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# FCC Infosec 101: Protect Your Data, Protect Your Sources
- URL: https://larrysalibra.com/fcc-infosec-101/
- Published: 2015-02-25T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-04-11T10:25:09.000Z
- Author: Larry Salibra
- Tags: infosec, privacy, Talks, #Import 2024-08-23 13:31

I joined [Leonhard Weese](https://liongrass.hk/?ref=larrysalibra.com) and Fabian Lischka in leading a 60 minute workshop on information security and encryption  
for journalists at the [Foreign Correspondents’ Club](http://fcchk.org/?ref=larrysalibra.com) in Central, Hong Kong.

Our goal was to give journalists some basic steps they could take to improve the security of the information  
the collect in the course of their reporting.

Our interactive talk had the following agenda:

- Explain what encryption is
- Protect your device by:  
  - downloading from trusted sources
  - recognizing phishing attacks
  - looking for https connections
- Project your accounts by:  
  - selecting good passwords
  - using a password manager
  - using two factor authentication
- Protect your communications by:  
  - using Redphone/Textsecure/Signal
  - using Telegram Secret Chats

## Slides

[View slides as HTML](https://larrysalibra.com/keynotes/2015-02-26-infosec-101-fcc/) [Download slides as PDF](https://larrysalibra.com/keynotes/2015-02-26-infosec-101-fcc.pdf)

## Photos

[ ![FCC Sign](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/74/e474b4cb-cbee-4c30-844d-ae523b708967/content/images/2015/02/fcc-sign.jpg) ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/74/e474b4cb-cbee-4c30-844d-ae523b708967/content/images/2015/02/fcc-sign-full.jpg?ref=larrysalibra.com) [ ![FCC Board Member Nan Hie and Speakers Larry, Leo, and Fabian](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/74/e474b4cb-cbee-4c30-844d-ae523b708967/content/images/2015/02/fcc-group.jpg) ](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e4/74/e474b4cb-cbee-4c30-844d-ae523b708967/content/images/2015/02/fcc-group-full.jpg?ref=larrysalibra.com) 

I joined Fabian Lischka and Leonhard Weese in the FCC's Main Dining Room to help journalists understand how to use technology to better protect their sources and other private information.

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