My post on threat models for journalists is quite lengthy, so I thought I’d put the sample threat models from that in their own, separate post. Here they are – note that these are very simple, sketchy threat models and you would want to expand on these. But hopefully they provide a starting point. I’d also recommend checking out this resource from Privacy for Journalists.
A basic threat model for anyone with access to a key social media account – or colleagues who do.
This is an example of a threat model for anyone who deals with protestors, complainants, or others who might be targets of others
When dealing with whistleblowers, leaks, or sources in oppressive regimes, you need to protect identity and location. Here’s a sample threat model for that.
When working with documents, you may need to prevent others getting access to them. Here’s a sample threat model for that.
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