Disaster-Ready Cybersecurity Guidelines: Building resilient support systems for domestic violence survivors

This toolkit highlights a crucial, often overlooked intersection between disaster preparedness, technology, and intimate partner violence. Published on the National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals (NRCC) website through a partnership with Safety Net (a project of the National Network to End Domestic Violence) and University of Washington researchers, this new resource fills a vital gap in field guidance. Natural disasters often collapse local support infrastructure and displace survivors, creating unique vulnerabilities that abusive partners can exploit through digital means. By targeting program managers, advocates, and IT professionals, these guidelines provide practical prevention and response strategies to ensure service continuity and robust data security when primary communication channels are compromised. The resource serves as an essential tool for victim service providers seeking to fortify their organizational resilience and maintain survivor privacy during environmental and logistical emergencies.