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"As we investigating the email issue, I opened the bank statements and started seeing things that just weren't right."
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"That's one of the things that's making us real sad this year is we don't know who needs help."It's unclear how the hackers first struck UAID or what security measures the charity had in place at the time of attack. Overall, charities can do more to ensure the resilience of their services. A 2016 survey of non-profit organizations conducted by US accounting firm CohnReznick found that nearly half of respondents had not performed a security risk assessment in the past year. Two-thirds also said they had no plans to increase their spending on digital security. Ken Montenegro, IT director at advocacy group Asian Americans Advancing Justice, tells Financial Times that's not a good thing:
"That puts us in a precarious position because we’re not used to spending on something like a patch management tool that keeps our software up to date."Organizations of all sizes need to protect themselves against digital attackers by patching their systems. To learn how Tripwire's solution can help safeguard your organization's financial accounts and critical services, please click here. In the meantime, UAID is asking for donations of money and clothes so that it can still serve people this holiday season. Anyone wishing to donate should call its main telephone number: 385-887-4145.