The pace of global events in 2024 seemed to quicken every week, and there was no quiet corner of the map. Some days it was…
The realignment of social media was a big trend in 2024, and it will continue to have an impact in the years ahead for risk…
There is an old Cold War-era adage in the intelligence profession that goes something like this: “There might be friendly nations. But there are no…
Cynthia Hetherington is calling in from a church. It’s appropriate for the founder and CEO of Hetherington Group to work in a reimagined space. Before…
Thirteen years ago, a tweet about a helicopter in Abbottabad, Pakistan, sparked a new social media era. Security teams, financial traders and news organizations began…
On your average day, open source intelligence (OSINT) provides a valuable service, distilling social media posts and other data into credible information. But the Israel-Hamas…
At Factal we’re always on the hunt for emerging public data sources, and we’ve been watching Twitter’s splintering audience carefully. Here’s a breakdown of 17 possible sources of OSINT.
It’s a good time to assess your security or resilience organization’s reliance on Twitter and take stock of the larger information ecosystem.