Field of Vision continues its partnership with Freedom of the Press Foundation, an organization at the forefront of advancing digital security best practices in journalism, to host the next installment of the free Digital Security Clinic for documentary filmmaking professionals, featuring group trainings.

For this sixth round of the Clinic, we’ll be offering group training sessions on high-priority concerns filmmakers have around securing footage, communication, devices, field work, and protecting yourself from AI:

Getting Started With Digital Security, Thursday, August 13th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Topics: Using risk assessment to strategize your approach to digital security, protecting your accounts from hacking and phishing attacks, securing your phones and laptops against digital and physical threats

Communicating Securely, Thursday, August 20th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Topics: Using your risk assessment to select the "right" tool for communicating with your sources, maximizing safety through app settings, building a communications plan for sensitive contacts

Protecting Your Footage, Thursday, August 27th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Topics: Using your risk assessment to determine safe storage for footage, strategies for using encryption to protect your footage, considerations for crossing borders while protecting sensitive documents and footage

Minimizing Your Digital Footprint, Thursday, September 3rd, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Topics: Auditing your digital footprint, removing sensitive information, identifying how personal data is collected in the first place, taking steps to prevent browsing data from ending up in unexpected places

When and How to Opt Out of AI, Thursday, September 10th, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Topics: Using your risk assessment to evaluate AI tools and integrations, transcription services, and protecting your intellectual property

Sign up for a group training session here