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?
City sues security researcher after revelations about ransomware attack
Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced that the data was either “encrypted or corrupted.”
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.
Telegram misrepresented amid founder’s arrest
The arrest of Telegram founder Pavel Durov has helped foster the mistaken notion that the app is a standard end-to-end encrypted messenger.
Announcing our advice column, “Ask a security trainer”
Are you a journalist with a question about digital security? Ask our team!
Advice column: Top three security tips
FPF's digital security advice column today answers, what are your top three security tips?
Data broker breach leaks Social Security numbers (again)
National Public Data confirmed nearly 3 billion records were affected.
OnionShare for beginners
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 …
Russia blocks access to Signal
The latest move means that the app has been removed from Google Play and Apple App Store in Russia.
Cloudflare hides abusive websites
The Spamhaus Project has released a blog criticizing Cloudflare — a content delivery network and cloud cybersecurity provider — for providing security services to abusive domains. These websites could contain spam, phishing links, malware, and even botnets.
