Surfshark Shares Its Key 2025 CSR Efforts for Giving Tuesday

• Cybersecurity Awareness: Surfshark promoted strong encryption and shared security insights through research and workshops.
• Digital Rights Protection: Company supported journalists, activists, and global privacy discussions through RightsCon and Emergency VPN.
• Sustainability Actions: Surfshark published its Impact Report and backed ocean conservation via the Big Give Challenge.

Surfshark has shared an overview of its major Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives for 2025 in recognition of Giving Tuesday, a global movement promoting generosity and community impact. The company detailed its work across cybersecurity education, digital rights protection, and environmental sustainability.

1. Advancing Cybersecurity Awareness

Advocacy on Global Encryption Day

Ahead of Global Encryption Day, Surfshark reaffirmed its position on the importance of strong encryption for online privacy. Working with the VPN Trust Initiative, the company urged global policymakers to avoid weakening encryption standards.

Surfshark also released research comparing security and privacy features across popular messaging apps, further emphasizing how essential encryption is for user protection.

Workshops at the Media Innovation Festival

Surfshark participated in the International Press Institute’s Media Innovation Festival, joining discussions about digital security and the future of journalism.

Security Governance and Compliance Manager Miguel Fornés Belcasem led a hands-on workshop explaining how cyber attackers exploit both human behavior and technology. The session offered practical tips for improving digital hygiene, especially for media professionals facing growing cybersecurity threats.

2. Protecting Digital Rights

Engagement at RightsCon 2025

Surfshark took part in RightsCon 2025 in Taipei, one of the world’s leading events on digital human rights. The company hosted conversations at its booth about online privacy, censorship, and the role of VPNs in maintaining digital freedom.

Surfshark team members also appeared on a panel focused on election interference and internet restrictions, highlighting how privacy tools help safeguard access to information.

Expansion of the Emergency VPN Program

The company continued its Emergency VPN program, which provides free secure VPN access to journalists, activists, and NGO workers operating in high-risk or heavily censored regions. This year, Surfshark distributed nearly 3,000 Emergency VPN accounts, helping frontline human rights defenders communicate safely and bypass censorship.

3. Supporting Environmental Sustainability

Progress in the Impact Report 2024

Surfshark published its second Impact Report, outlining achievements in sustainability, digital rights advocacy, and community-focused projects. The report emphasizes transparency and shows the company’s ongoing steps toward building a safer and more sustainable digital ecosystem.

Participation in the Big Give Christmas Challenge

Surfshark will continue its end-of-year efforts by supporting the Shark Trust through the Big Give Christmas Challenge. All donations made to the Indian Ocean Sharks Appeal from December 2 to 9 will be doubled.

With nearly 75% of oceanic sharks and rays currently threatened with extinction, the campaign aims to strengthen conservation measures and support science-based protections for these species.

Looking Ahead to 2026

Surfshark says its commitment to CSR will continue into 2026 with a focus on cybersecurity advocacy, digital rights protection, and sustainability.

The company plans to expand initiatives that help people stay safer online, uphold access to an open internet, and reduce environmental impact, reinforcing its goal to make a positive difference both digitally and in the real world.