Training for journalists: Anti-Surveillance and Digital Security

iMEdD, in cooperation with speakers from international organisations, is hosting in February an interactive training on “Anti-surveillance and digital security”. Applications for the workshops, which will have a total duration of 3 weeks and will take place at iMEdD, are now open

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Detailed Schedule:

Thursday, 9 February, 18:00 – 21:00: Digital Safety Essentials with Harlo Holmes, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Director of Digital Security at Freedom of the Press Foundation

Friday, 10 February, 18:00 – 21:00: Advanced Topics in Source Protection with Harlo Holmes, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Director of Digital Security at Freedom of the Press Foundation


Thursday, 16 February, 18:00 – 21:00: Online Abuse Self-Defence Training & Bolster Your Digital Safety: An Anti-Hacking, Anti-Doxing Workshop with Viktorya Vilk, Director for Digital Safety and Free Expression at PEN America

Friday, 17 February, 18:00 – 21:00: Physical Surveillance: Awareness and Avoidance (part 1) with Frank Smyth, Founder and CEO of Global Journalist Security (GJS)

Saturday,18 February, 09:00 – 17:00: Physical Surveillance: Awareness and Avoidance (part 2) with Frank Smyth, Founder and CEO of Global Journalist Security (GJS)


Thursday, 23 February, 18:00 – 21:00: How adversaries actually spy on your communications and devices, and how to prevent it with Bill Marczak, Senior Research Fellow at Citizen Lab

Friday, 24 February, 18:00 – 20:00: Personalized advice: How you can integrate digital security advice with your day-to-day work with Bill Marczak, Senior Research Fellow at Citizen Lab

The new ideas zone cycle for professional journalists is conducted in English and is free of charge upon registration for a limited number of participants.

Priority will be given to those applicants available to attend all the workshops.