Cloudflare Introduces Project Safekeeping to Provide Zero Trust Security For Free to Vulnerable Critical Infrastructure Around the World

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Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) has launched the Impact Initiative, focusing on Project Safekeeping to support small and medium critical infrastructure organizations in Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. This initiative provides free Zero Trust cybersecurity services to vulnerable organizations that are crucial to their communities. Eligible entities include nonprofits and local governments that deliver essential services. Cloudflare aims to enhance the security of these organizations amidst rising cyber threats, expanding on its previous efforts in the US.

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• Launch of Project Safekeeping providing free Zero Trust cybersecurity services.
• Focus on supporting critical infrastructure organizations in multiple countries.
• Enhances the security posture of small organizations against rising cyber threats.

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Cloudflare launches new Impact Initiative for critical infrastructure organizations, beginning in Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today announced a new Impact Initiative to provide Zero Trust security at no cost to small and medium critical infrastructure organizations around the world. This new program, named Project Safekeeping, aims to protect under-resourced organizations that provide a critical community benefit but are at high risk for cyberattacks, with initial efforts focused in Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

“We know cyberattacks are on the rise and that critical infrastructure is a common target. But we know that when governments buckle down on security, that often means the largest institutions are protected, at the expense of small communities,” said Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO, Cloudflare. “Given the success we've had with our critical infrastructure program in the United States, we're excited to bring it to more countries around the world. Cloudflare is the only company ensuring that Zero Trust is accessible to the smaller infrastructure organizations that are most vulnerable, and most relied upon in their communities – the local health clinics, energy providers, or local utilities that keep communities running.”

Government resources are typically allocated to the largest and most visible critical infrastructure – immense financial institutions, hospital networks, oil pipelines, and airports. However, small organizations that are the foundation of communities are also at risk, and often reliant on external support, grants, and volunteers: the neighborhood health clinic, water treatment facility, and local energy provider that fulfill fundamental needs. Cloudflare’s Project Safekeeping will build on the Critical Infrastructure Defense Program, created in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to protect US infrastructure. Cloudflare will now expand support to the global community, initially focusing efforts in Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

Small Organizations Need Equal Access to Zero Trust

Eligible entities in these regions will gain access to enterprise-level Zero Trust cybersecurity services, as well as world-class application security products like DDOS protection and Web Application Firewall (WAF) for free. Now, at-risk critical infrastructure entities can begin their Zero Trust journey and:

• Connect users to applications: Real-time verification of every user to every application protects internal resources and defends against potential data breaches.
• Filter traffic: A secure web gateway (SWG) prevents cyber threats and data breaches by filtering unwanted content from web traffic, blocking unauthorized user behavior, and enforcing company security policies.
• Secure cloud applications: A cloud access security broker, or CASB, performs several security functions for cloud-hosted services (e.g. SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS applications). Standard CASBs secure confidential data through access control and data loss prevention, reveal shadow IT, and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Protect sensitive data: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) secures your organization’s most sensitive data in transit.
• Prevent phishing attacks: Area 1 preemptively blocks phishing, Business Email Compromise attacks, malware-less fraud, and other incessant attacks coming through email.

To be eligible, Project Safekeeping participants must be nonprofit entities, local government entities, and small and medium-sized private organizations whose primary focus is providing services that are vital to their communities’ health, safety and basic economic needs.

To learn more, please check out the resources below:

• Blog: Project Safekeeping – protecting the world’s most vulnerable infrastructures with Zero Trust
• To learn more about Project Safekeeping, click here
• A Roadmap to Zero Trust Architecture
• Cloudflare Impact

About Cloudflare

Cloudflare, Inc. (www.cloudflare.com / @cloudflare) is on a mission to help build a better Internet. Cloudflare’s suite of products protect and accelerate any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare have all web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures 2018 list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company in 2019.

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FAQ

What is Cloudflare's new Impact Initiative about?

Cloudflare's new Impact Initiative, called Project Safekeeping, provides free Zero Trust cybersecurity services to small and medium critical infrastructure organizations in several countries.

When did Cloudflare launch the Impact Initiative?

Cloudflare announced the launch of the Impact Initiative on December 13, 2022.

Which countries are included in Cloudflare's Project Safekeeping?

Project Safekeeping is initially focused on Australia, Germany, Japan, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.

Who is eligible for Cloudflare's Project Safekeeping?

Eligible participants include nonprofit entities, local government entities, and small to medium-sized private organizations providing vital community services.

What cybersecurity services does Cloudflare offer through Project Safekeeping?

Cloudflare offers enterprise-level Zero Trust cybersecurity services, DDoS protection, and Web Application Firewall (WAF) at no cost.