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
10th anniversary celebration
We marked Project Galileo's 10th anniversary by hosting a discussion with civil society and government experts on how to better protect journalists, activists, and humanitarian organizations online. To view a recording from the event, visit Cloudflare TV. Topics included:
- Recent US State Department efforts on Internet freedom
- Challenges associated with authoritarian governments' influence on Internet standards and governance
- What the world stands to lose if the open Internet is diminished
- How all stakeholders can work together to protect and advance the free and open Internet
Our partners
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.
Project Galileo tools
Participants in Project Galileo receive the benefits of our Business plan, including:
- Unmetered DDoS attack mitigation
- DNS
- CNAME setup compatibility
- SSL certificate
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Content delivery network (CDN)
- Cache analytics
- Cloudflare Workers
- Zero Trust application access
- Cloudflare Gateway
- Image and mobile optimization
- PCI compliance
For more information about taking advantage of Project Galileo features, check out our Impact Portal.
Program updates
Visit our partners for sponsorship opportunities
Apply to Project Galileo
- 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