DIGITAL SECURITY

Journalists and media owners, as well as the entire audience, are urgently required to protect their communications and information from the growing threats coming from the virtual world. However, some studies show that the majority of journalists and media owners, despite believing that the risk is real, still do not take the necessary protective measures...

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SDigital security for journalists

Practical tips to protect your data and communications online.

Best Practices for Digital Security

1. Secure your online platforms with complex passwords

"This applies not only to journalists, but to everyone. Your password is the first line of defense for your online accounts and you must..."

2. Regularly delete your digital searches

"Whatever you browse online, you leave digital traces in the form of breadcrumbs - cookies. Make sure to regularly delete these as well as..."

3. Mask your IP address with a VPN

"When it comes to digital traces, none are as important as your IP address. You leave this behind wherever you navigate and click, so..."

4. Use the TOR browser when browsing online

"Although TOR has a somewhat dark reputation as a place where all kinds of criminals gather, still, using this application is..."

5. Use encryption tools for journalists

"The very idea of installing encryption tools like OpenPGP may intimidate many journalists, but it is necessary if..."

6. Use private email accounts

"Email is over 40 years old, but it has evolved many times since then. Email remains one of the main tools for private and business communication and is still important..."

What journalists must know about Digital Security?

SECURE YOUR EMAILS

Secure Your Emails!

Freelance journalists often use email to communicate with editors, colleagues, and sources, as well as family and friends. As a result, your account likely contains a significant amount of data about you and your contacts, so if your email is compromised, it could put you, your family, your colleagues, and your sources at risk..

TAKE CARE OF YOUR DEVICES

SECURE YOUR PC

Computers are used to research and produce news stories, track sources, communicate with editors, talk to family members, and store sensitive and sensitive journalistic information and materials, so it is vital that as a journalist you take care of your computer and minimize the risk of it being stolen, damaged, and infected by viruses..

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