Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/digital-security/page/2/)
Telegram is an invaluable research tool, helping journalists mine for information, investigate groups of people whose content is otherwise banned or limited on social media, and track protests and political movements in authoritarian countries. Here’s how to get started using it.
There is no way for investigative journalists to completely eliminate the risk of being tracked through metadata, but in an interview with Reporters Without Borders, technology expert Benjamin Finn offers a series of tips on how to protect both your sources and yourself.
Talya Cooper spent several years working alongside journalists in a newsroom, where she witnessed some “unholy messes” of files on both physical and virtual desktops. But as she writes here, while taking good care of data requires some time and money the loss of irreplaceable reporting work can come at a higher cost.
In 2018, private investigator Igor Ostrovskiy revealed to US investigative reporter Ronan Farrow that he was spying on him, and became a whistleblower on the threat of “hunting journalists.” Ostrovskiy recently briefed journalists on how to deal with the growing menace of physical surveillance.
कोई भी जासूस आपकी निगरानी के लिए पहले से किसी स्थान की योजना तभी बना सकेगा, जब उसे आपका शेड्यूल मालूम हो। इसलिए अपना शेड्यूल हमेशा गोपनीय रखें। आप ‘सिग्नल‘ और ‘प्रोटॉनमेल‘ जैसे एन्क्रिप्टेड संचार प्लेटफॉर्म का उपयोग करें। अपने डिजिटल पासवर्ड पर दो-चरण प्रमाणीकरण का उपयोग करें। यदि आप डिजिटल सुरक्षा रखेंगे, तो किसी जासूस के पास आपके संचार और शेड्यूल की जानकारी नहीं होगी। तब वह पहले से कोई योजना नहीं बना सकेगा। ऐसे में वह सिर्फ आपकी शारीरिक गतिविधियों और परिवहन के अनुसार पीछा करने को मजबूर हैं।
Some of the most significant progress in newsroom information security over the past decade has been in smaller, more recently-formed digital startups — many of them investigative outlets. They are proving they can effectively incorporate strong information security strategies into their highly adaptive and responsive workflows.
How do you tackle a fraudulent blue-chip corporation that has the means to deploy teams of lawyers, private investigators, hackers, and even foreign spies to stop your investigation? Dan McCrum, an investigative reporter at the Financial Times, told GIJN how he took down a fraudulent $30 billion company, and offered tips on how reporters can tackle bad actors with almost unlimited resources.
Shutting down the internet has become an increasingly common tactic of governments and regimes looking to prevent civil society and free media from operating. Here, experts in privacy and security give their advice on the tools and tactics for skirting internet blackouts.
Mediapart’s co-director of investigations, self-taught journalist Fabrice Arfi, offers his tips and best practices for educating oneself, cultivating sources, confronting targets fairly, and avoiding legal trouble.
Increasingly, investigative journalists are being hacked, doxxed, harassed, and assaulted by external threats, so GIJN — with generous support from the Ford Foundation — is proud to launch a first-of-its-kind safety guide for newsrooms at GIJC21: the Journalist Security Assessment Tool (JSAT).