Protecting sources from harm should be the top priority of any newsroom. Whistleblowers risk identification when sending confidential files over mainstream email and messaging services. Although there are many secure file-sharing applications, they vary in cost and technical expertise.OnionShare, a free file-sharing application, makes it easy to send and …
No matter what happens this November, spying on members of the news media may be an ongoing problem
Most note-taking applications have limited security and privacy features. Here are some alternatives you could adopt for your newsroom.
We can learn a lot about how to get ahead of these problems.
Even if we encrypt our chats, they yield metadata — data about our conversations. Let’s talk about why it matters.
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.
Our Digital Security team is on hand to help you and your devices stay safe in the 2024 election year
Learn about the basics of media metadata — the information hidden inside of your files.
With Signal’s new username and discoverability features, we’re done giving away phone numbers
Research concerning digital security narratives in journalism
October is cybersecurity awareness month and Martin Shelton, principal researcher at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF), explores Meta’s new AI chatbot features. What he finds is security news that’s creepier than any ghost and a tool that bleeds more than fake vampire fangs.With Meta releasing AI chatbot abilities …
We outline important decisions for newsrooms when setting up Signal tiplines
Police raid on Marion County Record underscores digital security threats to media orgs.
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Both the newsroom and individual journalists must make some changes to work from home securely.
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One of the most common ways people get hacked is through phishing — when an attacker impersonates a trusted website to trick you into entering your credentials. But what if you never had to type in a password? Passwordless logins — known as passkeys — reduce your risk by enabling …
By the end of 2021, TikTok reached one billion monthly users, becoming one of the most popular social media platforms globally. In the United States, the platform was one of the few that significantly increased its share of users who said they regularly use the platform to get their …
A study of mob censorship of journalists, and how media organizations and platforms are responding.
What journalists can do to better manage digital security for sources when reporting on abortion.
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