If we are to make a change in the world with science as a tool for good, we must listen to the stories of why people come to science, how they value and use science in their lives, and how science helps and hinders societal progress. We must center diverse articulations of what it will look like to reach this goal and will lead us to a place, a people, and a plan to satisfy our collective longing for what science could be but isn’t…yet.

Having worked with and in support of information security practitioners in the human rights sector for over a decade, we have found that collaboration and cooperation are the backbone of this community of practice. Yet, many challenges and gaps hinder their practice and impact the contributions they are able to provide. We completed a survey to snapshot some of the key strengths and shortcomings of the infrastructure within which they operate today.