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Court documents detailing a recent FBI raid on a Washington Post reporter offer some important insights into risks to journalists and potential sources, and what can be done in response.

https://freedom.press/digisec/blog/wapo-raid-security-lessons/

Five security lessons from the FBI’s Washington Post raid

Court documents show how investigators can track digital activities, and reveal ways to harden journalists’ devices

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Reboots after updates are also important, and fully closed devices are harder to access.

If a device is powered off, an attacker with physical access generally must either (a) obtain the user passcode and unlock the device normally, (b) exploit a hardware vulnerability in the device’s secure element or bootloader (rare and device-specific), or (c) perform sophisticated attacks before shutdown (cold-boot or memory imaging while powered or in sleep).

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Mac-tool-turns-MagSafe-cable-into-a-safety-switch-11167691.html

Mac tool turns MagSafe cable into a safety switch

A developer has introduced a tool that allows you to put your Mac into a protected state by simply unplugging the MagSafe connection.

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