Wojtek Bogusz

Wojtek Bogusz is a digital security consultant, providing training and advice to human rights activists on how to increase the privacy and freedom of communication in repressive environments.

He currently works for the Dublin based Front Line, an international foundation for the protection of Human Rights defenders. He is also the co-author and project leader of ‘Security in a Box’ – a toolkit of software and guides for improving computer security and privacy.

He is a devoted practitioner of Free and Open Source Software and was the project leader of the Tactical Technology Collective from January 2003 to April 2006, preparing and organising workshops for developers, NGO activists and technical consultants across the world.

In 1994, he co-founded WWW Technology, a company that designed and programmed web databases. He worked there as a software engineer for over eight years, co-operating with various groups including the UN, Gazeta Wyborcza and other NGO organisations.

For the last 10 years he has been consulting and training on the issues of electronic security and privacy for activists around the world.