Four Calls to World Leaders for 2023
As world leaders gather for the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos, Switzerland, under the theme of Cooperation in a Fragmented World, it is imperative that there
World Humanitarian Day: Safeguarding NGOs against cyberattacks
Humanitarian organizations provide critical services to those most in need of assistance, especially people living in areas of conflict or natural disaster. These organizations are also frequent targets of cyberattacks
Cyberattacks: a real threat to NGOs and nonprofits
The recent cyberattack affecting the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has put a media spotlight on the threat to the humanitarian sector. Sadly our experience shows that cyberattacks
Cyberattacks: NGOs caught in the net
We investigate a live campaign to send malspam with links to malicious documents in existing mail threads of NGOs. We partnered with two cybersecurity companies during our analysis and provided
ALERT: Ongoing malware campaign against NGOs
The CyberPeace Institute has recently detected that a number of NGOs have fallen victim to an ongoing malspam campaign. If you think your NGO may have been affected, please reach
The dark side of cyberspace: the threat to NGOs and nonprofits
Recent high-profile ransomware attacks have highlighted the vulnerability of critical pressure points in our energy and food supply chains. We look at the risk to NGOs and ask how they
CyberPeace Builders: Supporting NGOs in the age of cyber
GENEVA, Switzerland – 14 October 2021 – The CyberPeace Institute launches today the CyberPeace Builders, the first global network of cybersecurity volunteers to protect humanitarian NGOs. NGOs are in need
Non-profit organization targeted by cyberattack: valuable lessons for you
EU DisinfoLab is an independent non-profit organization tackling sophisticated disinformation campaigns. They recently were targeted in a cyberattack. With their co-founder and executive director we discuss how they managed this