# New partnership offers free cyber security support for SCVO members

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) has partnered with Keegan & Pennykid and cyber insurance specialist Coalition, to help our members protect their organisations from cyber-attacks. 

The partnership provides free access to cyber risk management platform, Coalition Control​Ⓡ​, as well as offering education on cyber awareness and cyber insurance advisory services. 

SCVO members will be able to set up a Coalition Control​Ⓡ​ account at no cost to their organisation and generate a comprehensive cyber risk assessment report that gives an instant real-time view of their cyber risk.  

The platform allows users to view their digital risk the same way as a cyber-criminal does. It reveals weaknesses in external facing systems, prioritising the most critical, and shares recommendations for remediating them. Users benefit from a cyber security checklist, visibility into specific systems that may have been compromised, personalised threat alerts and the ability to view the external-facing security profile of third parties. Additionally, members will have access to Coalition's security support team to help address areas of concern quickly and confidently.  

The non-profit sector is highly vulnerable to digital risk. 2024 cyber claims data gathered by Coalition has shown that funds transfer fraud incidents among non-profit organisations with under £25m revenue have risen in frequency by 63% year-on-year. Over a third of cyber-attacks on non-profits were attributed to compromises of business emails. 

SCVO understands that many of its members have limited, if any, cyber security capabilities in-house and that the impact of a cyber-attack could be crippling – potentially resulting in the loss of essential services.  

Anna Fowlie, Chief Executive of SCVO, said: _“Cyber-attacks are a growing threat to all of us, whether our organisations are tiny or large, local, or national, charities or community groups. Criminals are indiscriminate. It’s important to do everything we can to deal with these things, and hopefully prevent them. I’m pleased that this partnership adds more tools to our box for members to access.”_ 

June Pennykid, Managing Director at Keegan & Pennykid, said: _“Voluntary organisations are sadly not exempt from cyber-attacks and criminals can cause significant disruption to services, putting vulnerable communities at risk and potentially exposing the organisation to reputational damage and loss of public trust._    
 "_At Keegan and Pennykid, we are committed to protecting the people and organisations who protect others. That’s why we’re delighted to be partnering with SCVO and Coalition to offer members this safeguarding tool that helps detect, assess, and mitigate cyber risk.”_   

For SCVO members looking to set up a free Coalition Control​Ⓡ​ account and better protect their organisations from cyber-attacks, [visit this link](https://www.coalitioninc.com/control/uk/kandp-scvo)  .

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## About SCVO

SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) is the national membership organisation for Scotland's voluntary sector.

Our role is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in Scotland and to support them to do work that has a positive impact.

SCVO supports members and the wider voluntary sector with all aspects of setting up and running a voluntary organisation. SCVO represents the needs and concerns of the voluntary sector to the Scottish government in Holyrood and UK government and Westminster. Through our learning and events programme SCVO offers training and development opportunities to the sector.

Members access an extensive membership benefits package including specialist, in-depth, 1-to-1 guidance from our Information Services team and from professional service partners.

Access to exclusive membership networks (including comms, employers, governance and policy) supports members to grow their connections, stay up to date, exchange ideas and views with peers, and learn through tailored learning opportunities.

SCVO members enjoy free access to Funding Scotland Premium to stay on top of funding opportunities to support their organisation’s financial resilience.

Discounts and savings on SCVO products and services (including our HR service, managed IT support, payroll service and events and training) and partner offers provide members with support to allow them to focus on delivering their organisation’s goals. Further SCVO products and services include [extensive digital support](https://scvo.scot/support/digital), a climate action resource [Growing Climate Confidence](https://climateconfident.scot), a voluntary sector publication [Third Force News](https://tfn.scot) and a voluntary sector jobs and recruitment service [Goodmoves](https://goodmoves.org).

For more information on SCVO membership, visit [SCVO membership](https://scvo.scot/membership)