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Common Good Cyber Fund Applications Open

The Common Good Cyber Fund (CGCF) grant program is now accepting applications. Through this open call, we will award grants to nonprofit organizations working to strengthen cybersecurity for civil society and protect the Internet’s core infrastructure. The fund – hosted by Internet Society but a product of the Common Good Cyber Ecosystem Committee – will provide at least USD … Read More

HCSS Report Cover: The Unspoken Guardians of the Internet: Why Non-profit Cybersecurity Matters for Public Safety and Global Resilience

New report | The Unspoken Guardians of the Internet: Why Non-profit Cybersecurity Matters for Public Safety and Global Resilience

Non-profit cybersecurity organisations are a foundational part of the global cyber ecosystem, yet their role remains systematically under-recognised and underfunded. A new report from the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies, “The Unspoken Guardians of the Internet Why Non-profit Cybersecurity Matters for Public Safety and Global Resilience” argues that these organisations provide essential public-interest security functions … Read More

Common Good Cyber Fund Announcement

Common Good Cyber Fund: A New Global Grant Program Supporting Cybersecurity Nonprofits

[Editor’s Note: Common Good Cyber is re-posting this announcement from the Internet Society Foundation, which implements the grantmaking component of Common Good Cyber on behalf of the Internet Society. This was originally published on 24 February 2026 at https://www.isocfoundation.org/2026/02/common-good-cyber-fund-a-new-global-grant-program-supporting-cybersecurity-nonprofits/.] The Common Good Cyber Fund (CGCF) is a multi-year funding initiative designed to strengthen global digital cybersecurity by … Read More

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Two Missions, One Ecosystem of Nonprofits

Much of what keeps the Internet stable, trustworthy, and usable is built by a network of mission-driven nonprofits working largely out of view. Their work rarely makes headlines, yet it directly helps critical services stay online, allows early abuse detection, and improves digital resilience. We’ve interviewed some of the people and organizations doing that work, … Read More

Interview with Rebekah Skeete, BlackGirlsHack

BlackGirlsHack: “Scaling programs requires continuous investment in platforms, instructors, and infrastructure”

We interviewed Rebekah Skeete, CEO/Executive Director of BlackGirlsHack, about centering diversity, equity, and inclusion in cybersecurity careers, its programs in cloud security, ethical hacking, and digital forensics, and how they’re tackling funding challenges in today’s tough landscape. Please introduce BlackGirlsHack and explain how your work is helping to build a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive … Read More

Common Good Cyber at the Paris Peace Forum 

Paris, 30 October 2025 – Common Good Cyber was a selected solution at the 2025 Paris Peace Forum, marking a major step forward in global efforts to strengthen cybersecurity for civil society and the wider Internet. During the two-day Forum, Common Good Cyber was featured both at its exhibition booth and in a dedicated roundtable moderated … Read More

Interview, Al Smith, The Tor Project

Tor Project: “Being able to safely and privately share information without fear is vital”

We interviewed Al Smith from The Tor Project—a nonprofit behind one of the world’s most important privacy tools. In this interview, Tor shares how its work protects human rights defenders, journalists, and everyday users in high-risk environments, and why sustaining public-interest infrastructure like Tor is essential to the health of the Internet itself. Tor is … Read More

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Stand with the Common Good Cyber Fund by Signing the Supporter Statement 

The Common Good Cyber Fund was created to meet an urgent global need: sustaining nonprofit organizations that deliver core cybersecurity services that protect high risk actors and the Internet infrastructure as a whole. These organizations protect the most vulnerable among us, yet they are often underfunded and overstretched. International leaders have recognized the importance of … Read More

Yael Grauer, Consumer Reports interview

Consumer Reports: “We help push companies to be better”

We interviewed Yael Grauer, Program Manager, Cybersecurity Research, of Consumer Reports about securing the digital marketplace, its Security Planner tool to help consumers safeguard their information, growing concern over digital privacy, funding challenges, and how efforts like Common Good Cyber can help make the Internet more secure for everyone. Please introduce Consumer Reports and explain … Read More

Lisa Plaggemier, National Cybersecurity Alliance Interview

National Cybersecurity Alliance: “There’s so much more we could do with stable, long-term support”

We interviewed Lisa Plaggemier, Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance, about educating the public on the safe use of technology, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, scaling that work to underfunded communities, and how efforts like Common Good Cyber can help support nonprofits doing this critical work.  Can you introduce the National Cybersecurity Alliance and share how … Read More

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