Open Briefing is proud to be a key partner in Civic DEFENDERS, an ambitious five-year global programme aimed at countering digital repression and fostering long-term resilience within civil society, independent media, and human rights defenders. This transformative initiative, supported by USAID and coordinated by Internews, brings together a powerful consortium of leaders in internet freedom to collaborate across global, regional, and national levels.
Tag: digital security
We’re hiring! Digital and information security consultants
We are expanding our diverse, inspired, and purpose-driven team; will you join us as one of our new digital and information security consultants? You will provide expert and tailored digital, information security, and technology advice and training to grassroots organisations and activists and their international partners at risk. And you will help disrupt attacks and reprisals from capable and motivated adversaries.
We’re hiring! Director of digital and information security [Closed]
Open Briefing is seeking a director to lead our digital and information security team and workstream in order to help build resistance and resilience among the people and communities challenging power. The main focus of this senior role will be on leadership, strategy, growth, and culture. We offer fair pay, sector-leading benefits, and progressive leave policies, including a salary of £70,000 per annum.
Passwords: The first (but not only) digital line of defence
Passwords are an essential part of our digital lives. But despite their pervasiveness, there is much confusion around passwords and how they should be properly used. In this post, we will go back to basics and look at passwords generally along with some specific problems and solutions.
A simple approach to protecting your information: Part 3
In the third part of our series on information security, we set out the next step for you to consider: Where should your most valuable and sensitive information be? Information security is difficult. The more locations the information is at and the longer it is there, the greater the chances of compromise and the more resources required to secure it.
A simple approach to protecting your information: Part 2
In the second part of our series on information security, we set out the next step for you to consider: Where is your most valuable and sensitive information? You have to secure that information everywhere it is located across a wide variety of forms, including paper, digital, and mental. If you are unable to locate this information, then you cannot expect to secure it.
A simple approach to protecting your information: Part 1
In the first part of our new series on information security, we set out a simple approach to help you archive, back up or destroy a lot of the information that may be causing you concerns. You can then focus your energy (and limited resources) on rolling out appropriate security measures for the most valuable and sensitive information that you work with.
Consultancy: Digital security stakeholder mapping, needs analysis, and best practice [Closed]
Open Briefing is seeking a consultant for a large project for a high-profile NGO client. The focus in the first stage will be to review the client's current duty of care provision in relation to digital and information security to specific stakeholders. The assessment will also be conducted through the lenses of organisational values, ethical principles, diversity, equity and inclusion, and power and privilege. You will report into Open Briefing’s project lead as part of a five-person multidisciplinary project team.