Celebrating 10 years of Project Galileo

Cloudflare launched Project Galileo 10 years ago, providing security services at no cost to over 2,600 independent journalists and nonprofit organizations worldwide that support human rights, democracy, and local communities. The program originated from a mistake in which an important Ukrainian newspaper was kicked off the Internet during Russia's invasion of Ukraine due to a DDoS attack. Since then, Project Galileo has grown significantly, protecting more than 2,600 entities across 111 countries and partnering with 54 civil society organizations. The program offers free security services to participants, including protection against nation-states, ransomware, and phishing attacks. Collaboration between Cloudflare, civil society groups, government, and industry partners has been crucial in expanding protections for at-risk organizations.