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Tools that journalists use in their reporting process may not be applicable overseas, but that doesn’t mean cyber hygiene should be tossed aside.
So, how can any reporter covering the Winter Olympics, which runs through Feb. 20 in Beijing, safeguard themselves?
Start with some of these basic cyber hygiene techniques from our Toolkit for Journalists.
After accounting for all of your devices, make sure they’re updated. You won’t want to expose yourself to a cyber attack because you have a piece of software on your laptop that’s outdated.
If you’re using a VPN to send information back to your newsroom, try to encrypt your data. We’d also recommend watching this video on cyber basics for journalists.
And, when you do communicate with your newsroom, do so securely. That could mean using an alternative messaging platform or email service. We recommend several in our toolkit, as well as how to browse the web securely.
Again, Olympics aside, these practices are good to keep in mind and use when reporting in another country.
Anthony Cave is the Craig Newmark Journalist Scholar with the Global Cyber Alliance. You can follow him on Twitter or connect with him on LinkedIn.