Project Galileo

Project Galileo is sponsored by Cloudflare. Offers free Cloudflare cybersecurity services (including DDoS protection, bot management, and AI crawl control) to at-risk public interest organizations such as nonprofits in human rights, civil society, journalism, and democracy to help them stay online and secure against cyber…

Project Galileo | Cloudflare Cloudflare cyber security protection for at-risk sites If you are an organization working in human rights, civil society, journalism, or democracy, you can apply for Project Galileo to get free cyber security protection from Cloudflare.

Ensuring that at-risk public interest groups stay online Founded in 2014, Project Galileo is our response to devastating cyber attacks launched against important yet vulnerable targets, like humanitarian organizations, civil society, and human rights defenders. Through Project Galileo, Cloudflare provides free, robust security to 2,900+ vulnerable Internet properties that are the targets of DDoS and other cyber attacks.

The Internet is a powerful tool for spreading and expanding ideas. When journalists, social activists, and minority groups are flooded with malicious traffic in an attempt to knock them offline, the Internet stops fulfilling its promise. Such organizations often face attacks from powerful and entrenched opponents, yet operate on limited budgets.

To help keep participants safe from potential backlash, Cloudflare will not reveal sites involved in Project Galileo without explicit permission. We offer services through Project Galileo to any proposed recipient if brought to us by or approved by any one of our trusted partners. Such inclusion does not require and should not be understood as endorsement by all our diverse partner organizations.

Join the thousands of voices protected by Project Galileo 2026 Cloudflare report on cyberattacks against civil society Introducing the 2026 Cloudflare report on cyberattacks against civil society Check out Cloudflare’s first report on the cyberattacks targeting civil society organizations protected under Project Galileo.

Cloudflare partners with respected free speech, public interest, and civil society organizations to identify at-risk websites eligible for participation in Project Galileo. By relying on these informed decision-makers, we ensure the program benefits from civil society expertise and is not influenced by our biases.

Once a partner approves an applicant, Cloudflare extends its security benefits to ensure the organization stays online, protecting their voice from being silenced. Learn more about some of our partners below.

Participants in Project Galileo receive the benefits of our Business plan , including: Unmetered DDoS attack mitigation CNAME setup compatibility Web Application Firewall (WAF) Content delivery network (CDN) Zero Trust application access Image and mobile optimization For more information about taking advantage of Project Galileo features, check out our Impact Portal .

Celebrating 10 years of Project Galileo Keeping vulnerable communities secure online An educational portal for Project Galileo participants Visit our partners for sponsorship opportunities If you represent a vulnerable public interest website that wants to participate in Project Galileo, please contact one of our partner organizations and ask them to sponsor you (listed above).

If you are not affiliated with a partner organization, please fill out this contact form and provide information on these topics: The domain you are seeking protection for — it must be a live website Your mission, activities, and nonprofit status How your organization serves the public interest Factors that make it a vulnerable target While you wait to hear back, review the benefits of our Free plan to get started with Cloudflare.

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