Independent Media Network

News organization, 150 journalists, covering international conflicts

Key Assets At Risk:

  • Press freedom
  • Source protection
  • Information integrity
  • Journalist safety

Business Pressure

Major investigative report publishes Thursday - intelligence collection threatens source protection and press freedom

Cultural Factors

  • Journalists received USB devices containing nation-state espionage malware targeting media coverage of Ukrainian conflicts
  • Foreign intelligence has systematic surveillance of news operations and confidential source communications
  • Investigative reports and journalist sources have been systematically compromised through targeted media espionage