Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today celebrates the tenth anniversary of Project Galileo, a free offering to protect at-risk public interest groups from distribu...
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Project Galileo now protects 2,600+ public interest organizations in 111 countries for free, against about 96 million DDoS attacks every day
SAN FRANCISCO: Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the leading connectivity cloud company, today celebrates the tenth anniversary of Project Galileo, a free offering to protect at-risk public interest groups from distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and keep them online. These vulnerable targets can include minority rights organizations, human rights defenders, independent journalists, and democracy protection programs. To mark the anniversary, Cloudflare is offering a look at the program’s momentum, statistics, and growing recipient base.
As part of Cloudflare’s mission to help build a better Internet, Project Galileo aims to protect free expression online by offering cybersecurity services like unmetered DDoS protection at no cost. Project Galileo was founded in 2014 after Cloudflare witnessed journalism and nonprofit sites being targeted by very large DDoS attacks. Such attacks flood sites with malicious requests with the intention of knocking them offline, with millions or billions of requests over a very short period of time. For organizations with small staff and budgets, these attacks often take down the site and prevent those in need from accessing the important work and services these organizations aim to provide.
“Part of protecting the free and open Internet means making sure that civil society and political opposition around the world are not forced offline simply for speaking out or challenging those in power. Cloudflare is often the only defense standing between these vulnerable humanitarian, human rights, and journalism groups, and the people who want to take them down,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO, Cloudflare. “To see this problem ten years ago, and to be in a position to help, has been one of our company's most important projects, particularly for our employees, who are always willing to make time to onboard and assist new organizations. This is part of our mission to help build a better Internet.”
Cybersecurity Threats are an Ongoing Challenge for At-Risk Groups
Between May 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, Cloudflare mitigated 31.93 billion cyber threats against organizations protected under Project Galileo. This is an average of nearly 95.89 million cyber threats per day over the last 11 months. According to a survey of Project Galileo participants, only 36% of organizations have a dedicated individual that manages cybersecurity, and 46% of organizations have a limited staff of just 1-10 employees, which means every moment spent combating security threats is time taken away from these organizations’ true missions. Further analysis of attacks on Project Galileo participants showed:
LGBTQ, Women’s Empowerment Organizations, and More Can Further Their Missions with Cloudflare’s Protection
Growing List of Partners Helps to Drive the Program’s Expansion
Cloudflare partners with 54 respected civil society organizations to identify websites eligible for participation in Project Galileo. These groups provide expertise in their areas of influence to ensure applicant organizations are approved in an unbiased and neutral process.
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About Cloudflare
Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business.
Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe.
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