What Insecurity Insight does

Insecurity Insight is a Swiss-registered non-profit association (under Article 60 of the Swiss Civil Code) that builds and operates the Security Incident Information Management (SIIM) framework for the humanitarian sector. Founded in 2016-2017 from an EU co-funded collaboration with RedR UK and the Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF), the organization develops methodologies, databases, and digital tools that enable humanitarian agencies to collect, report, record, analyze, share, and use security incident information. Its core technology assets include the SIIM framework (delivered through dedicated multilingual web portals in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic), the Security in Numbers Database (SiND) containing tens of thousands of documented incidents, interactive maps tracking attacks on health care, social media narrative monitoring in conflict zones, and a self-assessment survey instrument.

The organization's product portfolio extends from the SIIM Handbook, User Guide, and Toolkit (a 125-page document with 17 implementation tools) to mobile micro-learning guides, a six-episode podcast series, the Security Risk Management Certificate program (delivered via DisasterReady), country-specific reports covering 35+ countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas, and thematic projects such as the Explosive Weapons Monitor, Education in Danger, Health Care in Conflict, and the Report to Us mechanism for sexual exploitation and abuse reporting. Distribution leverages partnerships with OCHA's Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX), ACLED, the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition, GISF, RedR, and the H2H Network.

Insecurity Insight operates as a free public good: all data products, toolkits, handbooks, podcasts, mobile guides, and the certification program are provided at no charge to humanitarian organizations, advocacy groups, and researchers. The organization is funded through institutional donors — USAID, ECHO (EU Humanitarian Aid), the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, and the H2H Network — and operates as a distributed virtual team with members based in Switzerland, the UK, India, Malta, and Portugal, under the leadership of Co-Director Christina Wille.

Name

Insecurity Insight

Legal name

Insecurity Insight

Website

https://insecurityinsight.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Insecurity Insight is a Swiss non-profit that develops the Security Incident Information Management (SIIM) framework and the Security in Numbers Database, providing free data products, toolkits, and training to humanitarian organizations, advocacy groups, and researchers operating in conflict-affected contexts globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Security Data Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Response Coordination & Incident Command (EOC/ICS) (HLAJAGAB)

Keywords

• Humanitarian security data
• Security incident management
• Aid worker protection
• Conflict monitoring
• Humanitarian risk assessment

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Funding: Non-profit organization funded by institutional donors including USAID, ECHO (EU Humanitarian Aid), UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and H2H Network.
2. Free Data Products and Services: Provides free data products and services to humanitarian organisations, advocacy groups, and researchers. Products include reports, databases, toolkits, handbooks, and training materials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Insecurity Insight develops and distributes Security Incident Information Management (SIIM) frameworks and data products for the humanitarian sector. Its core offering centers on the Security in Numbers Database (SiND) — containing tens of thousands of documented incidents affecting aid workers, health workers, educators, and vulnerable populations — together with multilingual handbooks, toolkits, interactive maps, country reports, and a free Security Risk Management Certificate program, all delivered free of charge to humanitarian organizations, healthcare providers, educators, and researchers.

Product overview

Insecurity Insight offers a comprehensive portfolio centered on Security Incident Information Management (SIIM) for the humanitarian sector. The core offering consists of the SIIM Framework, accessible through multilingual web portals (English, French, Spanish, Arabic), supported by the Security in Numbers Database containing tens of thousands of documented incidents. The product suite includes the SIIM Handbook and Toolkit (125 pages with 17 tools), Mobile Guides for staff and leadership, Self-Assessment Survey, and the Humanitarian Incidents Podcast series. Additional offerings encompass Interactive Maps for visualizing attacks on health care, Country Pages with thematic analysis for 35+ countries, Social Media Monitoring reports tracking narratives in conflict zones, and a Security Risk Management Certificate program. All products are provided as free public goods to humanitarian organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aid in Danger: Project tracking security incidents affecting aid operations and humanitarian workers
• Health Care in Conflict
• Education in Danger
• Security in Numbers Database (SiND)
• Explosive Weapons Monitor
• Conflict and Hunger
• Vigil Insight

Products and services

• Security Incident Information Management (SIIM) Framework Methodology and framework for collecting, reporting, recording, analysing, sharing and using security incident information in humanitarian organisations. Delivered through multilingual web portals (English, French, Spanish, Arabic) for humanitarian security professionals.
• Security in Numbers Database (SiND) Database containing tens of thousands of documented examples of how violence has impacted aid operations, covering violence against aid workers in health, education and food security sectors, protection settings, and sexual violence in conflict situations. Used by humanitarian organisations, researchers and advocacy groups.
• SIIM Handbook, User Guide and Toolkit Comprehensive 125-page handbook, accompanying user guide, and 17 distinct toolkit tools covering how to collect, report, record, analyse, share and use security incident information. Targeted at humanitarian security practitioners.
• Interactive Maps (Attacks on Health Care) Interactive map-based visualisation tools tracking attacks on health care globally and in specific conflict zones including Ukraine, displaying incident locations and patterns for humanitarian and healthcare stakeholders.
• Security Risk Management Certificate Free, assessment-based certificate programme developed in partnership with GISF and DisasterReady that builds critical skills in security risk management practices for humanitarian staff. Delivered via the DisasterReady learning platform.
• Social Media Monitoring (SMM) Tracking and analysis of social media narratives related to aid operations, conflicts, health responses, and food security across multiple regions including the DRC, Mali, Lebanon, Syria, Sudan and the Middle East. Supports evidence-based advocacy and humanitarian situational awareness.

Quantifiable outcome

• Database with tens of thousands of documented incidents
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociate member and close collaborator. GISF (formerly EISF) worked with Insecurity Insight on developing the SIIM handbook, user guide, and toolkit. Joint development of podcasts and certification programme.
• RedR UKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 2016/17 EU-funded project that developed SIIM guidelines. Joint development of SIIM handbook, user guide, toolkit, and podcasts.
• H2H NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerH2H (Humanitarian to Humanitarian) Network member. Delivers data products and services as part of the H2H network of humanitarian organisations.
• DisasterReadycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner platform for distributing mobile guides and the Security Risk Management Certificate programme to humanitarian professionals.
• Cornerstone OnDemand FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on development of mobile guides for humanitarian organisations.
• OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsecurity Insight datasets are available on the OCHA-run Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) platform for global access.
• Safeguarding Health in Conflict CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing information on attacks on health care for inclusion in Insecurity Insight databases and reports.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX): HDX is OCHA's open humanitarian data platform where Insecurity Insight datasets are already published. While HDX is an infrastructure provider rather than a direct competitor, it shapes how humanitarian data is discovered and consumed and is thus ecosystem-adjacent.

Broad incumbents

• ReliefWeb (UN OCHA): ReliefWeb is the leading humanitarian information portal operated by UN OCHA, distributing reports and data on humanitarian crises globally. While it is a broader information distribution platform than Insecurity Insight's specialized incident database, both serve the same humanitarian-information consumer audience and overlap in publishing model.
• Physicians for Human Rights: PHR documents attacks on healthcare workers and uses data for advocacy and accountability. Larger and broader than Insecurity Insight's Health Care in Conflict project, but directly comparable on the attack-on-healthcare data layer that Insecurity Insight serves through SiND.

Direct peers

• ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project): ACLED collects and publishes data on political violence and protest events globally, including detailed conflict event coding. Already an integration partner of Insecurity Insight, it is the most direct peer in conflict-related data collection, sharing similar methodology and target researchers/advocates.
• Humanitarian Outcomes: Humanitarian Outcomes produces research and data on security risk management for humanitarian operations, including aid worker safety analysis. It directly overlaps Insecurity Insight's mission of supporting security incident management in the aid sector, with a similar nonprofit research orientation.
• Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition: A coalition tracking attacks on health workers and facilities in conflict zones and producing annual reports. As an existing Insecurity Insight partner contributing data on attacks on health care, it directly overlaps in scope, methodology, and target audience (humanitarian health policy advocates).
• Global Interagency Security Forum (GISF): GISF is the leading interagency forum on security risk management for NGOs operating in conflict zones. As a close co-development partner with Insecurity Insight on the SIIM handbook, certificate program, and podcasts, it operates in the same security-incident-management space for humanitarian organizations.

Emerging players

• Centre for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC): CIVIC advocates for civilian protection in conflict and tracks harm to non-combatants, including through data and field reporting. It overlaps with Insecurity Insight on monitoring violence in conflict settings but focuses more on advocacy and policy than on systematic security-incident methodology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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