SIGNALInfrastructure Software·Jun 18, 2026, 1:00 PMSignal55Medium term

Celebrating 12 years of Project Galileo

Source: Cloudflare Blog

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Celebrating 12 years of Project Galileo

To mark the 12th anniversary of Project Galileo, Cloudflare has released its first comprehensive report analyzing cyberattacks against civil society.

Why this matters
Why now

The 12th anniversary of Project Galileo provides an occasion for Cloudflare to release a comprehensive report, highlighting the sustained and evolving threat landscape facing civil society organizations.

Why it’s important

This report provides data-driven insight into cyberattack patterns against critical civil society actors, informing security strategies and policy debates regarding digital defense and human rights.

What changes

The publication provides a more consolidated data set and analytical framework for understanding the nature and scale of cyber threats against NGOs, journalists, and humanitarian groups.

Winners
  • · Civil society organizations
  • · Cloudflare
  • · Cybersecurity researchers
  • · Digital rights advocates
Losers
  • · State-backed threat actors
  • · Cybercriminals targeting activists
Second-order effects
Direct

Increased awareness and potentially better resource allocation for cybersecurity within civil society.

Second

Enhanced international cooperation and policy discussions around protecting digital liberties and critical infrastructure for democracy.

Third

The development of new, specialized cybersecurity tools and services tailored to the unique vulnerabilities and operational needs of civil society organizations.

Editorial confidence: 90 / 100 · Structural impact: 40 / 100
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