WireGuard Coach — Threat-Modeled Secure Setup for Journalists
An AI assistant that interviews a journalist or activist about their specific threat model and produces a custom, follow-it-yourself secure-communications setup (Signal, Proton, SecureDrop, Tor) with a checklist and monthly re-audit.
Independent journalists and human-rights activists covering sensitive beats
- Threat-model interview: who you fear, what data you handle, what countries you operate in → picks the right toolkit
- Step-by-step setup wizard for Signal, ProtonMail, SecureDrop, vanishing-file apps, with screenshots and verification prompts
- Monthly re-audit that checks installed apps for the latest patches and recommends switches based on new legislation (e.g., a new Chat Control scope)
- Stealth 'panic mode' for one-tap message wipe + secondary device handover instructions in case of device seizure
Chat Control 2.0 would mandate mass scanning even on E2E platforms, so journalists can no longer rely on default apps; they need operational security tailored to their actual risk.
Multiple established players (Freedom of the Press Foundation, CPJ, RSF) maintain annual journalist digital security checklists and safety kits, indicating genuine recurring demand from this niche audience.The 2026 journalist's digital security checklist ↗Digital Safety Kit - Committee to Protect Journalists ↗
Existing resources are static checklists or one-off nonprofit trainings (SAFETAG, Access Now clinics); no AI-driven interview-to-personalized-threat-model product with monthly re-audits was found, though the gap is narrower than the 8 starting score implies.The 2025 journalist's digital security checklist ↗Why Every Journalist Must Build an OPSEC Shield Today ↗
Journalists and activists are notoriously low-budget, and the dominant offerings (CPJ, RSF, Freedom of the Press Foundation, Substack explainers) are free; OPSEC consulting pricing found is geared to corporate clients ($300+/mo managed), not individuals, suggesting weak willingness-to-pay.Packages & Pricing - OpSec Consulting ↗Operational Security (OPSEC) | Kroll ↗
EU Chat Control is a multi-year legislative fight (2022–ongoing, EFF coverage through 2025) and mass-surveillance concerns are persistent regardless of outcome, sustaining relevance of threat-model tooling for years.After Years of Controversy, the EU's Chat Control Nears Its Final Hurdle ↗Chat Control: What is actually going on? ↗
Build is straightforward — structured interview plus curated playbooks built atop well-documented tools (Signal, Proton, SecureDrop, Tor); main challenge is keeping threat intel current and earning journalist trust vs. established nonprofit sources.External resources | RSF Resources for Journalists ↗