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Our Digital Security Team discusses arrests of U.S. journalists in 2020
Freedom of the Press Foundation recently released a report detailing a record number of arrests throughout 2020 based on comprehensive data gathered by the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker, a …
First steps for online safety
The environment in the U.S. surrounding digital security threats to journalists is evolving. What should journalists do to better protect themselves, sources, and colleagues from escalating digital security threats?
U.S. election security incidents were minimal — and now it gets messy
While there is now little evidence of U.S. election malfeasance, there's still so much more we can do.
Security considerations for confidential tip pages
How journalists can safely make the most of their confidential tip pages.
What we know about video conferencing with BigBlueButton
Learn about the security, privacy, and anti-abuse measures of the BigBlueButton video chat platform.
Journalists, how private are your Slack messages really?
It's time to rethink your privacy on Slack.
Encrypting a college newsroom with Signal
Freedom of the Press Foundation's Digital Security Training intern speaks to the experience of deploying Signal in his student newsroom.
Keeping your home Wi-Fi router reasonably secure
Learn about how to tighten your home Wi-Fi router's security settings.
What we know about video conferencing with Microsoft Teams
Learn about the security, privacy, and anti-abuse measures of the Microsoft Teams video chat platform.