The project's efforts will be focused initially on 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 Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince. “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 organisations 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. Yet, small organisations are also at risk, and these can be the foundation of communities. They are often reliant on external support, grants, and volunteers.
Examples include water treatment facilities, neighbourhood health clinics, and local energy providers.
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Project Safekeeping builds on the Critical Infrastructure Defence Program that was created in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and which supports US infrastructure. Cloudflare is now expanding support to the global community, beginning in the regions listed above.
Eligible entities will gain access to enterprise-level Zero Trust cybersecurity services, along with world-class application security products such as DDOS protection and Web Application Firewalls (WAF) for free.
Participants must fit into one of these categories:
- non-profit entities
- local government entities
- small- and medium-sized organisations whose primary focus is providing services vital to the health, safety, and basic economic needs of their community.
- Have fewer than 50 people and/or less than $US 10 million in annual revenue / balance sheet total.
You can apply for Project Safekeeping here.
