Free threat intelligence for journalists, NGO workers & human rights defenders
The Sentinel Shields Foundation develops open-source intelligence tools that give journalists, humanitarian workers, and civilians the same threat awareness as professional security teams — at no cost. Powered by 100+ active intelligence sources and updated every 15 minutes.
Bloomberg charges $24,000 a year for a terminal. Professional threat briefings cost more. We give you the same intelligence — free. Because knowing what's coming shouldn't be a luxury.
Correspondents and freelancers operating in conflict zones, autocratic states, and high-surveillance environments face unique threats that generic travel apps ignore.
Humanitarian and development workers need real-time situational awareness across dozens of high-risk countries simultaneously.
Activists, lawyers, and investigators face targeted surveillance, detention risk, and physical danger. CI threat awareness can be the difference between safety and capture.
Business travelers, expatriates, and adventurous individuals deserve access to the same intelligence that corporations pay thousands for.
Search any country. Get a real intelligence briefing in seconds — the kind that used to take days to compile. Threat environment, pre-departure protocols, what to avoid, local laws, emergency contacts. Free.
196 COUNTRIES · FREE · NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED
The Sentinel Shields Foundation believes that open-source intelligence, when made accessible and free, can protect lives. Our mission is to democratize threat awareness for those who cannot afford corporate security solutions.
Sentinel Shields Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Support the FoundationAtlas Sentinel will never charge individual users. Like Signal, we are funded entirely by donations and grants — not subscriptions, not advertising, not data.
Our code is public. Our data sources are documented. Our methodology is transparent. Security tools that can't be audited shouldn't be trusted.
We do not collect, sell, or share user data. We don't know where you're going, and we don't want to. Your security queries stay on your device.
Every threat assessment is grounded in 100+ active intelligence sources spanning US State Department, UK FCDO, CDC, USGS, NOAA, UN Security Council, GDELT real-time conflict data, and 20+ news networks, think tanks, and human rights organizations. FIE profiles cover all 196 countries.
One tool. Every threat. Any country. Free.
196 countries scored in real-time from 100+ active intelligence sources — government advisories, conflict trackers, and live event feeds. Color-coded from safe to critical. GDELT updates every 15 minutes, government advisories every 6 hours.
Search any city. Get instant threat assessment, active alerts, STEP registration, and local emergency contacts.
43 named foreign intelligence actors tracked across 13+ nations. 196 countries with full FIE profiles — 5-dimension scoring: espionage risk, surveillance likelihood, cyber threat level, foreign influence activity, and border device inspection risk. Covers hostile services (GRU, MSS, IRGC, RGB), allied collection (GCHQ, NSA, DGSE), and commercial spyware operators (NSO Group/Pegasus, FinFisher, Predator).
5,800+ live threat events from 100+ active intelligence sources: US State Dept, UK FCDO, GDELT, GDACS, BBC, Al Jazeera, France24, DW, Crisis Group, Bellingcat, HRW, Amnesty, CPJ, Freedom House, USGS, NOAA, EMSC, Canada Travel, Atlantic Council, CSIS, War on the Rocks, Foreign Policy, The Economist, The Intercept, and more. Filterable by country, type, and severity.
Know which foreign intelligence services operate in your destination. Device inspection risk, hotel surveillance likelihood, honey trap risk — before you arrive.
Track active foreign propaganda campaigns and disinformation operations. 14 active IO campaigns: GRU Secondary Infektion, Chinese Spamouflage, IRGC US Election Interference, RT/Sputnik state media, Xinhua/CGTN network, Ghostwriter (hack & leak), and more. Sourced from EU vs Disinfo (EEAS), DFRLab, Microsoft MSTIC, and Google Threat Analysis Group.
Intelligence-grade country briefings for travelers. Know the threat environment, what to do before you leave, how to stay safe when you arrive, and who to call if things go wrong.
Funded entirely by the Sentinel Shields Foundation. No subscription. No ads. No data collection. Free for journalists, NGOs, and individuals worldwide.
Atlas Sentinel tracks active foreign influence operations from hostile nation-states — including state media networks, covert persona campaigns, hack-and-leak operations, and coordinated disinformation. Sourced from EU EEAS, DFRLab, Microsoft MSTIC, and Google TAG.
IO intelligence is presented for informational purposes. Inclusion of official government positions does not constitute endorsement of any government policy. The Sentinel Shields Foundation is an independent non-profit.
100+ active intelligence sources. Every alert grounded in verified government, institutional, and investigative reporting — no unverified social media, no speculation.
Corporate security teams have access to intelligence platforms that cost thousands per month. Journalists, NGO workers, human rights defenders, and civilians in conflict zones do not. We're fixing that — and we need your help.
Sentinel Shields Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Donations are tax-deductible in the United States to the extent permitted by law.
Like Signal, we accept no government or corporate funding. Our only obligation is to you.
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