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8 Most Common Cybersecurity Mistakes Journalists Should Avoid
Luis Assardo, a digital security trainer and investigative data journalist, gives tips on how journalists can keep their information and devices secure.
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How They Did It Reporting Tools & Tips
Running Into Open Secrets: How to Investigate Using the Strava Fitness App
Journalists around the world have mined the Strava fitness app to pinpoint secret military bases and track the movements of world leaders.
How They Did It
Investigating the Systemic Failures Enabling Abuse on Dating Apps
The Dating App Reporting Project conducted an 18-month investigation into the mechanisms meant to keep people safe on dating apps — and found them wanting.
Teaching & Training
Digital Threats: Fourth Cyber Investigations Training Course
Reporters from around the world will learn how to investigate the digital environment in order to understand and expose disinformation, online attacks, and manipulation.
GIJC23
Hacking Crisis: Citizen Lab’s Ron Deibert on How Investigative Journalists Can Fight Back
In a keynote speech at the GIJC in Sweden, Deibert laid out the new, fearsome digital threats facing the world’s watchdog journalists.
Safety & Security
‘Things Are About to Get Worse:’ GIJC23 Keynote Speaker Ron Deibert On the Battle Against Hidden Cyber Threats
The director of Citizen Lab warns that spyware and a “general descent into authoritarianism” have created a perfect storm for democratic institutions.
Safety & Security
How Investigative Journalists Can Fight Back Against New, Enhanced Surveillance Threats
A panel about the “brave new world” of surveillance at the 2023 IPI World Media Congress in Vienna discusses success stories around the world of journalists and activists pushing back against new and enhanced surveillance methods.
News & Analysis
What Happens to Journalism When Social Media Sites Lose Their Relevance?
A panel at the 2023 International Journalism Festival in Perugia explored the implications for journalism of Twitter “dying” and Facebook’s pivot away from news.
Reporting Tools & Tips Safety & Security
The Latest on Coping with Internet Shutdowns and Online Censorship
The National Press Club recently hosted a panel of cybersecurity and digital experts to discuss the latest in government internet shutdowns and online censorship — and how journalists can work around these challenges.