Advice column: What information can my VPN provider see?
Virtual private networks are a useful tool for our digital security kit, but what exactly do they protect us from?
Digital security valentines for you and yours
Happy Valentine’s Day! Like love itself, digital security is all about trust, confidentiality, and compatibility, so we worked with our friends at Calyx Institute on this set of valentines.Please feel free to choose your favorites, download them, print them if you like, and send them along to anyone …
Advice column: When I use Face ID, does Apple get a copy?
Welcome to “Ask a security trainer,” the column where the Digital Security Training team at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) answers your burning questions at the intersection of journalism and security. Submit yours here! Let’s jump right into this week’s question.Dear DST,I’m concerned about using biometrics …
Advice column: How can I tell my device isn’t infected with malware or spyware?
FPF's digital security advice column today answers, how can I tell my device isn’t infected with malware or spyware?
The 2025 journalist’s digital security checklist
Our digital security training team's checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.
Advice column: Sharing passwords and two-factor authentication methods across teams
FPF's digital security training team today answers, how can I safely share passwords and two-factor authentication methods with my team?
A journalist’s guide to digital security risk assessment
To fine-tune your digital security, start with a risk assessment. A useful resource for your reporting process, a risk assessment will help you identify potential digital security risks and create a plan to mitigate them.
Advice column: Taming your notifications
FPF's digital security advice column today answers, how do I keep notifications from telling on me?
The telltale mobile phone: Keeping your data safe when reporting from the field
The 2024 U.S. presidential election has already been a magnet for protests, and covering any kind of protests is high risk for journalists. The U.S. Press Freedom Tracker covered demonstrations in advance of the presidential debate in September and during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, in August, at …
Advice column: Are password managers ‘putting all my eggs in one basket?’
Advice column: Are password managers ‘putting all my eggs in one basket?’
One nation under RISAA: What the US election could mean for surveillance of journalists
No matter what happens this November, spying on members of the news media may be an ongoing problem
That USB drive might not be safe. What now?
To be curious is to be human — including about what’s on that USB drive. But first, let’s think through how to access it safely.
Reporting on the 2024 elections? We’re here to help
Our Digital Security team is on hand to help you and your devices stay safe in the 2024 election year
