Ask a security trainer: 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?
Ask a security trainer: Will I face increased scrutiny for using Tor?
People may have tried to scare you away from the anonymity-preserving Tor Browser. … Use it anyway!
Ask a security trainer: Why not use my browser as my password manager?
Our digital security training team on the advantages and disadvantages of a browser-based password manager
The 2026 journalist’s digital security checklist
Our digital security training team’s checklist to help journalists secure their digital life.
Ask a security trainer: 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?
How to shop for a journalist: A security gift-giving guide
Sometimes I need gifts for my journalist friends. Journalists don’t typically treat themselves to gadgets and services that will make their jobs safer and easier, but maybe you can treat them instead.
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.
Ask a security trainer: Taming your notifications
FPF's digital security advice column today answers, how do I keep notifications from telling on me?
Advice column: Is my phone always listening?
Advice column: Is my phone always listening?
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 …
Ask a security trainer: Which antivirus should I use?
Advice column: Which antivirus should I use?
Advice column: Are password managers ‘putting all my eggs in one basket?’
Advice column: Are password managers ‘putting all my eggs in one basket?’
Ask a security trainer: Why trust Signal?
FPF's digital security advice column today answers, why should I trust Signal?
Advice column: Two-factor authentication woes
FPF's digital security advice column today answers, what happens if I lose the phone I use for two-factor authentication?
How plausible is iCloud security on Apple devices?
Apple has released numerous security and privacy features over the past few years. If you use iCloud, you’ll want to enable Advanced Data Protection.
Announcing our advice column, “Ask a security trainer”
Are you a journalist with a question about digital security? Ask our team!
Ask a security trainer: Top three security tips
FPF's digital security advice column today answers, what are your top three security tips?
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
What the AT&T breach means for source protection
We can learn a lot about how to get ahead of these problems.
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
Want improved adoption of digital security practices? Tell a good story.
Research concerning digital security narratives in journalism
Lessons from a newsroom raid: How to encrypt your devices to protect yourself
Police raid on Marion County Record underscores digital security threats to media orgs.
How journalists can work from home securely
Both the newsroom and individual journalists must make some changes to work from home securely.
How technology is changing the harassment of journalists — and what newsrooms can do about it
A study of mob censorship of journalists, and how media organizations and platforms are responding.
Taking care with source security when reporting on abortion
What journalists can do to better manage digital security for sources when reporting on abortion.
