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Access Now Digital Security Helpline

Free 24/7 emergency digital security help for civil society and at-risk groups.

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Solid optionRespected free emergency help, but only for at-risk civil society groups.

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Price

Free

Nonprofit offer

Yes

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium · Large

Free support for eligible civil society organisations, journalists and human rights defenders worldwide.

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Great for

Human rights, advocacy and civil society groups facing attacks or account takeovers
Organisations with no IT staff in an emergency
Free and fast
Specialised in civil society threats
Multilingual

Watch out for

Routine IT support or general office computer problems
Organisations outside the helpline's mandate
Only for at-risk or civil society mandates
Digital security only
Not a general IT service

Problems it solves

“Our social media account was hijacked and we're a human rights group”“Our website is under attack and we cannot afford help”“We think our staff phones are being spied on”“Someone is phishing our team and I need urgent advice”“Who can help activists with digital security for free?”

About Access Now Digital Security Helpline+

Access Now's Digital Security Helpline gives free, real-time technical help to activists, journalists, media organisations, researchers and human rights defenders. It handles incidents involving devices, websites and social media accounts. You email the team and get an initial reply within two hours.

Pricing: No charge for technical support and assistance.

Key features+

24/7 incident responseRemote support in many languagesAccount recovery helpWebsite and device security adviceTraining and workshops

Data & privacy+

Support happens over secure channels set up after first contact. Details were not reviewed further.

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Sources · last checked 2026-10-02