Security Guides

At the beginning of the year (January 2018) I listed 10 security guides with which to begin the year:

Today I would like to add these additional guides and resources to that list:

Why Security Matters

Online Privacy for Journalists

Operational Security for Lawyers

Speaking Securely with Sources

How Journalists and Activists Can Identify and Counter Physical Surveillance

Security Planner, by the Citizen Lab

Digital Security - Rory Peck

A 70-Day Web Security Action Plan for Artists and Activists Under Siege

Zen and the Art of Making Tech Work for You 

So What the Hell Is Doxxing?

Information Security for Journalists

The Motherboard Guide to Avoiding State Surveillance

IFJ Digital Security Guide for Journalists

A Field Guide to Physical Surveillance

Surveillance Detection for Journalists in the Field

Defending Accounts Against Common Attacks

Protecting Your Personal Privacy - A Self-Help Guide for Judges and Their Families

TOR Anonymity: Things Not To Do While Using TOR

Digital Security for Activists (RiseUp)

Civil Liberties Defense Center - Digital Security Program

How to Run a Rogue Government Twitter Account with an Anonymous Email Address and a Burner Phone - (Micah Lee, The Intercept, February 20, 2017)


You will find that there is some degree of overlap between security guides. Good advice and security best practices are common across many domains and among many different types of people. At the same time however, I always seem to find some new piece of information, or some new way of enhancing my digital privacy and personal security in every guide I read.

I encourage you to read each of these guides, download available information and create your own personal security library. Even if something is not directly applicable to you today, it may be in the future, or perhaps it will be something that you can share to help someone else.