Helping Jewish communities stay secure online, so they can thrive offline.
We take communal cybersecurity seriously.
Building datasets of the cyber threats faced by communal organizations
Advising organizations on how best to address online vulnerabilities
Developing the next generation of cybersecurity experts to support the Jewish community
Publishing work on how cybersecurity and emerging technologies are affecting our community
Jewish institutions urgently need cybersecurity.
CRMs, document storage sites, email, and chat applications streamline our lives and communal involvement.
Streaming video, social media, and AI apps help communities stay close and offer innovative forms of engagement.
But these platforms and technologies can become vulnerable targets for bad actors, endangering our children, institutions, and the broader community.
The examples are chilling.
Online location and other personal data abused to compile a map of Jewish institutions and individuals, with the intention of encouraging people to cause these places economic or reputational harm at minimum.
An investigation following the 23andMe database breach, prior to October 7, found that genetic information on Ashkenazi Jews was targeted, for unknown purposes.
Since Oct. 7, at least 30 new hacktivist groups, sympathetic to Hamas, have emerged, with the intention of disrupting Jewish life around the world.
A list of Australian “Zionists” was published after an attacker infiltrated a WhatsApp group of Jewish academics.
Cloudflare thwarted more than 47 million attacks against Jewish and Holocaust educational websites since Oct. 7.
About K’lal
K’lal addresses the cyber threats facing Federations, JCCs, day schools, synagogues, nonprofits, and media organizations by:
Helping leaders make data-informed decisions to keep their communities safe;
Conducting cybersecurity assessments and developing implementation plans for adopting best practices and secure tools;
Helping Jewish organizations through trainings and hands-on experience to strengthen their cybersecurity;
Providing insights, considerations for community-specific norm development, and raising public awareness about the challenges and opportunities a technology-centered society brings.
People
Galia Nurko is passionate about how technology shapes society, with a focus on its economic, social, and political impacts. A volunteer working with K’lal, She is the Director of Strategy and Development at the Global Cyber Alliance, leading growth strategy and partnerships, including the Common Good Cyber initiative to promote collective cybersecurity. Previously, at DAI Global, she built a digital risk portfolio and co-authored USAID’s Cybersecurity Primer.
Galia has conducted research on digital access and trust in Ghana and India, and earlier served as Director of Media Relations at the Embassy of Israel to the U.S. Galia holds a Master’s in Foreign Service from Georgetown and a BA from The Ohio State University. Based in Ohio, she’s a 2024–2025 Richard W. Pogue Fellow and board member of the Mandel Jewish Day School. She speaks English, Spanish, and Hebrew.
Josh Levy is a seasoned digital security expert with more than 15 years experience working in digital security, human rights, and technology advocacy.
Every new chapter in Josh’s career has been driven by a crucible moment in our political system and our culture. In 2017, after a decade directing technology and human rights advocacy campaigns as Campaign Director at Free Press and Advocacy Director at Access Now, Josh founded the Digital Security Exchange, a platform that connected cybersecurity experts with U.S. nonprofits in need of essential digital security support. In 2018 he co-founded Center for Digital Resilience, a global NGO that facilitates digital security support for human rights communities across the Middle East and Africa.
Josh was a 2017 non-resident fellow at Stanford’s Digital Society Lab, holds an MFA in Integrated Media Art from Hunter College, and has a BA in English and Religion from the University of Vermont.
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Why “K’lal”?
K’lal Yisrael (כלל ישראל) refers to unity and mutual responsibility among the Jewish people. It emphasizes the shared heritage, history, and destiny of Jews around the world, irrespective of their cultural, ethnic, or religious differences. These values guide our approach to cybersecurity. Without a holistic picture of the threats we face, it is harder to understand how to protect ourselves and our communities, now and in the future.