South-East Asian tsunami, the Web has been a vital tool both for charities and for individuals seeking information on missing family and friends. Many charities are accepting online donations to help fund their...
[December 30, 2004, 11:10]
Disabled and elderly excluded by new technology
News Charities are calling upon businesses, the IT industry and government to make technologies such as PCs, mobile phones and televisions more easily accessible and affordable for disabled people and the elderly.
[May 15, 2006, 16:05]
News Roundup: Are your kids safe online?
News Three of the UK's highest profile children's charities have severely criticised Yahoo! Thu, 09 Nov Children's charities severely criticise Yahoo! Child charities unite against Yahoo! for the way in which it runs its instant messaging service and...
[November 13, 2000, 14:01]
Experts split on Yahoo! inspector plans
News Childwatch International is one of the many charities concerned with the lack of priority given to protecting children from Internet paedophiles. to employ a full time "inspector" to deal with paedophile content has received an unenthusiastic...
[November 23, 2000, 11:47]
Who is at risk from cyberattack?
News However, many may be surprised to hear that charities and not-for-profit organisations also feature prominently on the risk list. As such it is perhaps surprising that charities and 'non-profit' organisations may be targeted.
[February 5, 2003, 15:21]
