Pssst! Don't pass it on!
Howard Lake | 6 October 1999 | News
Charities using e-mail to communicate with donors and supporters need to ensure that they neither receive e-mail messages with virus-ridden attachments nor, perhaps worse, send out a message with a virus in an attachment. An IT security policy and the use of regularly updated anti-virus software should reduce the chances of such a worrying occurrence.
In addition charities can consider using the anti-virus services of a company like Star Internet Ltd. This Internet Service Provider automatically scans the in-bound and out-bound e-mail messages of its clients for viruses to protect them. Charities using this service include Sense, WorldVision, and Cranfield University.
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About Howard Lake
Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded and the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.