News & Updates
Our latest milestones, events, launches, and research — from our founding in May 2026 to today.
On November 20, 2026, Global CyberSafe will hold a practical cybersecurity awareness workshop for students, parents, and educators in Reverend-Kim, Kinshasa, DR Congo, together with our local nonprofit partner.
Support the workshop →Academy offers a bilingual K–12 curriculum in digital literacy, cybersecurity, AI, coding, robotics, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship, where students practice and share knowledge with peers around the world.
Open Academy ↗Verify lets anyone confirm in seconds that a certificate or document issued by Global CyberSafe is genuine, using its unique ID and QR code.
Awaken, our booking and scheduling system for secure learning spaces, helps sites manage computers, reservations, and device status on a live floor map. It builds on the Awaken toolkit described in our K-12 research.
Open Awaken ↗Our founder published a model for teaching cybersecurity awareness in schools, introducing the open-source Awaken toolkit for secure computer labs.
Read the summary →The IRS confirmed Global CyberSafe’s tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), effective May 12, 2026. Donations to Global CyberSafe are tax-deductible.
View the IRS letter (PDF) ↗Global CyberSafe was founded in May 2026 to bring cybersecurity education and digital literacy to underserved communities. From the start, we partnered with ARVAC (Action for the Revalorization of Civic Values) and Africa Virtual Education.
Meet our partners →Our founder’s working paper on SSRN examines why developing countries need their own technological capabilities, using the SWIFT system and Estonia’s digital government as case studies.
Read the summary →Our partner ARVAC (Action for the Revalorization of Civic Values) organized a community talk, with the participation of Global CyberSafe, on how technology shapes our daily lives and how to stay up to date and safe online. Students and young professionals joined a panel discussion and presentations, and asked questions about digital skills and online safety.
