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Cybersecurity for NGOs: Attack Prevention and Threat Response
Author(s): Stephane Duguin (Author)
- Publisher: Wiley
- Publication Date: August 31, 2026
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 139440123X
- ISBN-13: 9781394401239
Book Description
Protect civil society organizations from cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns
Cybersecurity for NGOs: Attack Prevention and Threat Response delivers targeted security guidance for civil society organizations facing sophisticated cyber threats. Drawing on the research of Protect.ngo―including insights from the Tracer platform and direct engagement with over 600 NGOs through the Builders volunteer program―this book addresses the specific vulnerabilities facing under-resourced organizations on the front lines of humanitarian relief, human rights advocacy, and democracy protection.
The book maps the convergence of cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns targeting civil society, examining challenges including chronic under-resourcing, increasingly sophisticated attacks, and weak enforcement mechanisms in the global digital landscape. Through clear analysis and practical recommendations, it outlines actionable steps for building organizational resilience, connecting victim stories with research findings and effective cybersecurity practices.
Readers will also discover:
- Analysis of threat landscapes specific to humanitarian organizations, human rights groups, and democracy protection institutions operating globally
- Practical recommendations for building cybersecurity resilience within resource-constrained civil society organizations and nonprofits
- Strategies for addressing combined cyberattack and disinformation campaigns designed to undermine organizational trust and legitimacy
- Guidance on international collaboration frameworks and accountability mechanisms for holding attackers responsible
- Case studies and victim stories illustrating real-world impacts of cyberattacks on vulnerable communities and the organizations serving them
Cybersecurity for NGOs serves civil society organizations, donors and philanthropic foundations, policymakers, cybersecurity professionals, and researchers seeking to understand and address digital threats targeting humanitarian and advocacy groups. The book equips readers with specific strategies to protect organizations serving vulnerable populations from sophisticated cyber threats.
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From the Back Cover
Protect civil society organizations from cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns
Cyberattacks and information manipulation campaigns are converging on the organizations least equipped to defend themselves: humanitarian agencies, human rights groups, and democracy advocates. These groups operate on the front lines of global crises, yet chronic under-resourcing and weak enforcement mechanisms leave them exposed to sophisticated criminal activity designed to undermine their trust, safety, and legitimacy. The consequences reach far beyond data breaches―they directly harm vulnerable populations.
Drawing on the latest research and best practices, Stéphane Duguin, a former Europol senior expert and current Protect.ngo CEO, connects victim stories with cybersecurity analysis and policy frameworks. The book maps the threat landscape, examines real-world attacks, and delivers practical recommendations for stronger international collaboration and accountability.
Written for civil society leaders, policymakers, philanthropic donors, cybersecurity professionals, researchers, and journalists, this book provides the analysis and actionable steps needed to protect at-risk communities in an era of compounding crises. It makes the case that cyberattacks on civil society are not merely technical problems but humanitarian ones―and outlines what meaningful resilience looks like in the real world.
About the Author
STÉPHANE DUGUINis the CEO of Protect.ngo, an international nonprofit focused on defending vulnerable communities against cyber threats across healthcare, education, and humanitarian services. A former senior expert at Europol who helped shape the European Union’s cybercrime strategy, Duguin has spent over two decades working at the intersection of technology, policy, and human rights, and has represented Protect.ngo at the United Nations.
