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With new threats posed daily to our ability to communicate with sources securely, maintain trust in our devices and research privately, it can feel impossible to know where to start with protecting your digital security. This demo, led by technologists and educators in the field, aims to teach journalists of any knowledge base how to identify their unique threat model and develop a security protocol — regarding secure communication, data storage, and browsing — accordingly. From addressing low-hanging fruit to mitigating sophisticated threats, the tools discussed in this session will introduce journalists to essential concepts in digital security and privacy.

Speakers

Olivia Martin is a Digital Security Fellow at Freedom of the Press Foundation. A graduate of NYU's Gallatin School of Individualized Study, her professional work focuses on researching and delivering digital security trainings to journalists, activists, and human rights defenders. She has spent years in newsrooms as a designer and editor, and uses this experience to aid in assessing the evolving needs of journalists in today's media landscape. @_olivemartini_

Mike Tigas is a news applications developer at ProPublica, developing tools and reporting on a variety of topics, including healthcare and digital privacy. Outside of ProPublica, he is a lead developer of Tabula (a tool to help extract data from PDF files) and Onion Browser (an anonymizing Tor web browser for iPhone and iPad). He is an adjunct instructor at New York University’s Studio20 digital journalism program and was a 2013 Knight-Mozilla OpenNews Fellow. @mtigas