Ela Stapley is a Senior Adviser in Digital Security and Strategy who has spent the past decade working with journalists, newsrooms, and journalist networks to provide high-level digital security support.
During this time, she has trained and provided individual assistance to over 5,000 journalists from more than 50 countries. She writes regularly on digital security best practice for journalists on topics such as source protection, spyware and online abuse. She lectures on Mis and dis-information at the Journalism School of Media and Communication, Cardiff UK.
A former freelance journalist, Ela is the founder and director of Siskin Labs, a consulting firm that works with the media and non-profit organisations to find practical ways to increase their digital safety. Ela has an MA in International Journalism from Cardiff University, UK.