CHECKLIST

Understand Who's Most Often At Risk

• Outspoken individuals (organizers, activists, journalists)

• Women 

• LGBTQ individuals 

• Black or brown communities

• Ethnic or religious minorities 

Understand the Most Common Associated Risks

• Doxxing, or having personal information shared online without consent 

• Threats to reputation 

• Harassment, stalking, and bullying online 

• Threats of physical or sexual violence 

• Campaigns to force individuals offline or from social media

Take Steps to Reduce Risk

• Update technology and devices 

• Develop organizational policies on bullying and harassment

• Host training to cope with online threats

• Build a culture of security where staff can raise concerns and provide feedback 

Practice Threat Modeling

• Ask yourself:

  • Who is likely to target our staff?

  • How will they do it?

  • What can we do?

Create a Culture of Care

• People feel valued and heard

• Acknowledge the impact of harassment 

• Watch for warning signs

  • Disengagement from work

  • Self-censorship

  • Disconnection from online platforms 

• Provide psychosocial support

• Consider "meeting-free" weekdays 

• Create a resource library

Safeguard Personal Data

• Opt out of data brokers 

• Pay a service to remove personal information

• Use aliases

• Use virtual phone numbers

Crisis Management Basics

• Prevent (threat modeling)

• Plan (incident response plan)

• Practice (tabletop exercises)

• Perform