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In light of the increased threat of cyber crime, NFPs are training to protect themselves using interactive cyber attack simulations, provided jointly by PwC and Infoxchange.
Major multi-professional services firm PwC Australia has continued its partnership with social enterprise technology firm Infoxchange for a fifth year, to run cyber attack simulation programs for not-for-profit (NFP) organisations.
According to PwC’s Global Threat Intelligence team, there was a 59 per cent increase in ransomware incidents across the NFP sector in the 2025 calendar year alone.
Furthermore, Infoxchange’s 2024 Digital technology in the not-for-profit sector report found that NFPs still don’t have the necessary protections to shield themselves from cyber crime, with 61 per cent of organisations saying that budgets were the biggest limitation.
Now with developing technologies like artificial intelligence aiding cyber criminals and lowering the barrier for entry into cyber crime, PwC Australia and Infoxchange said uplifting NFPs is more important than ever.
"With cyber criminals now using AI to create more sophisticated attacks, our collaboration with Infoxchange ensures Australia’s charitable sector has the knowledge and tools to defend the sensitive community data they’re entrusted to protect,” said Chris Davis, PwC Australia cyber security and privacy partner.
“We know cyber crime in Australia is increasing and AI cyber attacks have largely focused on enabling quicker development of phishing emails and websites.
“A key focus of the program is to advance the use of ethical and inclusive technologies and help NFPs with continuous digital upskilling.
“This is part of our focus on responsible technology and provides NFPs with the resources they need to ward against increasingly sophisticated threat actors.”
The sessions place NFPs in the role of both the attacker and defender in mock cyber incidents, ensuring full awareness of the process, including the threat actors’ methodologies and the ways to fight them.
Infoxchange said these sessions are invaluable in transforming the cyber security awareness and practices of the nation’s charitable sector.
“This program provides NFPs with the expert knowledge and practical tools they desperately need – not just to defend against cyber crime but to embrace digital transformation responsibly so they can focus on helping the communities they serve to thrive,” Infoxchange CEO David Spriggs said.
“Our focus is to help even more NFPs through immersive experiences, cyber security upskilling webinars and other resources and tools accessible by the NFP sector on Infoxchange’s Digital Transformation Hub, so they can confidently navigate the evolving cyber threat landscape.”
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