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5 Cybersecurity Best Practices for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For many years Nonprofit Tech for Good used a budget website hosting company for $12 a month, but by 2020 our website downtime became significant and our email opt-in forms overrun with spam bot subscribers. 2) Require a double opt-in subscription process for your email list(s).

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5 Cybersecurity Best Practices for Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

For many years Nonprofit Tech for Good used a budget website hosting company for $12 a month, but by 2020 our website downtime became significant and our email opt-in forms so overrun with spam bot subscribers, that we had to make the shift to a premium website hosting company and upgraded to a $96 a month plan.

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4 Ways Nonprofits Can Beat AI Blandification

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AI tools seemingly transform campaign development from a hands-on, intensive process into hit-enter ease. Think of tools like spam filters, donor segmentation algorithms, or predictive analytics that forecast campaign performance systems that excel at recognizing patterns in existing data. But whats the reality?

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Lame spam of the day: Your Intuit.com invoice.

Robert Weiner

Here's another set of spams claiming to come from Inuit. We are processing and will let you know when your order is shipped to you. If you ordered multiple items, we may process them in more than one delivery (at no extra cost to you) to provide faster processing time. ORDER INFORMATION.

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How to block and report text spam

The Verge

Spam texts can be incredibly irritating — you get a notification and stop what you’re doing to check your phone, only to find somebody is trying to sell you something you don’t want. Unfortunately, there are no absolutes in preventing text spam. Use the spam filter on your phone. Select “Settings” > “Spam protection”.

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Lame spam of the day: Intuit GoPayment

Robert Weiner

These spams aren't 100% lame -- at least they included a logo and some design elements. Process fees. Hey, spammers: how about deduping your mailing lists? I got 22 of these on Monday. This article says they're malware delivery devices. PLEASE NOTE : Additional costs for this service may be applied now.

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Lame spam of the day: Rock Cruit/Rockzone Management

Robert Weiner

I've been seeing a bunch of spams trying to prey on job seekers. Please go here to begin the process: [link]. Please take the time to follow the directions and complete the entire application process. -. Please go here to begin the process: [link]. Please go here to begin the process: [link]. Tuition Reimbursement.

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