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Josh Aas: “Software that is not memory safe is one of the Internet’s most pervasive and dangerous challenges.

Josh Aas is the Executive Director of ISRG, the nonprofit behind Let’s Encrypt, Divvi Up, and Prossimo. We interviewed him to learn more about Prossimo, an effort to move the Internet’s security-sensitive software infrastructure to memory safe code. Read Prossimo’s latest blog post here. This interview is part of a series where we dive into … Read More

Multi-stakeholder group discusses the pivotal responsibility of governments and international organizations for nonprofits to thrive

A Common Good Cyber working session in New York underscores the pressing need to offer nonprofits in the cybersecurity field sustainable funding and systemic support. Nonprofits play a crucial role in securing the global Internet and building cybersecurity capacity. However, their efforts are often overlooked and their financial stability remains a challenge, posing risks to … Read More

“Nonprofits are in a uniquely bad position; they have data that is very valuable to attackers, but often lack the cybersecurity expertise to protect it.”

Philip Reitinger, GCA´s President and CEO and leading representative of Common Good Cyber, spoke to Alexis Alley from the CyberPeace Institute at the Beyond 125 event in The Hague. Watch the video and read his answers below: Why do NGOs lack cybersecurity measures and are not empowered with AI to enhance digital resilience? Nonprofits are … Read More

Common Good Cyber Featured in International Business Times

On 4 November 2024, Philip Reitinger from the Global Cyber Alliance and Stephane Duguin from CyberPeace Institute wrote an article for the International Business Times called, “The Internet’s Defenders Are Running Out of Money—And We’re All at Risk.” “The Internet enables modern life. From the infrastructure that powers our villages and cities and the way … Read More

John Todd: “We do about 600 million blocking events per day where we prevent somebody’s computer from connecting to a site that we know is harmful.”

John Todd is the General Manager of Quad9, a free global open DNS recursive resolver. The following interview is one of three that dives into the struggles and achievements of nonprofit organizations for which Common Good Cyber intends to contribute transformative cybersecurity funding. Can you explain what Quad9 does and why a non-technical person should … Read More

Chris Gibson: “If FIRST disappeared, you would need to invent another forum of incident response.”

Chris Gibson is the Executive Director of the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), an organization that brings together incident response and security teams from around the globe to ensure a safe internet for all. Founded in 1990, FIRST has grown to include over 760 members from corporations, government bodies, universities and other … Read More

Piotr Kijewski: “Replicating Shadowserver on a similar scale would probably cost tens of millions of dollars.”

“We share hundreds of millions of cyber threat events daily with entities across the planet.” Shadowserver’s core mission is, at its most basic level, delivering such valuable information for free to threat defenders so that they can better secure their networks. To sustain their operations – including helping critical infrastructure and supporting multi-year law enforcement … Read More

Input Needed: Mapping the Tools, Service and Platforms that Serve the Common Good

334 cybersecurity solutions created and maintained in the interest of all – Help us add more to this growing database In today’s interconnected world, cybersecurity is not just a technical concern; it’s a societal imperative. As our digital lives expand, so too do the risks that threaten the integrity and security of the systems we … Read More

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