Umbrella: Security made easy was an education app developed by Security First. It was removed from Google Play Mar 1, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Umbrella: Security made easy had been downloaded 23 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Umbrella: Security made easy was rated 4.00 out of 5 stars, based on 150 ratings.
App Information
Umbrella: Security made easy was free to download. The APK download size was 20.18 MB. The last available version was 1.0.32. The last update was on May 3, 2020.
Technical Requirements
Umbrella: Security made easy required Android 4.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play September 2015.
Description
The all-in-one app for digital and physical security. Learn about the latest risks and how to mitigate them. Designed and used by journalists, aid workers, human rights activists, and people travelling in high-risk areas.
Got a digital or physical security problem? Umbrella has the solution when you need it most. (Currently in BETA)
★What’s the best way to speak with someone securely? ★How do I send a secure email? ★How should I prepare to go through a border or airport where I may be searched or my devices seized? ★What is the safest way to protect myself during a protest? ★How do I know if I’m under surveillance? ★How do I meet with a source in the field? ★How should I respond if a colleague is kidnapped or detained? ★How can I protect my sensitive files? ★What is the latest information about security problems in my area? ★How do I deal with the effects of extreme stress? ★And much much more...
★★★Now Available in English, Spanish, Russian, Farsi, Chinese (Traditional).★★★
Umbrella provides step-by-step advice to help you and your team operate safely in a hostile environment. Whether you are sending sensitive emails, attending a protest or dealing with a kidnapping, Umbrella is your one stop shop for the latest security tools and information.
Lessons help you learn about a topic, checklists help you follow through. Keep track of your progress in the dashboard. Report incidents with forms. Feeds update you with threat alerts from trusted sources like the UN, ReliefWeb, Global Disaster and Alert Coordination System and Centres for Disease Control.
Your data is encrypted on your device, so we don't have access to it. Add extra security with a password. In an emergency, disguise Umbrella or integrate it with Ripple, an app by the Guardian Project that you can download separately to hide it with a single swipe. Umbrella has been created with input from the NGO, media, humanitarian aid and open source technology communities.
We can't wait to hear your feedback, so send suggestions to feedback@secfirst.org.
Find out more about Umbrella here: https://www.secfirst.org
Take a look at the code and content here: https://github.com/securityfirst
Please file any bugs, issues, or feature requests at: https://github.com/securityfirst/Umbrella_android/issues
Recent changes: Fix for layout making submission in Advanced search difficult Added next and submit buttons to keyboard in Advanced search Fix mask mode issues Prevent sleep at initial download Other stability improvements
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Comments on Umbrella: Security made easy for Android
★★★★★
Must have must own Have it if your security personal and social is compromised, or you wish to reduce the risk. 5 out of 5!
★★★★★
A welcome sight! An app with these intentions and excellent implementation is a welcome sight in today's world where our data's security is sold to the highest bidder or taken from dark organizations. I'm delighted to see it and hope it stays honest and true to its goal over time.
★★★★★
Keeping professionals and first-timers alike safe and better informed: physically and digitally. THE go-to app for both professionals and beginners travelling into areas of instability/insecurity. The checklist at the end of each section consolidates the beginner's new knowledge and reaffirms the pro's procedures, as complacency has no place in the security environment. Constantly fed with industry best practice and real-time vital information for those in-situ.
★★★★★
Very nice. Can I suggest a dark theme option? A dark theme would be helpful for stealth and eyestrain concerns 😉
★★☆☆☆
Installed it, it asked me if I wanted to have the app pretend to be a calculator. Hit okay. Couldn't work out how to get it out of being a calculator. Uninstalled because I already have a calculator.
★★☆☆☆
Umbrella Security made easy?? Surely that is a joke! If you have an hour or so to spare every time you want to sort out your security, and you don't have a life. This heap of crap is for you
★★☆☆☆
Too Many Assumptions This app makes way too many assumptions to be useful. Maybe it helps somebody but following some advice here without explicitly knowing those assumptions will get people hurt. Security still isn't easy.
★★☆☆☆
Lessons won't load regardless of reinstallation or updating in the setting.
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