As an investigative journalist who has spent several years researching far right extremist movements (as well as several years serving in military intelligence), this is an important issue I think about obsessively. There are several steps you need to take, beginning with a risk assessment — 👇🏼 - ThreadSky

reportbywilson.bsky.social • 111 days ago

As an investigative journalist who has spent several years researching far right extremist movements (as well as several years serving in military intelligence), this is an important issue I think about obsessively.

There are several steps you need to take, beginning with a risk assessment — 👇🏼

Reposted from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

What are some accessible Infosec & Opsec resources that activists, journalists, and organizers can turn to in preparation for the Trump admin?

Preparing for a fascist regime can feel scary and paralyzing. This seems like an area where people can take control w/ concrete steps.

Please share below 👇🏽

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reportbywilson.bsky.social•111 days ago

First, you must understand and accept that regardless of whatever INFOSEC and OPSEC measures you implement, nothing is perfect. You need to plan for the eventuality that your communications and personal data will be compromised, which includes minimizing the impact of unauthorized disclosures...

reportbywilson.bsky.social•111 days ago

This means that in all of your electronic communications, you need to assume that everything you write could be made public. Whatever you write in a Slack channel could be published in the New York Times, and whatever you write in a Discord server could be cited in the court filings of a lawsuit...

reportbywilson.bsky.social•111 days ago

Nothing is 100% secure. That includes encrypted messaging such as Signal or encrypted email such as Proton Mail, because any secure communications cannot protect your phone, computer, or other electronic device from hackers or from being accessed by law enforcement or intelligence agencies…

reportbywilson.bsky.social•111 days ago

Also, secure communications cannot protect you from people with various motivations that are determined to gain access to your communications — for the purpose of leaking these communications. In fact, these types of leaks have been important to our understanding of far right extremists networks...

kbkorb.bsky.social•111 days ago

Sure. But the spirit of the query is: what can be done to minimize the risk?

Encryption + physical and other device security are logical. Although I don't know the details, because I'm too unimportant to monitor.

reportbywilson.bsky.social•111 days ago

Taking all of this into consideration, you should conduct a risk personal assessment, which includes considering any possible risk to your personal safety and security, any possible risk to your career including financial risk, and any possible legal risk including venerability to SLAPP lawsuits.

reportbywilson.bsky.social•111 days ago

For the purposes of this thread, I'm going to focus on risk to your personal safety and security, which begins with protecting your personal information and data. The simplest way explain the most effective way to conductive this type of person risk assessment: Dox yourself...

kmr318.bsky.social•111 days ago

📌 thank you for this thread

jenniekermode.bsky.social•111 days ago

Everyone I know who works in this field is quick to point out that most data leaks still occur as a result of weak passwords, careless sharing and other simple human errors.