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This project aims to enhance human rights defenders, civil society organizations and other activists’ abilities to network online by assisting them in securing their digital space and addressing cyber-attacks aimed at them. It focuses on providing training and capacity building to individuals and organizations from these groups worldwide. Also, the project provides support to a Digital Security Helpline that services the populations mentioned above to address their digital security risks. This initiative supports open and inclusive environments where individuals or interest groups can advocate for their interests without fear of retribution, leading to more stable societies. This includes online advocacy, where the internet and cyberspace have become important platforms for free expression. Civil institutions’ media and human rights organizations’ websites and online communication platforms are frequently targeted and compromised by cyber-attack. This can often happen in fragile and conflict-affected states where civil society organizations and human rights defenders become easy targets through digital threats, mass surveillance and online censorship of opposition voices and online harassment.