Global Cyber Alliance

What Global Cyber Alliance does

Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is an international nonprofit organization founded in 2015 and registered as a 501(c)(3) in the United States, with additional nonprofit entities in the United Kingdom and Belgium (GCAB). Its mission is to reduce systemic cyber risk at the Internet infrastructure level rather than addressing individual incidents. GCA develops and operates free cybersecurity tools and threat-intelligence platforms — including AIDE (a globally distributed honeypot network recording over one million attacks per day), Domain Trust (a data-sharing platform covering 32M+ domains), MANRS (a routing-security community with a published Observatory), ProxyPot / Internet Pollution Index (real-time attack visualization), CyberFlex (scam protection for young adults), and the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkits (2M+ visitors) — targeting systemic risks such as routing threats, domain abuse, and malicious Internet traffic.

The organization serves a hybrid set of beneficiaries: individuals and small businesses who consume its free toolkits and localized training; mission-based nonprofits that depend on secure Internet operations; journalists, aid workers, and human-rights defenders protected through the OSPREY consortium; and Internet infrastructure operators participating in MANRS, Domain Trust, and AIDE. Geographic footprint spans the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Indonesia, Kenya, Australia, and France, with delivery amplified through regional partners such as Cyberwal, Aus3C, SKIIVE, Mercy Corps Indonesia, and Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth.

GCA's revenue model is donations- and grants-based — there is no commercial pricing for end users. Notable disclosed contributions include a $500,000 USD grant from Craig Newmark Philanthropies in July 2025 and a grant from the Internet Society Foundation to lead the Common Good Cyber initiative launched in June 2025. GCA monetizes its ecosystem role rather than its software: the organization's value to funders is its ability to convene global communities of action and operate infrastructure-level programs at a scale that individual philanthropies or governments would find difficult to replicate alone.

Name

Global Cyber Alliance

Legal name

Global Cyber Alliance

Website

https://globalcyberalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Global Cyber Alliance is an international nonprofit that builds free cybersecurity tools and threat-intelligence platforms — including AIDE, Domain Trust, and MANRS — to reduce systemic Internet risks. It serves individuals, small businesses, infrastructure operators, journalists, and mission-based organizations globally.

Ownership category

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Product category

Cybersecurity Services

NAICS

International Affairs (92812), Business Associations (813910), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Advisory & Assessments (BPAKAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (BPAEAPAA), Digital Policy, Data Governance & Cybersecurity Standards Cooperation (BPADANAH)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity toolkits
• Threat intelligence platform
• Routing security
• Domain abuse mitigation
• Nonprofit cybersecurity

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: GCA is a nonprofit organization funded primarily through donations, grants, and contributions from foundations and partners. Major contributions include Craig Newmark Philanthropies ($500,000 USD) and Internet Society Foundation grants for Common Good Cyber initiative.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is an international nonprofit that builds and operates free, accessible cybersecurity tools, threat intelligence platforms, and Internet infrastructure security programs. Its core offerings include the AIDE honeypot-based threat intelligence platform, the Domain Trust data-sharing platform, the MANRS routing security framework, the CyberFlex scam protection tool, and the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkits for small businesses and individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GCA Cybersecurity Toolkits: Free cybersecurity toolkits for individuals and organizations
• ACT (Actionable Cybersecurity Tools)
• CyberFlex
• Common Good Cyber
• Cyber Civil Defense
• Nonprofit Cyber

Products and services

• AIDE (Adversarial Internet Damage Enumeration) Threat intelligence platform that gathers data from a globally distributed network of honeypots to offer actionable insights into infected Internet infrastructure; used by network operators and security researchers to understand malicious activity at scale.
• Domain Trust Data-sharing platform that uses data sharing, community building, and mutual agreement to reduce malicious domains; covers 32M+ domains and is intended for network operators and security teams.
• MANRS (Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security) Community program providing crucial fixes to reduce the most common routing threats, bringing together network operators, ISPs, and IXPs committed to making the global routing infrastructure more robust and secure; came under GCA's umbrella in 2024.
• CyberFlex Tool that protects young adults from online scams and cybercrime; targets individual consumers, particularly those at higher risk of digital fraud.
• GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit (Small Business) Free toolkit providing practical, accessible cybersecurity resources and step-by-step guidance for small businesses to improve their security posture; localized in multiple languages and regions (Belgium, Australia, Kenya, Indonesia).
• ACT (Actionable Cybersecurity Tools) Initiative implemented in partnership with Cyber Civil Defense to help more individuals and communities access cybersecurity tools; deployed 3,500+ cybersecurity tools in its first year.
• Common Good Cyber Initiative led by GCA as secretariat to strengthen the nonprofit layer of the cybersecurity ecosystem, backed by the Internet Society Foundation's Common Good Cyber Fund.
• MANRS Observatory Data observatory showing participant growth correlation with declining incidents in routing security; used by network operators and the broader community to track the impact of MANRS participation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1 million cyberattacks recorded per day through AIDE honeypot network
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered major, regional and strategic.

• OSPREY ConsortiummajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026GCA Brussels (GCAB) joined a multidisciplinary consortium of 12 countries and 17 organizations to strengthen protections for professionals in public-facing roles, including journalists, aid workers, and human rights defenders.
• Interconnection AcademymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 March 2026Interconnection Academy (founded by DE-CIX and Universitat Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona) and GCA partnered to make Internet safer through specialized training, combining GCA's cybersecurity expertise with Interconnection Academy's educational infrastructure.
• Cyber Civil Defense (CCD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACT (Actionable Cybersecurity Tools), an initiative of GCA implemented in partnership with Cyber Civil Defense, helps more individuals and communities access cybersecurity tools. CCD collaborates on reaching high-risk communities.
• Aus3C (Australian Cyber Collaboration Centre)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAus3C and GCA provide a free cybersecurity toolkit to Australian small businesses, helping them stay cyber safe through localized access to GCA's proven tools and resources.
• Cyberwal by Digital WalloniaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Cyberwal program by Digital Wallonia uses GCA's Small Business Cybersecurity Toolkit in French to offer practical and accessible cybersecurity solutions to small businesses in Belgium.
• Mastercard Center for Inclusive GrowthregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership collaboration to provide cybersecurity training in Indonesia, combining GCA's tools with Mastercard's inclusive growth initiatives to reach entrepreneurs and small businesses.
• Mercy Corps IndonesiaregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with GCA and Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to deliver cybersecurity training programs in Indonesia, reaching thousands of entrepreneurs and small businesses.
• Public Interest RegistrystrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerTwo-part discussion with Public Interest Registry on mission-driven cybersecurity, exploring how mission-based organizations depend on Internet for essential services and how they can better protect themselves.
• Hague Centre for Strategic StudiesstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew report from the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies reinforces the importance of organizations like GCA in the global cybersecurity ecosystem.
• Consumer Reports and Aspen DigitalstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 2025 Consumer Cyber Readiness Report showing that nearly half of Americans have experienced cyberattacks or digital scams.
• GFCE (Global Forum on Cyber Expertise)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDavid van Duren, GFCE Director, noted that Common Good Cyber can be a vehicle to strengthen the nonprofit layer of the cybersecurity ecosystem.
• CMU Africa (Carnegie Mellon University Africa)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerGCA AI + Cyber Pilot Program at CMU Africa building AI tools that matter while developing the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• MITRE Corporation: MITRE develops widely-used free cybersecurity frameworks (ATT&CK, CVE, MITRE D3FEND) that mission-driven organizations rely on. While MITRE is a federally-funded R&D center with much broader scope, its free, community-maintained cyber frameworks address the same SMB/nonprofit hygiene gap that GCA targets, and both compete for philanthropic and government attention.
• World Economic Forum Centre for Cybersecurity: WEF's Centre for Cybersecurity is a global convener on systemic cyber risk and policy — addressing the same infrastructure-level challenges GCA targets. Both serve as cross-industry conveners shaping norms and policy, though WEF operates at a higher policy level while GCA delivers operational tooling.
• Internet Society (ISOC): ISOC is the closest comparable — a global nonprofit that convenes communities around Internet infrastructure standards and is a current GCA funding partner (Internet Society Foundation). Both organizations pursue cross-border Internet integrity goals but ISOC has broader scope (standards, policy, access) while GCA focuses on cybersecurity and routing/domain integrity.
• FS-ISAC (Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center): FS-ISAC is a sector-specific ISAC that shares cyber threat intelligence among financial institutions. While more industry-specific than GCA, it is comparable in its mission-driven, member-funded approach to threat intelligence sharing and routing/domain security signals that intersect with GCA's Domain Trust platform.

Direct peers

• Center for Internet Security (CIS): CIS is a nonprofit that develops free cybersecurity benchmarks (CIS Controls, CIS Benchmarks) widely adopted by SMBs and mission-driven organizations — the same audience GCA targets with its Toolkits. Both operate free, community-driven models to raise baseline cyber hygiene globally and compete for similar philanthropic and government attention.
• Cyber Threat Alliance: CTA is a nonprofit industry ISAC that operationalizes threat intelligence sharing among member cybersecurity vendors. GCA's AIDE platform and Domain Trust perform analogous threat-intelligence aggregation and sharing functions at the infrastructure level, making CTA a direct peer in the threat-data-sharing nonprofit space.
• Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE): GFCE is a multi-stakeholder platform coordinating global cyber capacity building — explicitly cited by GCA as a partner. Both organizations serve as neutral conveners for cross-border cyber cooperation and target developing-country capacity building with overlapping donor pools.
• CyberPeace Institute: CyberPeace Institute is a Geneva-based nonprofit focused on protecting civilians and vulnerable communities from cyber harm — closely aligned with GCA's OSPREY consortium work (protecting journalists, aid workers, human rights defenders). Both organizations pursue cyber protection as a public good with limited commercial ties.

Emerging players

• Public Interest Registry: Public Interest Registry operates .org and is a named GCA partner focused on mission-driven cybersecurity. Both target the same underserved nonprofit customer segment and collaborate on education; PIR could expand into adjacent free-tool territory that competes with GCA's offerings.
• Access Now: Access Now is a digital rights nonprofit defending internet users' rights, including protecting journalists and activists — overlapping with GCA's OSPREY consortium mission. Both are international nonprofits operating at the intersection of civil society, cybersecurity, and Internet integrity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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