Toolkits

Cybersecurity, Encryption, and Digital Security Tools

In the digital age, journalism safety must also include cybersecurity measures. As a result, myriad organisations have produced toolkits, resources, and guides for journalists and civil society organisations. These include:

• Advocacy in Restricted Spaces: A Toolkit for Civil Society Organizations (Lifeline) – available in Arabic, English, Español, Français, and Русский

• CPJ’s Journalists’ Safety Guide and Safety Kit, which includes cybersecurity resources as well. CPJ also created a Digital Safety Kit in English, Español, Français, and Русский

• Deutsche Welle (DW) Akademie’s DigiSecurity Threat Check – an online tool that helps you to identify potential online threats and develop policy recommendations to protect your organisation

• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) – Surveillance Self-defense (SSD): Tips, tools, and how-to’s for safer online communications

• Frontline Defenders – Security-in-a-box: Digital security tools and tactics

• Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) – Digital security

• Holistic Security Protocol for Human Rights Defenders (Open Briefing)

• Reporters Without Borders (RSF) – Digital Security for Journalists, a help desk featuring information on training, digital security guides, and FAQs/dangerous misconceptions

• Tactical Technology Collective (Tactical Tech) – Digital security & privacy

• Totem (Free Press Unlimited and Greenhost) – offers free online courses in English, French, and Farsi that cover a wide array of digital security-related topics

• WAN-IFRA – Top cybersecurity tips and tools for journalists

• We Live Security – Cybersecurity for journalists and the news media