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Internet security is one of the most significant challenges in our connected world. The Global Cyber Alliance mobilizes collective action to tackle the Internet’s greatest challenges and build a safer digital world for everyone.
"Cybersecurity isn’t just about what people do online — it’s about how we protect the Internet itself." — Leslie Daigle, GCA's CTO.

Today in Tech Times, she shares more about the need to protect against weaknesses in the Internet's core infrastructure.

www.techtimes.com/articles/312...
Why Cybersecurity Must Evolve to Protect the Internet Itself, Not Just the People Using It
Most people don't think about cybersecurity until it touches their daily lives. It's often reduced to a reminder from work about changing passwords or avoiding suspicious links. Yet cybersecurity is f...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50% in the past year, with young adults ages 18-29 experiencing the sharpest rise of any age group. See our report with @aspendigital.bsky.social & @gca.bsky.social: innovation.consumerreports.org/2025-Consume...

#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Our new Consumer Cyber Readiness Report with @aspendigital.bsky.social and
@gca.bsky.social found a continued racial disparity in financial losses related to scams.

See what security experts recommend to stay safe: innovation.consumerreports.org/2025-Consume...

#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If you're a MANRS participant, it's almost voting time! Meet the 2025 #MANRS Steering Committee candidates.

And if you run a network and you're not a MANRS participant yet, visit MANRS.org to get started.
October 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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New habit: pause and #Take9 seconds to check suspicious links and pop-ups to protect yourself from online scams.

Smart habits keep everyone safer. More from the Newmark Civic Life series hosted by @92ndstreety.bsky.social 👉 bit.ly/3KM4YR4
Cybersecurity is the Backbone of Democracy - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
Cybersecurity is not just a technical issue—it is fundamental to the survival of democratic systems. This panel explores the connection.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We're at #RIPE91 next week with a full agenda including the Internet Integrity Workshop on Mon, 20 Oct, 09:30 EEST, on the power of data-driven approaches to improving network integrity, with an emphasis on measurement for action.

🗓️ Register to join us: globalcyberalliance.org/internet-int...
Internet Integrity Workshop II - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
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October 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Along with our collaborators Consumer Reports and Global Cyber Alliance, we recently published the 2025 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report. The fourth in an annual series, the report examines American consumer attitudes toward digital privacy. Dive in for this year's insights: https://ow.ly/JiN650XcO4R
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Our new Consumer Cyber Readiness Report w/ @aspendigital.bsky.social & @gca.bsky.social found that among those who had encountered a scam attempt, households w/ the lowest incomes were 3x as likely to report financial losses due to scams as the highest income households. bit.ly/4nNSAi1
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In this "Global Voices" interview, we spoke with Ankush Johar, Director of Infosec Ventures, Co-Founder of EliteCISOs Global, and GCA Ambassador, to learn more about his work as an entrepreneur and investor, and his top #cybersecurity tips.

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Global Voices: Ankush Johar, GCA Ambassador, “Resilience recovers; antifragility compounds.” - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
We interviewed Ankush Johar, Director of Infosec Ventures, Co-Founder of EliteCISOs Global, and GCA Ambassador, to learn more about his work as a serial entrepreneur and cybersecurity investor, his wo...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Today in The #AI Journal, we have a contributed article from Brian Cute on "The AI-Scam Crisis: Why We Must Act Now."

1️⃣ First, we must equip people with #cybersecurity knowledge.

2️⃣ Second, we must make the Internet itself safer.

Read the whole article here:

aijourn.com/the-ai-scam-...
The AI-Scam Crisis: Why We Must Act Now | The AI Journal
Sprawling criminal enterprises are churning out fraud on an industrial scale, sometimes using forced labor and human trafficking in “scam complexes,” where
aijourn.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Our new Consumer Cyber Readiness Report with @aspendigital.bsky.social and @gca.bsky.social found a continued racial disparity in financial losses related to scams.

See what security experts recommend to stay safe: innovation.consumerreports.org/2025-Consume...

#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Now on stage at @CyberNextDC: Safeguarding the Backbone: Cybersecurity for Essential Services
Products are facing the internet that were never designed to face the internet. Secure by Operations can manage this.
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#cyberpolicy
October 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Really important report this year, showing a decrease in consumer confidence that their personal data is private and not distributed without their knowledge. But there are simple things we can all do to protect ourselves online.
Hot off the press 🔥 We’ve teamed up with @aspendigital.bsky.social and @gca.bsky.social to drop our fourth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report just in time for #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth. innovation.consumerreports.org/2025-Consume...
October 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Training Tomorrow’s Defenders: Growing #Cybersecurity Capacity in a World of Cheaper, Faster Attacks"

Read about our pilot program at Carnegie Mellon University Africa, the curriculum, the first capstone projects, and more:

globalcyberalliance.org/ai-curriculu...

#AI #artificialintelligence
Training Tomorrow’s Defenders: Growing Cybersecurity Capacity in a World of Cheaper, Faster Attacks - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a far-off concept. From ChatGPT to no-code AI platforms, it has already become an integral part of classrooms, offices, and daily life. However, as AI grows m...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On October 14, Microsoft will retire #Windows10, marking its End of Life (EOL).

But what exactly does that mean, and why should you care? In today's post on the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit Blog, we break it down.

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#EOL #software
Windows 10 End of Life: What It Means and How to Prepare - GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit | Tools and Resources to Improve Your Cyber Defenses
How to prepare and protect yourself before Microsoft ends support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Our 10th anniversary celebrations continue with @craignewmark.bsky.social!

Craig is one of GCA's biggest cheerleaders as a Strategic Advisor, #Cybersecurity Toolkit sponsor, Internet Integrity program supporter, and #CyberCivilDefense and #CommonGoodCyber champion.

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Craig Newmark Celebrates the Global Cyber Alliance's 10th Anniversary
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September 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
We launched a new #DomainTrust API and kicked off our first fundraising campaign.

Together, we’re tackling domain abuse no one can solve alone.

Full recap of the Domain Trust Community Meeting #15

👉 globalcyberalliance.org/domain-trust...

#cybersecurity #domainabuse #phishing
Domain Trust Hits Two Major Milestones - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
This month, Domain Trust took two big steps toward its future: We launched a new API and opened our first-ever call for sponsorships.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
You can't sum up 10 years worth of hard work and dedication in a three-minute video, but we tried!

It’s been an incredible journey powered by our partners, donors, and small but mighty team. Thank you for being here for every step of it.

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Celebrating 10 Years of the Global Cyber Alliance
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September 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🎂 Today marks a milestone — 10 years of the Global Cyber Alliance! 🎉

Thank you to our partners, donors, and communities who have worked so hard to make our digital lives more secure. H

Read the press release, watch our 10-year recap video:

globalcyberalliance.org/10/
Celebrating 10 Years of GCA
Global Cyber Alliance Marks 10 Years of Impact, Appoints Brian Cute as Interim CEO to Lead in a Critical Moment for Cybersecurity
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September 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Think of “digital sunscreen” as the basic protection you apply before using any AI tool.

Safer AI use is easier when everyone knows the rules. Here's our guide to safely using AI:

globalcyberalliance.org/ai-guidance/

#AI #artificialintelligence #aitools #privacy #cybersecurity #digitalsafety
Don’t Forget Your Digital Sunscreen | A Guide to Safely Swimming in the AI Pool - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
Think of “digital sunscreen” as the basic protection you apply before using any AI tool, and this is a guide to help you be safe.
globalcyberalliance.org
September 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Leading up #APNIC60, we examine #DarkPink, a cyber-espionage campaign targeting government, defense, and education sectors across Southeast Asia and beyond using data from #AIDE.

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#APNIC #APAC #AsiaPacific
Dark Pink APT Campaigns Through the Lens of AIDE Telemetry - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
We explore Dark Pink, a cluster of cyber espionage activity targeting government, defense, and education organizations in APAC.
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September 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
In our second post exploring the Asia Pacific threat landscape, we use #AIDE data to explore North Korea–linked threat group #Kimsuky.

Read the full article to dive into the details and see why strengthening infrastructure security is more urgent than ever.

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Tracking Kimsuky: North Korean Espionage Operations in GCA's AIDE - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
To evaluate Kimsuky’s activity over a two-year window, we examined Asia-Pacific cyber activity patterns through GCA’s AIDE platform.
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September 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In “Cybersecurity is the Backbone of Democracy” we declare #cybersecurity is not just a technical issue—it is fundamental to the survival of democratic systems.

Our recap and the full video:

globalcyberalliance.org/cybersecurit...
Cybersecurity is the Backbone of Democracy - GCA | Global Cyber Alliance | Working to Eradicate Cyber Risk
Cybersecurity is not just a technical issue—it is fundamental to the survival of democratic systems. This panel explores the connection.
globalcyberalliance.org
September 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
We are so excited to join 92NY for a Newmark Civic Life Series event with @philr.bsky.social, Francesca Bosco, Oktavía Hrund Guðrúnar Jóns, Jocelyn Woolbright and Michael Daniel for a conversation on how cybersecurity is shaping democracy. Attend online 8/27 7 PM ET www.92ny.org/event/cybers...
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August 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM