WHY DEMOCRACY SECURITY PROJECT

Our safety and security strategy focuses on the areas where threats most often emerge. By increasing awareness of today’s evolving risks and pairing that insight with concrete mitigation steps, we empower you to move forward with confidence. Prioritizing safety strengthens the resilience needed to sustain meaningful, high-impact work.

HOW WE HELP

We help you anticipate potential risks and threats before they escalate and stand with you when rapid response is required.

DSP delivers comprehensive safety and security support, including trainings, consultations, and individualized 1:1 guidance. Our experienced team provides practical, relevant, and actionable resources designed to address real-world security challenges with clarity and impact.

SERVICES

  • Seeks to raise awareness on a wide range of ever-evolving vulnerabilities online and how to protect yourself. Topics covered include:

    • Comprehensive review of threats including doxxing, swatting, cyber stalking and online harassment along with solutions to mitigate them

    • Tips to Protect your Data and Privacy

    • Security for Devices, at home, at the office and while traveling

    • Protecting your Personal Information

  • Seeks to empower participants as they prepare for a wide range of threats like harassment, disruption, or aggression. We aim to develop each participant’s skills to identify and plan for risks and quickly respond to unforeseen circumstances.

    • Risk Assessment

    • Situational Awareness

    • Home & Office Safety

    • Community Security

    • Canvassing Safety

    • Protest Safety

    • Best Practices for De-escalation

  • Review comprehensive risk mitigation during all stages of event planning through event execution. This training focuses on creating a framework to safeguard participants and develop event safety plans before you need one. Topics covered include:

    • Actionable Tips For Before, During, and After an Event

    • Determining Event Security Roles & Responsibilities

    • An Event Safety Communication Framework

    • De-escalation Tips

    • Community Security

    • Emergency Planning & Response

    • After Action Assessment

  • An opportunity for organizational leaders to present security concerns and challenges to DSP senior leaders. DSP team members work with participants to conduct organizational risk assessments based on the work you do, the communities you serve, and other factors specific to your organization. Topics might include:

    • Compliance

    • Document Retention Policies

    • Audit & Implementation Support

    • Security Plan Analysis

    • Safety Planning for Public Figures

  • Individuals and leaders in the midst of a security crisis can meet directly with our team to collaboratively identify solutions, receive tailored cyber, physical, or event security guidance, and access recommendations for trusted, vetted security tools.

  • Additional trainings are designed to empower participants and offer strategies on a range of topics. 

    Trainings include: 

    • Travel Safety 

    • Election Preparedness

    • Community Defense

    • Resilience & Wellness

    • Navigating Trauma

  • For those in need of more extensive support, our nationwide network of experienced partners can offer the following services:

    • Crisis Communications

    • Legal Support 

    • Data Scrubbing & Digital Monitoring

    • Office Security Assessment

    • Professional Paid Security

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