What Is It For

Twice a year we run two-day workshops for NGOs and journalists on digital hygiene and digital travel security. NGOs and journalists are often the target of state-sponsored attacks fuelled by geopolitical motives — together we practise the latest modus operandi for protecting against that threat landscape, hands-on with participants’ own tools.

Who It's For

Our Pro Deo workshops are built for NGOs, journalists, and human rights defenders whose work puts them in the crosshairs of state-sponsored actors and other well-resourced adversaries. Anyone whose safety depends on the confidentiality of their sources, contacts, or investigations is welcome to apply.

What the Workshop Covers

  • Personal threat landscape and exposure profiling
  • Secure configurations for communication, cloud, and mobile ecosystems
  • Messaging hygiene (Signal, iMessage, ProtonMail, or your preferred tools)
  • Travel-safe device protocols and border-crossing security planning
  • Hardening of personal, home-office, and assistant devices

Format & Duration

Each workshop runs over two full days, twice a year, in a hands-on format. Participants work directly with their own devices and accounts, walking away with hardened configurations rather than a slide deck — practising the same modus operandi used against real targets in the field.

Why We Do This

At Dupilat we believe in giving back — through our commercial assignments we grow our expertise daily, and we happily share it with those who can benefit for the greater good. Concentrating that expertise among well-resourced clients only widens the gap for those who need it most; these workshops keep it in circulation where it matters.

How to Request a Workshop

Workshops are limited to two intakes per year and prioritised by need. If your organisation works with journalists, human rights defenders, or at-risk sources, reach out through our Contact page with a short description of your work and current security concerns.