The first OSAC to be held in person since the pandemic began, security professionals were excited to see so many friends and colleagues at this…
It’s a good time to assess your security or resilience organization’s reliance on Twitter and take stock of the larger information ecosystem.
“We had to relearn on the fly how to process what quickly devolved into an information environment none of us had seen before,” explained Alex Moore, Factal’s Eastern European editor, who has covered the Russian-Ukraine conflict for several years.
When a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, emergency department doctors at Sunrise Hospital faced a challenge of a lifetime….
The deadliest tornado outbreak in more than a decade tore through nine states and left at least 93 people dead. It was a fast-moving, wide-reaching…
We’re launching a brand new newsletter at Factal for security, crisis and resiliency leaders called Benchmarker. Benchmarking has become more important than ever – best…
By just about every metric, this summer’s fire season is as risky as it gets. Blazing temperatures, declining reservoirs and low soil moisture have turned…
False information is expensive. In a widely-cited study (.pdf) released a year before the pandemic, an economist pegged the cost of “fake news” at $78…
After living with the pandemic for months, it’s easy to believe we’re all coronavirus veterans. We’re comfortable in our new routines and safety protocols, and…
Update: Joe Biden was projected the winner on Saturday, Nov. 7th, after taking a substantial lead in Pennsylvania. Earlier: As US election night draws near,…