Cybersecurity & Standards

Public and private-sector entities face a growing challenge in protecting the internet against malicious actors. In working to make the internet more secure, it’s essential to support fundamental human rights when creating and deploying technology. By engaging a team of technical experts in our policy advocacy, CDT develops policies and technical standards that respect fundamental rights while making critical communications infrastructure more secure. From our engagement in a number of core internet standards & governing bodies, to our work to improve the cybersecurity of elections worldwide, CDT’s is working to ensure that fundamental rights are embedded in the technical fabric of our digital world. We also work to empower individuals to take greater control of their own cybersecurity, while serving as key technical translators for policymakers working to address a range of societal issues impacted by new technologies.

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CDT brief, entitled "Policies, People, and Protective Measures: Legal Requirements for K-12 Cybersecurity." White document on a grey background.

Policies, People, and Protective Measures: Legal Requirements for K-12 Cybersecurity

Graphic for a CDT report, entitled "Slicing the Network: Maintaining Neutrality, Protecting Privacy, and Promoting Competition." Illustration of a red, blue, and yellow network with various modules connected to each other.

Slicing the Network: Maintaining Neutrality, Protecting Privacy, and Promoting Competition 

CDT response to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights call for inputs on the relationship between human rights and technical standard-setting processes for new and emerging digital technologies. White document on a grey background.

On the relationship between human rights and technical standard-setting processes for new and emerging digital technologies

Graphic for a report, compiled by CDT and ARTICLE 19, entitled "A Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for Public Internet Advocates." White text on red, yellow, blue background.

Report – A Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for Public Interest Advocates

The CDT logo. A white "cdt" alongside "Center for Democracy & Technology" on a light blue background.

Interoperability is Important for Competition, Consumers, & the Economy

The CDT logo. A light and dark grey "cdt" alongside "Center for Democracy & Technology" on a white background.

Dispatch: Internet Governance at the ITU

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