NetHope, a catalyst for collective impact that advances
humanitarian, conservation, and international development efforts
worldwide, has partnered with Okta, in a groundbreaking initiative
aimed at enhancing cybersecurity resilience across the nonprofit
sector. This strategic partnership, underpinned by a $2.5 million
commitment from Okta for Good, Okta’s philanthropic arm, over five
years will unlock more resources to strengthen the security posture
of nonprofits. It will support a safer digital ecosystem for
nonprofits worldwide by unlocking more resources to protect these
organizations’ to increase their confidence in their security
posture for the billions of vulnerable people they serve around the
world.
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A Transformative Partnership
Cyberattacks on organizations have risen to alarming levels,
making nonprofits’ digital safety essential. Okta is a founding
partner of NetHope’s Center for the Digital Nonprofit and NetHope’s
Global Humanitarian Information Sharing & Analysis Center
(ISAC) — a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership created to
better protect nonprofits from rising cyberthreats. NetHope and
Okta’s new partnership announced at NetHope’s 2024 Global Summit
will provide essential tools to catalyze lasting change:
1. The Global Humanitarian ISAC and
Dial-A-CISO Program
Information sharing and analysis centers (ISACs) can help
support nonprofits in times of a cyberattack and help to build
defenses and resilience. The NetHope Global Humanitarian ISAC,
established with USAID and Okta in 2022, serves as the central
platform that enables governments, funders, technology companies,
and other trusted providers to support the spectrum of information
security needs of nonprofits and the communities they serve. By
addressing key gaps and barriers to nonprofit cybersecurity, the
Global Humanitarian ISAC aims to deliver stronger protection of
sensitive information and effective cyber defense that reduces the
likelihood of harm to beneficiaries, as well as the economic and/or
reputational loss to nonprofits from cyber risks. This partnership
will help to ensure that for the next five years, the NetHope
Global Humanitarian ISAC can provide contextually informed support
to the nonprofit sector. NetHope will expand and build the
sustainability of this initiative and innovate program
interventions that meet the future needs of the sector to create
better conditions for impact longevity and sustainability in the
sector.
This partnership will also help sustain the NetHope virtual CISO
program, started initially with Okta’s support over two years ago,
providing expert-level advice to nonprofits who cannot afford a
permanent CISO.
2. Sustain and Build the Ecosystem of
Nonprofit Cyber Leadership
NetHope and Okta recognize that cybersecurity requires a
collaborative approach. By exchanging insights and utilizing each
other’s strengths, resources and efforts can extend further to
reach more of the ecosystem. Through this partnership, NetHope will
lead convenings of leaders to form shared projects, partnerships,
and coalitions of change, more impactful advocacy, and effective
sharing of best practices and resources.
3. Acceleration of Digital Transformation
of Nonprofits
NetHope believes in the power of technology to enable, connect,
and multiply the life-transforming impact of the nonprofit sector.
This partnership will support the work of the NetHope Center for
the Digital Nonprofit, bringing together the expertise of the
technology sector with the on-the-ground experience of nonprofits.
The Center will also continue its virtual CIO support to
nonprofits, nonprofit research and corresponding publications, and
deliver actionable insight reports and standards. This sectoral
leadership that is vital to the experience of nonprofits is
understood and advocated for, programs are evidence-based, and
solutions are fit-for-purpose.
“This latest investment represents the next milestone in our
journey with NetHope and its global community of nonprofits. Cyber
insecurity remains a top risk for all organizations. Nonprofits
face additional challenges as one of the most targeted — and most
vulnerable — sectors. Now is the time to come together as a
community to create solutions and equip this sector with the
resources, skills, and knowledge needed to best protect themselves
from cyber threats. Together we can build a more secure world,”
said Erin Baudo Felter, VP of Social Impact & Sustainability,
Okta.
“The rapidly expanding threats to digital protection and
cybersecurity of the nonprofit sector as a whole are threatening
the life-saving, community-serving work that these organizations
perform every day. Okta, as an industry leader in this space
recognizes that if you can’t protect your organization from
cybercrime, you can’t protect the people you serve from
cybercriminals. We are proud to be expanding our joint work with
Okta supporting the international NGO and nonprofit sector via
their renewed and expanded investment in NetHope’s Digital
Protection work and the Global Humanitarian ISAC. The NetHope-Okta
partnership on this issue will do more to protect hard-working,
resource-strapped charitable organizations and the vulnerable
populations they serve,” said Lance Pierce, CEO, NetHope
Cybersecurity Challenges in the Nonprofit Sector: Growing
Threats and the Need for Action
NetHope’s research illuminates the interconnected nature of the
deficits nonprofits face in their digital protection and
cybersecurity. For many nonprofits, the lack of resources and
expertise poses a significant barrier to building strong digital
defenses, leaving sensitive data and critical services vulnerable
to cyberattacks.
Today, humanitarian and development agencies provide many of the
same essential critical services like health, water, elections, and
even banking and financial services, to over a billion people
worldwide. However, nonprofits are not recognized by governments
and multilaterals as critical infrastructure in the same way as the
transport, energy and aviation sectors, meaning they don’t benefit
from the same support and resourcing for their protection,
including in cybersecurity.
In NetHope’s 2024 State of Humanitarian and Development
Cybersecurity Report, 65% of nonprofit Members surveyed reported
experiencing a security breach in the preceding 12 months and more
than half are not confident their cybersecurity is a well-managed
risk. The impact can have dire consequences and lives are at risk.
In 2022, the International committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a
NetHope Member, discovered a sophisticated cyber-attack on their
services hosting personal data of more than 515,000 vulnerable
conflict-affected people using family reunification services. The
Red Cross was forced to temporarily halt a program that reunites
families torn apart by violence, migration or other tragedies.
Making a difference. Together.
As cybersecurity risks become increasingly complex, solitary
defense is no longer an option. Collective action is essential to
immediately respond to current threats so that nonprofits can
sustainably build their cyber defenses and resilience, lower the
number of successful attacks, limit the loss of money, and protect
their digital rights, and digitally enabled rights of the people
they serve. Together, NetHope and Okta will provide innovative
solutions to address the pressing need of digital protection for
the nonprofit community and safer mission delivery to those that
need it most.
About Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company™. We secure Identity, so
everyone is free to safely use any technology. Our customer and
workforce solutions empower businesses and developers to use the
power of Identity to drive security, efficiencies, and success —
all while protecting their users, employees, and partners. Learn
why the world’s leading brands trust Okta for authentication,
authorization, and more at okta.com.
About NetHope
NetHope is a catalyst for collective impact that advances
humanitarian, conservation, and international development efforts
worldwide. For more than 20 years, we’ve enabled international
nongovernmental organizations and leading technology partners to
address the world’s most pressing challenges and advance global
good through collaboration, collective action, and smarter use of
digital technology. Over 60 nonprofit Members and 50 technology
partners collaborate to leverage digital solutions for exponential
impact. Collectively, NetHope Members deliver more than 60% of all
annual international, non-governmental aid, serving over 1.67
billion people in 190 countries.
For more information on the NetHope-Okta for Good partnership
and its implications for the nonprofit sector, please contact the
details below.
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