This report was prepared by Internews’ Internet Freedom & Resilience team under a stream of work which strengthens civil society organizations, journalists, and other human rights defenders ability to detect, analyze, and build resilience to digital attacks through localized expertise in threat analysis and incident response.

It is intended to provide an overview of the digital threats faced by civil society and media organizations in Armenia and provide guidance for digital safety experts supporting this community.

This report was written in close collaboration with CyberHub-AM, a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) for Armenian civil society, including NGOs, Human Rights Defenders, Activists, journalists, and independent media. They serve as a contact point and help desk for the above-mentioned groups in Armenia and collect, analyze, and anonymously and responsibly share incident data and indicators with the global threat intelligence community where appropriate.

For more information about the digital threats faced by civil society and media, please see the following report produced in collaboration with the Threat Labs:

• Global Trends in Digital Security: Civil Society and Media
• Armenia Digital Threat Landscape: Civil Society & Media
• Brazil Digital Threat Landscape: Civil Society & Media
• Mexico Digital Threat Landscape: Civil Society & Media
• Serbia Digital Threat Landscape: Civil Society & Media
• Ukraine Digital Threat Landscape: Civil Society & Media