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Come And Learn InfoSec

Well done for completing your C.A.L.I.S. course. This page contains resources and tools mentioned in the course plus important articles to read. 

If you are interested in booking comprehensive introductory InfoSec training for journalists or civil society groups please email the address below.

 

 

External links meant as a guide only. Last checked 20/10/25.

These excellent organisations have the capacity to provide urgent help, including in-depth security advice, to journalists https://cpj.org and https://freedom.press/ and https://onlineviolenceresponsehub.org/emergency-assistance 

custom_websiteSign Up for the Digital Security newsletter at Freedom of the Press Foundation

Exercises & How To Guides

custom_websiteQuiz: Can you spot when you’re being phished?
custom_websiteGoogle privacy settings to change immediately
custom_websiteStep by step guide to deleting your personal data from the internet
custom_websiteFPF guide to setting up or improving secure communication tools
custom_websiteHow to secure your devices and apps (free anti-stalking guide)
custom_websiteGuide to mobile maintenance
custom_websiteGuide: Crossing the USA border with electronic devices
custom_websiteThreat assessment guide - one page
custom_websiteThreat assessment guide - longer
custom_websiteGuide to checking if your laptop is encrypted
custom_websiteJan 2025 digital security checklist for journalists (and everyone)
custom_websiteHow to change your settings to make yourself less valuable to Meta

Password Managers

custom_websiteBitwarden
custom_websiteKeePassXC
custom_website1Password

Tools

custom_websiteTOR - web browser
custom_websiteJitsi
custom_websiteMozilla (Firefox) anti-tracking browser extensions
custom_websiteVeraCrypt
custom_websiteSignal
custom_websiteSignal usernames - how to guide
custom_websiteHow to make Signal extra secure - useful, simple guide
custom_websiteThreema
custom_website';--have i been pwned?
custom_websiteWhat Is My IP Address?
custom_websiteEpios
custom_websiteMozilla VPN
custom_websiteProton VPN
custom_websiteYubiKeys
custom_websiteAuthy
custom_website2FA Directory

Important Articles

custom_websiteWhistleblowing While Black - How Truth-Telling Changes the Careers of Black Women in Tech
custom_websiteWired profile of Signal President Meredith Whittaker
custom_websiteSecurity risk assessment as a mental health tool

And finally… C.A.L.I.S. film night suggestions: Citizenfour; United States vs. Reality Winner; Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard; Hackers; The Lives Of Others; Official Secrets; The Vula Connection; The Conversation; Field of Vision: The Surrender; The Billion Dollar Code.

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