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CyberPeace Builders

Free cybersecurity help from corporate volunteers for NGOs serving vulnerable people.

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Solid optionValuable free volunteer help, but limited capacity and tightly targeted.

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Price

Free

Nonprofit offer

Yes

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Volunteer-run · Small · Medium · Large

Free core cybersecurity help for eligible NGOs in any country that provide essential or high-impact services to at-risk communities.

Register through the 'Act now' section of the Protect.ngo site; you must be an independent, recognised nonprofit or voluntary group and stay engaged after acceptance.

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Great for

NGOs serving at-risk communities without in-house IT
Organisations that have suffered an attack or want a security check
Free for eligible NGOs
Works worldwide
Human help, not just software

Watch out for

Government or political organisations
Organisations wanting ongoing managed IT support
Targets NGOs serving vulnerable populations
Volunteer capacity is limited
Not an ongoing managed service

Problems it solves

“We think we've been hacked and have no IT person”“Can someone check our security for free?”“We are a small NGO and cannot afford a cybersecurity consultant”“Our funders want proof we are protecting beneficiary data”“We got a ransomware message and don't know what to do”

About CyberPeace Builders+

CyberPeace Builders is a programme where corporate volunteers give NGOs free cybersecurity help, including assessments, awareness training, scanning, planning and incident response. It is now run by Protect.ngo, which the site describes as formerly the CyberPeace Institute. Core services are free; advanced needs may incur at-cost fees. The programme now runs as The Builders (also called Cyber Builders) at Protect.ngo; its core services remain free.

Pricing: Core services (security assessment, threat intelligence, volunteer expertise) are free of charge; advanced needs may incur at-cost fees.

Key features+

Free security assessmentThreat intelligenceVolunteer missions of 1 to 4 hoursAwareness trainingIncident response help

Data & privacy+

Operated from Geneva, Switzerland, with operations in The Hague. Data-handling details were not reviewed.

How sure are we?+

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Sources · last checked 2026-10-05