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.