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• Global Cyber Alliance Receives Over $1M Gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to Bolster Cybersecurity of Media and Elections

  April 9th, 2019: Global Cyber Alliance obtains more than $1. 5M in additional funds from other sources to support its efforts to eradicate cyber risksNEW YORK, April 9, 2019 – The Global Cyber Alliance announced a $1. 068 million gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to help provide critical cybersecurity protections for the media and journalists, and for elections offices and community organizations as they prepare for the 2020 U. S. presidential election. More

• Global Cyber Alliance Launches Craig Newmark Trustworthy Internet and Democracy and Craig Newmark Scholars Programs

  December 18th, 2019: $750K in support from organization of craigslist founder to bolster cybersecurity efforts ahead of 2020 U. S. presidential electionDecember 18, 2019 – The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) announces the launch of the Craig Newmark Trustworthy Internet and Democracy Program. In preparation for the 2020 U. S. presidential election, this initiative will provide news outlets, government functionaries, election officials, and community organizations with free toolkits and online forums to help protect them from cyber threats. More

• Global Cyber Alliance And Center For Internet Security Launch Free Toolkit To Help States And Local Election Offices Bolster Cybersecurity

  June 25th, 2019: Developed with Funding from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Toolkit Focuses on Mitigating Most Common and Addressable Cyber Risks
  
  NEW YORK, June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), in partnership with Craig Newmark Philanthropies and the Center for Internet Security,® Inc. (CIS®), announces a FREE toolkit aimed at providing election authorities with additional easy-to-use solutions that will help mitigate the most common risks to free and fair elections. More

• Cybersecurity

  Craig grew up at a time when patriotism was a thing, encouraged by his Greatest Generation parents. In WW2, everyone was expected to help defend the country, here at home, and mostly overseas, where the fighting took place. In the current cyber war, the fight is on our own shores, and we all need to play an active role for the protection of our country and ourselves. More

• Stanford Internet Observatory Seeks to Detect Internet Abuse in Real Time

  July 25th, 2019: $5M gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies will support new program, led by computer security expert Alex StamosJuly 25, 2019 – Massive volumes of data and content continue to exponentially expand across the internet, and the ability to examine the negative impacts of tech on society has not kept pace. The Internet Observatory, a new program at Stanford University, aims to tackle this problem by providing researchers with cutting-edge analytics and machine-learning resources. More

• WiCyS Receives $150k in Support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies

  November 21st, 2019: Philanthropic funding from organization of craigslist founder to fuel launch of Veterans Assistance Program, support women veterans in cybersecurityNovember 21, 2019 – National nonprofit Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) has received a $150,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies to expand its work to recruit, retain and advance women in the cybersecurity field. It is predicted that, by 2021, there will be 3. 5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs around the world. More

• NATIONAL ELECTION DEFENSE COALITION ANNOUNCES $250K GIFT FROM CRAIG NEWMARK PHILANTHROPIES

  August 26th, 2019: Support from organization of craigslist founder has already resulted in expansion of left-right coalition for election securityAugust 26, 2019 – National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC), a non-partisan organization that works to secure voting technology from cyber manipulation, proudly announces a $250,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies. The funding has already helped NEDC to expand its efforts to build effective bipartisan movement in Congress and in the states. More

• From Barriers to Benefits: Impact of Community Radio in Western Kenya

  September 2nd, 2016: Earlier this year, we shared a blog post about overcoming barriers to tech and community radio in Western Kenya. This is a follow up about the impact of community radio on Mfangano Island from the folks at Organic Health Response. . . More

• Consumer Reports Addresses Privacy and Security Concerns in the Digital Age

  March 7th, 2017: Hey, many of you have probably heard of Consumer Reports, the world’s largest independent nonprofit consumer org. They're doing really good work, and just announced the launch of an ambitious, collaborative effort that'll really make an impact on the digital marketplace in a way that puts consumers’ data security and privacy needs at the forefront. This means the creation of a digital privacy and security standard for consumers. More

• VetsinTech Hits Major Milestone, Trains 200+ Veterans in Cybersecurity, with 500 More Registered

  August 14th, 2019: Organization to exceed goal of certifying 300 veterans, military spouses for cybersecurity work in 2019VIP luncheon and graduation to be held at Moffett Federal Airfield, Thursday, August 15, 2019San Francisco, CA, August 14, 2019 – VetsinTech has achieved a major milestone in its goal of training 300 veterans and military spouses for cybersecurity work in 2019. More