Cybersecurity

Preventing hacks, cyberattacks, leaks, and otherwise protecting civic tech projects and data

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eQualitie
equalit.ie/fr

eQualitie

eQualitie is a Canadian digital security organisation focused on the development and distribution of free, open-source software, services and security training to civil society, NGO's, investigative j...

Canada 🇨🇦
since 2011
Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
Operation Shamrock
operationshamrock.org

Operation Shamrock

"A global coalition working to fight organized cybercrime in Southeast Asia" - New York Times

California
since 2023
Fight cybercrime, Cybersecurity
دليل الأمن الرقمي للنشطاء في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا (Digital Security Guide for Activists in the Middle East and North Africa)
accessnow.org/guide/digital-security-guide-mena-arabic

دليل الأمن الرقمي للنشطاء في الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا (Digital Security Guide for Activists in the Middle East and North Africa)

قامت أكساس ناو بإعداد دليل الأمن الرقمي بهدف تقديم الدعم للأشخاص في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال أفريقيا الذين يسعون لحماية أنفسهم من التهديدات الرقمية والبقاء آمنين على الإنترنت. (Access Now has created...

Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity
guides
GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Elections
globalcyberalliance.org/gca-cybersecurity-toolkit-for-elections

GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Elections

Free and effective tools you can use today to take immediate action to improve the cybersecurity and integrity of our elections.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Voting and elections, Election administration, Cybersecurity
Global Cyber Alliance (GCA)
globalcyberalliance.org

Global Cyber Alliance (GCA)

GCA builds communities to deploy tools, services, and programs that provide cybersecurity at global scale.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Foundational layers, Cybersecurity
GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Journalists
globalcyberalliance.org/gca-cybersecurity-toolkit-for-journalists

GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit for Journalists

Free and effective tools you can use right now to take action to improve the cybersecurity and integrity of your newsroom.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Foundational layers, Cybersecurity, Journalism
Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)
cltc.berkeley.edu

Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC)

at University of California Berkeley

Berkeley, California
Research and policy centers, Cybersecurity, Academia
CyberVisuals
cltc.berkeley.edu/cybervisuals

CyberVisuals

Free images that visualize our most pressing cybersecurity challenges and how we can solve them together.

Berkeley, California
Cybersecurity, Adjacent Fields, Artistic interventions
Public Interest Cybersecurity Contest
cltc.berkeley.edu/2024/05/20/cltcs-public-interest-cybersecurity-contest

Public Interest Cybersecurity Contest

The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) is accepting proposals from members of the public interest cybersecurity community who have ideas that will advance the cybersecurity capacity and resilie...

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2024
Challenges, Cybersecurity
Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs)
enisa.europa.eu/topics/national-cyber-security-strategies/information-sharing

Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs)

Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) are non-profit organizations that provide a central resource for gathering information on cyber threats (in many cases to critical infrastructure) as w...

Europe
Cybersecurity, Adjacent Fields, Foundational layers
Cyber Policy Awards
securityandtechnology.org/inaugural-cyber-policy-awards

Cyber Policy Awards

The Institute for Security and Technology (IST), in partnership with the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, is pleased to announce the inaugural edition of The Cyber Policy Awards—an annual gath...

Washington, DC
since 2024
Awards and prizes, Cybersecurity
Cloudflare Athenian Project
cloudflare.com/athenian

Cloudflare Athenian Project

We created Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and...

Cybersecurity, Election administration, Voting and elections
Global Cyber Alliance Cybersecurity Toolkit for Mission-Based Organizations
gcatoolkit.org/mission-based-orgs

Global Cyber Alliance Cybersecurity Toolkit for Mission-Based Organizations

This set of free tools, guidance, and training is designed to help organizations take key cybersecurity steps and be more secure.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Cybersecurity, Foundational layers
guides
Snowflake
snowflake.torproject.org

Snowflake

Bypass censorship by disguising web traffic. A feature in Tor Browser, Onion Browser, and Orbot.

Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy, Circumvention tech
free speech
Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics
cybersecurityclinics.org

Consortium of Cybersecurity Clinics

We are training the next generation of cyber leaders and safeguarding community organizations.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2021
Cybersecurity, Partner networks and coalitions, Academia
Citizen Clinic
cltc.berkeley.edu/program/citizen-clinic

Citizen Clinic

Citizen Clinic is a public-interest cybersecurity clinic at UC Berkeley.

Berkeley, California
since 2018
Cybersecurity, Pro bono and volunteer, Academia
Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook
belfercenter.org/CyberPlaybook

Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook

The information assembled here is for any campaign in any party. It was designed to give you simple, actionable information that will make your campaign’s information more secure from adversaries tryi...

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
since 2017
Cybersecurity, Organize campaigns
Institute for Security and Technology
securityandtechnology.org

Institute for Security and Technology

We design and advance solutions to the world's toughest emerging security threats

United States of America 🇺🇸
Supporting public sector from outside government, Govtech, Cybersecurity
Digital Society of Africa
digitalsociety.africa

Digital Society of Africa

Digital Society of Africa (DSA) works to strengthen the resilience and ability of frontline activists; human rights defenders and other at-risk groups in the region to independently recognize and resp...

Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity
Zebra Crossing
zebracrossing.narwhalacademy.org

Zebra Crossing

an easy-to-use digital safety checklist

Digital security and privacy, Ethical tech and responsible tech, Cybersecurity
guides
APAC Cybersecurity Fund
asiafoundation.org/2023/10/09/apac-cybersecurity-fund

APAC Cybersecurity Fund

Google.org, Google’s philanthropic arm, is providing $15M to The Asia Foundation to launch the APAC Cybersecurity Fund in partnership with CyberPeace Institute and Global Cyber Alliance to bolster cyb...

San Francisco
since 2023
Get funding, Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
Cyber Secure The Hague
humanityhub.net/resilient-the-hague-ngo-cybersecurity

Cyber Secure The Hague

A non-profit consortium will offer free cybersecurity support to almost 200 humanitarian NGOs in The Hague in the next 1.5 years.

The Hague, Netherlands
since 2023
Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy, Pro bono and volunteer
local
Underserved
underserved-project.eu

Underserved

The objective of the UnderServed Project is to develop a platform for reporting and analysing threats, intended for sectors that are vulnerable to cyberattacks yet lack the resources to mitigate them...

Ireland (Éire) 🇮🇪
since 2023
Cybersecurity, Threat reporting
CyberPeace Institute
cyberpeaceinstitute.org

CyberPeace Institute

The CyberPeace Institute is a Geneva based organization protecting the most vulnerable in cyberspace

Geneva, Switzerland
Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
Open Briefing
openbriefing.org

Open Briefing

We also provide consultancy and advisory to help nonprofits and foundations take the right risks when supporting and resourcing grassroots change. We enhance your organisation’s security risk manageme...

Cornwall
Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity, Help out
Dangerzone
dangerzone.rocks/about.html

Dangerzone

You can install Dangerzone on your Mac, Windows, or Linux computer, and then use it to open a variety of types of documents: PDFs, Microsoft Office or LibreOffice documents, or images

Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity, Media
Microsoft AccountGuard
accountguard.microsoft.com

Microsoft AccountGuard

Microsoft AccountGuard is a cybersecurity service that adds an extra layer of protection to the high-risk, highly-targeted organizations that underpin a healthy democracy, including those in the polit...

Redmond, WA
Adjacent Fields, Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity
Microsoft
Apple iOS Lockdown Mode
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212650

Apple iOS Lockdown Mode

Lockdown Mode is an optional, extreme protection that’s designed for the very few individuals who, because of who they are or what they do, might be personally targeted by some of the most sophisticat...

Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
Apple
Election Cyber Readiness Network
ifes.org/programs-initiatives/election-cyber-readiness-network

Election Cyber Readiness Network

IFES’s Election Cyber Readiness Network (ECRN) is designed to bring together key technology partners, election commissions, and other stakeholders to form regional and national strategies to protect e...

Arlington, VA
since 2023
Election administration, Voting and elections, Cybersecurity
Africa Digital Rights Hub
africadigitalrightshub.org

Africa Digital Rights Hub

Promoting research & capacity building on digital rights in Africa

Accra
Civil society research outfits, Research and policy centers, Ethical tech and responsible tech
Guia de Proteção para Defensoras e Defensores de Direitos Humanos
marialab.org/biblioteca

Guia de Proteção para Defensoras e Defensores de Direitos Humanos

A publicação visa colaborar na construção de estratégias de proteção, fomentando oficinas coletivas com defensoras e defensores de direitos humanos (DDHs), movimentos sociais e organizações da socieda...

Brazil (Brasil) 🇧🇷
Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity, Ethical tech and responsible tech
reports
Digital Safetea
digitalsafetea.com

Digital Safetea

An interactive game presenting scenarios to learn about existing and emerging digital safety issues

Kampala, Uganda
Games and gamification, Media, Digital security and privacy
Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC)
crdfglobal-cdac.org

Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC)

The Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC) is a group of leading cybersecurity companies, former U.S. government officials, and top U.S. cyber defense leaders who came together to provide opera...

Arlington, VA
Cybersecurity, Public Private Partnerships
Ukraine
Hâck The Hague
denhaag.nl/en/safety/hack-the-hague

Hâck The Hague

The municipality has been organising the Hâck The Hague hacking competition since 2017. During Hâck The Hague ethical hackers try to penetrate the municipality's computer systems. This is how they tes...

The Hague, Netherlands
Cybersecurity, Supporting public sector from outside government
city
Make DMs Safe
makedmssafe.com

Make DMs Safe

In an increasingly dangerous world, there’s one simple thing every messaging platform must do right now: make our messages safe using end-to-end encryption.

Specific campaigns, Cybersecurity
campaigns, 2023 Webby Awards
Amnezia VPN
amnezia.org

Amnezia VPN

Free service to create a personal VPN on your server. Helps to access blocked content without revealing privacy even to VPN providers.

Adjacent Fields, Cybersecurity, Circumvention tech
IPleak.net
ipleak.net

IPleak.net

Website that shows you all the information other websites can glean when you visit them

Cybersecurity, Adjacent Fields, Digital literacy
Lantern
lantern.io

Lantern

Open Internet For All

Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy, Circumvention tech
Mobile Intelligence Alliance
mobileintelligence.org

Mobile Intelligence Alliance

Secure the Future of Mobility

Adjacent Fields, Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
Understanding Cybersecurity Throughout the Electoral Process: A Reference Document
usaid.gov/documents/understanding-cybersecurity-throughout-electoral-process-reference-document

Understanding Cybersecurity Throughout the Electoral Process: A Reference Document

USAID report

Washington, DC
Voting and elections, Election administration, Cybersecurity
United States (federal government)
Cybersecurity Handbook for Civil Society Organizations
cso.cyberhandbook.org

Cybersecurity Handbook for Civil Society Organizations

A guide for civil society organizations looking to get started on a cybersecurity plan

Washington, DC
Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
CDR Link
digiresilience.org/solutions/link

CDR Link

People can request digital security help using their everyday messaging apps. We provide secure Signal, Whatsapp & Telegram channels for your community.

Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram
Location Privacy BETA
guardianproject.info/apps/info.guardianproject.locationprivacy

Location Privacy BETA

privacy filters for shared location links

Location, Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
apps
ProofMode
guardianproject.info/apps/org.witness.proofmode

ProofMode

Turn your photos and videos into secure, signed visual evidence

Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy, Cameras
apps
Save
open-archive.org/save

Save

Save (Share Archive Verify Encrypt) by OpenArchive enables you to safely preserve, organize, and share your mobile media. Designed with and for newsrooms, human rights defenders, and archivists, Save...

Archives, Media, Digital security and privacy
apps
Waterbear
digiresilience.org/solutions/waterbear

Waterbear

Disinformation is threatening our ability to get credible facts. Built on our trusted technology stack, Waterbear helps you fight back.

Crowdsourcing, Fight disinformation, Cybersecurity
Digital Wellness Check
digiresilience.org/solutions/wellness-check

Digital Wellness Check

Risk Assessments Made Beautiful! A framework and methodology to holistically assess an organization’s digital health, highlight areas of excellence, and provide a visual roadmap of recommended improve...

Cybersecurity, Digital security and privacy
PixelKnot: Hidden Messages
guardianproject.info/apps/info.guardianproject.pixelknot

PixelKnot: Hidden Messages

Have a secret that you want to share? Why not hide it in a picture?

Circumvention tech, Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity
apps
MetaCert
metacert.com

MetaCert

MetaCert tells you which links are safe and which websites you can trust.

Digital security and privacy, Cybersecurity
NYU Tandon Cybersecurity for Democracy
cybersecurityfordemocracy.org

NYU Tandon Cybersecurity for Democracy

Cybersecurity for Democracy is a research-based effort to expose online threats to our social fabric – and recommend how to counter them. We are part of the Center for Cybersecurity at NYU.

New York University
Research and policy centers, Digital security and privacy, Advertising
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