Global Security Briefing by Factal and Emergent Risk International: Recent Episodes
Factal and Emergent Risk International
Held live every two weeks on Thursdays, the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind. We examine security threats, supply chain impacts and geopolitical developments for global security and risk intelligence professionals. Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
In this Global Security Briefing, Factal Editor Jessica Fino spoke about how misinformation fueled a migrant crisis in Ceuta, Spain and the potential for another wave of mass migration.
Emergent Risk International's Kieran O'Leary updated attendees on the chances for a merger between the two largest current wars. Then ERI analysts Madi Honsinger and Judd Tennant talked about the drought crises in Europe and the United States.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In today’s Global Security Briefing, Factal Europe Lead James Morgan covered the Russia energy crisis as the Russia-Ukraine war continues.
Emergent Risk International's Sachin Singh presented on the Cockroach Junta Party protests in India and then Kieran O'Leary updated us on the re-escalation of the U.S.-Iran war.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In today’s Global Security Briefing, Emergent Risk International’s Judd Tennant reviewed security at the FIFA World Cup, highlighting the unexpectedly low number of arrests and protests so far. He also shared what organizations should watch for during the tournament’s final stretch.
Factal co-founder Cory Bergman kicked off the briefing with a discussion of the rapid advancement of AI, the pseudo-regulation by the U.S. government, and the increasingly difficult-to-track AI supply chain, as AI agents communicate with other agents built on multiple models, including those developed in nations with competing interests.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In today’s Global Security Briefing, Factal editor Sarah Burke discussed some of the challenges in covering natural hazards like tornadoes, the growing intertwining of extreme weather events and the expanding threat zones from those.
Emergent Risk International strategic risk analyst Poornima B, Ph.D., spoke to the increase in drone threats to corporate interests, not only near war zones across Europe and in regions where cartels are active.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In today’s Global Security Briefing, two Latin American specialists focused on the region. Factal's Latin America Lead, Jeff Landset, spoke about active protests in three countries and what to watch for in others.
Emiliano Polo, Emergent Risk International Latin America Analyst, talked about the electoral situation throughout the region. Together, they answered questions about Colombia and El Niño drought impacts.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In Thursday's Global Security Briefing, just two weeks before the opening match, Factal Editor Joe Veyera gave a final preview of World Cup security concerns, including extreme weather and the risks posed by dispersed soft targets.
From Emergent Risk International Judd Tennant spoke about the U.S. mid-term election related threats and impacts. Then Kieran O'Leary talked about using prediction markets for intelligence as well as their legal standings.
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Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Factal Senior Editor Halima Mansoor started us off by discussing recent election violence in West Bengal and other developments in South Asia.
Followed by Louise Alestam, Senior EMEA Analyst at Emergent Risk International, who turned the focus on the compounding supply chain issues from the Ukraine and Iran wars.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
After the recent insurgency activity in Mali, Factal Editor Sarah Burke shares what to watch for in the rest of the Sahel and within Mali itself.
Madi Honsinger and Emiliano Polo from Emergent Risk International turned their eyes to the Western Hemisphere. Madi provided updates on the security situation around the Men's World Cup. Emiliano focused on El Niño's impacts in Latin America, especially on food, energy and shipping.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
How do editors handle conflicting information in around the Iran war and the Israel-Lebanon conflict? Factal Middle East Lead Ahmed Namatalla shares that after talking about the continuing impacts of dual blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
Director of Analysis at Emergent Risk International Kieran O'Leary brings back five things ERI is watching which includes heightened and sometimes violent anti-AI sentiment in the US as well as what the likely intense El Niño will mean globally.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Let's start off with the good news -- there probably won't be a war between China and Taiwan. Neil Thompson from Emergent Risk International tells you why.
This week's briefing started with the compounding complications of the Iran war from Factal editor Sarah Burke.
Then Rachel Briggs from the Clarity Factory gave a ten-minute lesson on how to sell a security and intel team around an organization.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Director of Analysis, Kieran O'Leary started with an update on the expansion of the Iran conflict, the mutli-order supply chain impacts and what Emergent Risk International is looking at next.
Then Factal producer Dave Clark talked about the safety and security concerns around the most dispersed sporting event in history -- the men's World Cup 2026 with over 100 locations to monitor in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Kieran O'Leary kicked things off, providing an update on the expansion of the Iran conflict, what Emergent Risk International is looking at next and why there are hints at a prolonged operation.
Then Cory Bergman showed the flood of AI disinformation surrounding the conflict in Iran and demonstrated how to spot it in real time—the same thing Factal editors do every day.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This Briefing explained that since you know your reports are going to be summarized you can structure them to be better understood by LLMs -- all writing is marketing, targeting a specific audience. Dave Clark, marketer and producer with Factal presented on that.
Plus security awareness around annual general meetings and how to be more aware of AI security situations within Emergent Risk International. Madi Honsinger from ERI presented on AGMs while Judd Tennant presented their new report.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The only way to cover real-time security news is to be familiar with a region's expected news. Factal editors recently shared their regional lookaheads with members -- in today's Global Security Briefing editor Sarah Burke shared selections from the Europe and APAC outlooks.
Then Emergent Risk International took a deeper look into U.S.-Europe relations including what Cameron Tisshaw is watching for there. Then Kieran O'Leary presented on upcoming major sporting events, Australia's extreme heat impacting businesses and more.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this Briefing Factal producer Dave Clark presents on what makes the Winter Olympics challenging from a safety & security aspect, plus what the European editors are watching for to help members.
Then North America specialist Theresa Seiger gets you up to speed on the status of Greenland as the U.S., NATO and the E.U. discuss paths forward.
Pearl de Souza from Emergent Risk International focuses on the Bangladesh election, the first after the fall of the Hasina government.
Also from ERI, Judd Tenant is watching the negotiations on the US-M-CA trade deal with its upcoming deadlines.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In the first Global Security Briefing of 2026 Factal editor Jaime Calle Moreno took a deep dive into what happened in Venezuela as well as what editors are watching for next.
Hannah Poppy, Global Head of Risk Intelligence for Emergent Risk International, turned to the economic protest in Iran, including why these are different than the Woman.Life.Freedom protests of 2022.
Kieran O'Leary, Senior Director of Intelligence and Analysis at ERI, then talked about how the tradecraft of intelligence can include Pizza Int and other indicators, but still lack confidence.
Finally, there's a large Q&A as we went long this week.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The final Briefing of 2025 features Factal editor James Morgan with an update on Ukraine-Russia. What's the state of the ground war, the drone war, the hybrid war and peace talks? That's the first 20 minutes.
Then Kieran O'Leary from Emergent Risk International presents five things ERI is tracking. That includes why tin prices may be an indicator of rare earth metal prices to come, the Pacific cyclone season and why businesses should pay attention to war crimes.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals. When you need verified real-time risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence the Factal+ERI partnership is here for global businesses.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this Global Security Briefing Factal editor Sarah Burke and Emergent Risk International analyst Cameron Evers dive deep into four nations in Africa's unique situations, how they got there and what the business intelligence professional needs to pay attention to next.
Kieran O'Leary wrapped up with a preview for Iraq's election.
As always, the Briefing is a sampling of how decision-ready risk intelligence and strategic business intelligence work together to help global organizations.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Producer Dave Clark from Factal delivered an abbreviated version of his GSX presentation on using games for learning as opposed to longer simulations.
The Director of Analysis at ERI, Kieran O’Leary, then discussed various scenarios involving Venezuela and the U.S. He also explained the dispute between China and the Netherlands around a chip manufacturer and what to watch for with the APEC meeting.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The briefing starts with Iman Elbanna from Emergent Risk International talking about the expanding business impacts from the the U.S. government shutdown, with what to watch for if it continues. Iman then continues with five other things ERI is watching -- including the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, France's government crisis, and U.S. National Guard deployments.
Factal senior editor Sarah Burke pulls back the curtain, talking about platform agnostic discovery in the modern social media environment where news can break anywhere and the fundamentals of local news are vital.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Factal APAC lead Vivian Wang is back with an expansion on the South and Southeast Asia protests and youth uprisings as they expand into East Timor and the Philippines. One aspect carrying over through the region is the connection to popular anime series One Piece.
Emergent Risk International Director of Analysis Kieran O'Leary follows that with things to watch for in Indonesia.
Later he dives into the multiple drone incursions in Eastern and Baltic Europe over the past month as Russia (probably) and NATO tensions rise and airports close.
Finally Kieran speaks to the changes in the U.S. H-1B visa regulations.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
To paraphrase usual host Kieran O'Leary, everything is a polycrisis because every crisis overlaps.
This week's Global Security Briefing touches on political crises in France and Nepal, what security teams and businesses should be aware of after the Charlie Kirk killing, what to watch for after Russian drones flew over Poland, the recent airstrike by Israel into Qatar targeting Hamas leadership and a Q&A full of global issues impacting businesses as well.
Presenting from Factal are editors Jessica (on France) and Vivian (on Nepal) with Poornima (Nepal, South Asia) and Hannah (Kirk, Russia, Qatar) from Emergent Risk International.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Briefing starts with Factal Chief Product Officer talking about the employment impacts of generative AI (some job fields are down for entry level positions).
He then explores the latest in generative imagery and video, focusing on how the latest advancements will challenge risk intelligence and journalism.
Kieran O'Leary shares the five things keeping him and his team of analysts at Emergent Risk International up at night (de minimis, Syria elections, US redistricting, Brazilian justice, disinformation in Africa).
After that is a deep dive into exit detentions by China and what global companies should watch for.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with Factal examining Trump's war on Latin America's drug cartels. Irene Villora, Factal's LATAM editorial lead, discusses the Trump administration's alleged order to use military force, Mexico's response, the expansion of surveillance, and potential implications.
Cameron Evers, Deputy Director of Intelligence and Analysis at Emergent Risk International, presents on the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. In addition, Emergent Risk International's Cameron Tisshaw, Madison Honsinger, and Karla Schiaffino take an early look at the World Cup across Mexico, Canada, and the United States.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with Factal looking at Europe's fire season. Dave Clark goes over the nations with the most fires, urban areas threatened so far, and what the near-term prognosis is after more than twice the forested area burned in 2025 compared to the 20-year average.
Kieran O'Leary, Director of Intelligence and Analysis at Emergent Risk International, presents on what to pay attention to in the still bubbling Thailand-Cambodia border dispute, including some of the history behind the border. He then shifts the corporate targeted shooting in New York City with some numbers behind expanding corporate security concerns.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This week's Global Security Briefing covered the recent violence in Sweida, Syria hosted by Factal editor Agnese Boffano.
Then Emergent Risk International analyst Hannah Poppy presented on the removal of U.S. sanctions on Syria, plus the remaining economic concerns in the nation.
Vassilis Benopoulos from ERI finished the briefing with an updated on the Ukraine-Russia conflict's expanding use of drone attacks.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Together Factal and Emergent Risk International bring you up to Thursday morning's news on the conflict then they tell you what editors are watching for and what businesses should pay attention.
Then ERI talks about the protests and political violence in the United States.
Our next Briefing is July 17.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
First up Factal NORAM lead Joe talks about what went wrong with Hurricane Helene last year, this year's hurricane season forecast and the challenge of staffing shortages in NOAA and FEMA.
Then Emergent Risk International Director of Analysis Kieran brings us up to speed on Ukraine's drone strike, Russia's asymmetric warfare and the chance for peace.
Finally, ERI Senior Analyst Neil covers the change in South Korea's government and what that will mean for businesses.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Hi all! Usually Producer Dave writes these episode descriptions, but he's on vacation and I (Tyler) am recapping this - apologies that there's not the professional intro music, I don't know what drawer Dave keeps it in.
This was a heater; Sachin Singh joins past midnight India time to answer lots of questions on India-Pakistan's big escalation. Kieran O'Leary adds commentary and teaches us about the Australian tradition of democracy sausages. Cory Bergman explains how supply chains and tariffs were pretty confounding before -- and now they're really a mess.
Emergent Risk International and Factal tell you the foundations, the current events and what to watch for around them moving forward in this edition of the Global Security Briefing.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays (though we're on break til June!) the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
April 2025 is busy. Tornado season started early. There's conflict brewing in South Asia. France has new terror attacks. Geopolitics happens in real-time. Tren de Aragua is getting more attention in the US than ever.
Emergent Risk International and Factal tell you the foundations, the current events and what to watch for around them moving forward in this edition of the Global Security Briefing.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Live from India ERI analyst Dev brings us up-to-date on the changes in the waqf law and potential for disruptive protests.
Kieran then presents on the potential security impact for US companies in the new tariff regime.
Finally Cory demonstrated how the "human eye can no longer tell" when it comes to photos and video created using generative AI -- and what practitioners need to do about it.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This episode of the Global Security Briefing was our five-year anniversary.
In it Factal senior editor Halima Mansoor updated the latest situation in Turkey with hundreds arrested after protesting the latest arrests of mayors apposing the national government.
Global Head of Intelligence and Analysis Operations for ERI Hanna Poppy spoke to the rise of anti-American sentiment in Europe and analyst Sachin Singh presented on Asian militancy with a focus on Balochistan.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The March 13 episode of Global Security Briefing starts with Russia retaking Kursk while the US tries to take their ceasefire agreement with Ukraine to Russia.
Next up is an update on USA-Canada relations, the tariffs and what it means for politics in Canada.
Finally it ends with a look at why business leaders should be concerned about a US government shutdown.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Today's Global Security Briefing touched on the recent spate of terror attacks in Europe, US-India relations and US-China relations plus a long Q&A.
Kieran hosted the section on US bilateral relationships while Dave presented a recent briefing on terror attacks in Germany, France and Austria.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with an update on the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and what Factal editors are watching for.
Then Emergent Risk International looks at the impact of the dramatic cuts to USAID and what that means for security.
Finally we have the return of five things keeping Kieran up at night
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This week's Briefing featured stories from generative AI advancements, Trump's tariff diplomacy, Jamaica's security situation and what the designation of Mexico's cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations could mean.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The first Global Security Briefing of 2025 started with a look at the aftermath from the fires in Southern California by Factal Editor Jeff Landset.
Then Kieran O'Leary, Director of Analysis for Emergent Risk International, gave a condensed version of their Strategic Intelligence Estimate.
Finally, Iman Elbanna from ERI spoke about the announced, but not-yet-final, ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Global Security Briefing touched on topics stretching from Seattle to Seoul with stops in Tbilisi, Aleppo and more.
- Madi started with a look at Georgia's election and the following protests
- Then she addressed Russian hybrid warfare and sabotage
- Poormina gave an update on the Syrian civil war as the regime there lost Hama this Thursday morning
- Kieran presented on the short-lived martial law in South Korea
- Cory spoke about the killing of the UHC CEO
- And then gave an abbreviated version of his OSAC presentation on safely using AI in security and intel work
- Dave explained what a bomb cyclone is and why nearly a million people in the Pacific Northwest lost power in mid November
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This briefing starts with a look at the flooding in Valencia, Spain that left more than 200 dead with nearly 100 missing over a week later.
Then there is a look at what the results of the U.S. election mean for businesses globally.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This briefing starts off with a look at security measures around the upcoming U.S. election from Factal.
Emergent Risk International then speaks to Mexico's shifting security paradigm to include measures to bring down homicide, limit cargo theft and attempts to reduce organized crime's influence in the mining sector.
Kieran than talks about Indonesia's new government.
Finally, we ended with a quick demo of Factal and Emergent Risk International.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Factal producer Dave Clark talked about the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, international travel changes from that and Rwanda's current containment.
From Emergent Risk International Kieran O'Leary spoke about the East and Gulf Coast port strikes, China v. EU EV trade, hurricane season and more.
Iman Elbanna from ERI gave an update on Israel-Lebanon and what it means for the various regional conflicts.
Links from chat;
- Africa CDC boss challenges ‘unfair’ US travel notice to Rwanda over Marburg (The New Times)
- Traveling to the United States from Rwanda (US CDC)
- Hurricane Milton coverage (Factal members link)
- I3: INTELLIGENCE. INNOVATION. IMAGINATION (ERI)
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This Briefing starts off with what to watch for as Hurricane Helene heads towards landfall; the latest in the Israel-Hezbollah; disinformation, port strikes and more.
Links from chat;
- 100-year anniversary of Ashville's "Flood to end all floods." (Ashville, NC government)
- Sept. 30 – International Longshoremen’s Association potential strike (Factal Forecast)
- Russia, Iran and China are using AI in election interference efforts, U.S. intelligence officials say (NBC News)
- Russian election interference efforts focus on the Harris-Walz campaign (Microsoft)
- First Israel’s exploding pagers maimed and killed. Now comes the paranoia (Wired)
- US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire across Lebanon-Israel border (BBC)
- Man tied to company suspected of supplying explosive pagers to Hezbollah declared missing (New York Post)
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Global Security Briefing discusses government changes in France, Bangladesh and has a larger focus on Mexico. Plus what to expect regarding the potential U.S. government shutdown, East and Gulf Costs port labor negotiations, Nigerian energy and recent shifts in tactics for both Russia and Ukraine.
Links from chat;
- 44% of Ukrainians believe it's time to start official peace talks with Russia, survey finds (Kyiv Independent)
- Russian defense manufacturing sector short ~160,000 (Tass, Russian state media)
- Port labor strike gets closer to reality (NRF)
- Fall of Hasina raises hope for reform in Bangladesh (The Debrief by Factal)
- Security's Happiest Hour in Orlando for GSX (Factal, ERI, EVERYWHERE)
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Emergent Risk International starts this edition of the Global Security Briefing with four things Kieran O'Leary is tracking. Then the focus shifts to mpox, recently declared a global health emergency.
Cory Bergman talks about the CEO of Telegram being arrested in France, the app's use in news and risk intelligence as well as Brazil's legal threats against X/Twitter.
The Q&A touches on Sudan, China, the West Bank and more.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The August 15 edition of the Global Security Briefing includes live updates as Ukraine takes territory in Kursk Oblast, Russia.
Plus, what will President Macron do after losing the majority in France's parliament and what to watch for with Domestic Violence Extremism in the U.S. during the run up to the election.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Today Factal and Emergent Risk International partnered to tell you about the situation in Venezuela after their disputed election. There are violent protests and diplomatic fallout. Together our two companies let you know the facts and what to follow in the future.
Then ERI gives an update on the rapidly escalating hostilities between Israel, Hezbollah and Hamas.
Finally, we end with security that's going quite well. Paris 2024's first week went well, but there are trends in disinformation and threats towards athletes that are concerning moving forward.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Both Factal and Emergent Risk International spend most of this Global Security Briefing going over the timeline as it is known at the time of the Briefing, where the failures were, common misinformation, as well as the implications for the RNC and DNC.
Also ERI presented on what's happening at the 3rd plenum of the Chinese Communist Party.
Links from chat;
- FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on Trump
- Militias Are Recruiting Off of the Trump Shooting
- Deere, Accenture Tell Workers to Stay Home During Conventions
- ERI's upcoming events
- Factal's Olympics security preview with Vismo
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with a look at inter-Korea tensions escalating because of K-Pop and poop balloons with Factal's Vivian Wang.
Then it heads to the South China Sea for a look at the various disagreements on control of fishing rights and the islands there. Neil Thompson from Emergent Risk International also addresses China-EU trade tensions.
Finally Kieran O'Leary presents on how it's too hot in the Northeast USA, Northern India, Southeast Europe, and Saudi Arabia. This is causing health and safety concerns for many and challenging businesses.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Kieran starts off this week's episode looking at five things he's following including the reactions to the Trump verdict, India and Mexican elections and more.
Klaudio discusses concerns around Euros 2024, including the recent increase in hooliganism.
Cory demonstrates how you can use generative AI in risk intelligence.
Links from chat;
- A practical guide for generative AI in risk intelligence
- Russia is trying to scare people away from the Paris Olympics, report says
- 2024 AI elections tracker
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Global Security Briefing was at a new time. Through the rest of the year every other Briefing will be at 3 pm GMT. Hopefully the varied schedule makes it easier for more people to attend live.
Factal and Emergent Risk International started with coverage of helicopter crash in Iran that killed President Raisi and other leaders.
Then ERI focused in on the attempted assassination of Slovak PM Fico.
Kieran shifted to New Caledonia, with an update from French President Macron coming in moments before the GSB.
Finally, Factal addressed Paris 2024 and the issues our editors are watching for.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This was a hefty episode. Emergent Risk International starts by covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with a focus on what businesses should be watching for. Then ERI addresses the Russia-Ukraine war and the lack of hope for peace there.
Factal addresses political violence in Mexico, as well as the drought in Mexico City. Finally they end with a discussion about how AI companies are entering search.
The May 23 Global Security Briefing will be at 3 pm GMT / 4 pm BST.
Links from chat;
- Explainer: What is Zelenskiy's 10-point peace plan? (Reuters)
- Western military trainers could go to Ukraine, Lithuania minister says (The Guardian)
- BAE Systems investigating explosion at its Welsh munitions site (Reuters)
- Mexico is heading towards its most violent election ever, with 30 candidates murdered, 77 threatened and 11 kidnapped (El Pais)
- Learning from topic insights and sources (Factal member-only Help Blog)
Anyone who wants to learn more about Factal or Emergent Risk International can email dave [at] factal.com
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Cory from Factal and Judd from ERI answer the question 'What's next for TikTok after the U.S. President signed the divestment law?'
Then Cory talks about the latest text-based social media platforms. Finally, Iman Elbanna talks about the pro-Palestinian protests on campuses and at corporate locations.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The latest Global Security Briefing features a vibrant Q&A session on Iran v. Israel, Israel v. Hamas, Israel v. Lebanon and what to watch for in the next few days.
It starts off with an Olympics 2024 safety and security preview, a look at the Atlantic hurricane season and what to watch for around Earth Day 2024 activists.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this Global Security Briefing Factal and Emergent Risk International cover events in Baltimore, Moscow, Ukraine and Hong Kong. Each section ends with what to watch for as your organization needs to respond to the global challenges facing you.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Here's the recap of the most recent Global Security Briefing.
Kieran addressed the changes in Hong Kong's security law, India's election, the U.S. East Coast/Gulf coast port labor negotiations and more.
Cory talked about the popularity of video sharing app TikTok and its potential banning.
There's also a review of major content from the previous four years of the Briefing.
Links from chat;
- Pew on TikTok's popularity
- Former Secretary Mnuchin wants to buy TikTok
- Federal judge blocks Montana TikTok ban
- Hong Kong's new security law
- Threat of strike looms for East and Gulf Coast ports
- India's new citizenship law
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The latest Global Security Briefing touches on the outbreak of violence in Chad where an opposition leader is now dead; Ramadan's influence on the timing around a Israel-Hamas ceasefire; Russia-Ukraine entering year three of the full invasion and several other issues.
Registrants always get a link to the video and Factal's slides.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This edition of the Global Security Briefing starts with a look at the risks associated with the U.S. election. Then we head to Pakistan where the party expected to finish third took the win, but will be unlikely to form a government. In Indonesia Kieran expects the current policies to hold true as the new leadership maintains a throughline with the old.
Links from chat;
- Feds deliver stark warnings to state election officials ahead of November
- CISA Protect 2024
- Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases
- The Rise, and Fall, and Rise Again of Imran Khan
- Indonesia election 2024: Prabowo Subianto hails ‘victory for all Indonesians’
- Emergent Risk International events
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this week's Global Security Briefing the experts from Factal and Emergent Risk International focus on two topics.
First up is Factal Latin America editor Jeff Landset, who dives into the history going into El Salvador's election, why other Central American nations may emulate the soon-to-be re-elected President and what it means for Salvadorians.
Then Fede Gaon and Iman Elbanna take a pro/contra study on the question "Will there be expanding conflict in the Mid East?" as tensions continue to rise.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
How did China react to Taiwan's election? Neil, an analyst with Emergent Risk International, answers that question.
What are Factal editors watching for in Nagorno-Karabakh? Awais, one of Factal's APAC editors, talks about that and Armenia-Azerbaijan.
Additional topics are the Houthi shipping attacks and U.S. response, upcoming election seasons in a majority of the world and more.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The first Global Security Briefing of 2024 starts with Emergent Risk International talking about the Red Sea shipping crisis and then a small update on Lebanon.
Next, Factal reveals four topics from their 2024 Risk Intelligence Forecast, including the challenges that generative AI will create for those that monitor risk.
ERI's Strategic Intelligence Estimate 2024: Global Disruptors webinar is next week.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Those that haven't read the FEMA Preparedness Report will get a quick overview from Factal's Cory Bergman. He also shows off the latest in generative AI from Google.
Then Factal and Emergent Risk International combine their journalism and analysis in a presentation on Venezuela and Guyana's dispute over the oil and mineral rich Essequibo region.
Finally, ERI wraps things up this week with a look at how Argentina's president elect will attempt to correct the high inflation there.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Today's presentations were on the situation in Ecuador, Panama, Guatemala and Argentina as well as the dramatic new capabilities of generative AI.
Our next Global Security Briefing will be December 7, 2023.
Links from chat;
- ERI hosts Intelligence Analysis Writing Workshop on November 14
- Factal and ERI host Election 2024 and AI: A conversation with Beth Sanner and Ellen McCarthy on November 14
- Forecast podcast: Protests erupt in Panama over Canadian copper mine contract
- Protests against mining agreement in Panama (Factal members-only)
- AI Images Detectors Are Being Used to Discredit the Real Horrors of War
- Ethan Mollick on how faked images and video from AI are essentially undetectable
- How Salesforce’s GO Center sends safety alerts at the speed of the internet
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this very busy Global Security Briefing we cover two wars, a hurricane, a manhunt and four more issues impacting global businesses.
Plus you can learn about our plans for OSAC
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The October 12 Global Security Briefing focused on just a single topic -- the escalation in conflict between Hamas and Israel that started on October 7th and continues.
Factal editor Agnese Boffano and Emergent Risk International analyst Iman Elbanna covered the surprise attack from Hamas, the response, complications in coverage and what organizations should watch for in the coming days and weeks.
Qualified organizations can try Factal and Emergent Risk International for free right now. Email Dave@Factal.com to request more information how ERI or Factal can help you.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
More large retailers are shutting down locations because of an uptick in crime. Factal's Cory Bergman talks about the trend, the data and the various solutions available.
Kieran O'Leary from Emergent Risk International speaks about previous U.S. government shutdowns, India-Canada tensions, Israel-Saudi Arabia relations, Nagarno-Karabakh and the South China sea.
Some of the sources we used in today's episode;
- ERI's Intelligence Analysis and AI course
- Factal Forecast entry on India-Canada relations
- Allied Universal's World Security Report
- National Retail Federation report on organized retail crime
- Walgreens executive says shoplifting threat was overstated
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
If you haven't read The Coming Wave, the recent book on the potential for generative AI, Cory Bergman of Factal has. Here's his key points from the book along with his insight into the recent meeting between government and AI leaders.
Emergent Risk International's Kieran O'Leary addresses five and a half things raising his blood pressure, including the possibility that India may rename itself.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This week's Global Security Briefing touches on Gabon's coup with ERI African expert Cameron Evers telling you what conditions to watch for in other nations. He doesn't think there is a contagion or domino effect. ERI also talks about U.S.-China relations, European natural gas reserves and more things that keep Kieran O'Leary up at night.
Factal discusses Hurricane Idalia, Hurricane Franklin and Typhoon Saola. VP of Product Cory Bergman notes that the NHC had the forecast correct for Idalia which helped prevent loss of life for what was, for a bit, a Cat 4 hurricane.
Handy links;
- Gabon coup leaders name Gen Brice Oligui Nguema as new leader (BBC)
- Yucatan disturbance sets its sights on Florida (Yale Climate Connections)
- Hong Kong Observatory Tropical Cyclone monitor
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Factal senior editor Sophie Perryer joins Emergent Risk International's Kieran O'Leary, Cameron Evers and Federico Gaon to discuss issues around the globe (and a little international sports and happy hour planning during Q+A).
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Some links shared in chat today;
- Accuweather's hurricane forecast
- CDC wastewater tracking
- Factal Forecast on Niger's coup, Typhoon Doksuri
- Mentions for brand risk and social threat awareness
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Factal editors Agnese Boffano and Ahmed Namatalla join ERI analyst Cameron Evers for a deep dive on everything from electricity shortfalls to successors to Mahmoud Abbas as president of the Palestinian Authority.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This week there are five things keeping Kieran awake at night, the geopolitics of Barbie from Emergent Risk International. Cory talks about what he's watching for as the journalists continue to maybe, possibly move off of Twitter to other platforms like the just launched Threads.
Some links shared in chat today;
- Get to know Factal's new feature on Wednesday
- Vietnam bans Barbie movie
- What is the nine-dash line?
- China's anti-espionage law
- Intel's FakeCatcher
- Meta launches Threads
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Factal VP of Product Cory Bergman talks about the rapidly rising temperatures in the world's oceans and two new product features. Factal editor Imana Gunawan explains how she geolocated an incident while mapping software wasn't helpful.
Emergent Risk International's head of analysis, Kieran O'Leary spoke about the differences between Blinken's visit to China and Modi's visit to the United States.
If you would like to see the two features described in the podcast email me Dave@Factal.com
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Senior editor Jimmy Lovaas reviews the Buffalo Shooting and how Factal editors covered the event and what tools they used.
Kieran O'Leary needed to update his slides this morning as one of the five things that keeps him up at night had a tentative solution this morning -- the potential for a larger U.S. West Coast port strike is much lower today than yesterday. He also discusses the looming global energy crisis fueled by lack of finance, aging infrastructure and droughts.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this Global Security Briefing, Factal editors Irene Villora and Jaime Calle Moreno broadcast from the Seattle office (they're usually in London!) on the extreme weather affecting Italy and Spain. Irene recaps a historic 2022 and Jaime focuses on a small region with big repercussions.
Kieran O'Leary of Emergent Risk International doubts the US will default rather than raise the debt ceiling, but even a down-to-the-wire negotiation could have a major effect on the world economy. He breaks down the possibilities. Kieran also discusses the heightened security issues as political polarization means protests and boycotts towards businesses are in full swing even before Pride month officially starts.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this episode, Factal senior editor Halima Mansoor discusses the May 14 elections in Türkiye. Emergent Risk International COO Brady Roberts and Director of Analysis Kieran O'Leary analyze the business ramifications of China's new anti-espionage laws.
Also, five items that keep Kieran up at night.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays, the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Factal and Emergent Risk International co-host an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this Global Security Briefing Factal editors and Emergent Risk International analysts combine their powers on the singular topic of Sudan's current civil war.
Factal MENA lead Ahmed Namatalla and Africa lead Sophie Perryer bring you up to date on why there was a recent outbreak of violence, coverage challenges for Factal and what we do to mitigate those challenges.
Africa analyst for Emergent Risk International Cameron Evers discusses four possibilities for the future as well as what to watch for to see which of those paths the nation may be taking.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In the March 30th edition of the Global Security Briefing Factal covered the early tornado season in the United States.
Emergent Risk International talked about their five things they're focused on with an emphasis on Pakistan's overlapping crisis.
There was then a demo of Factal's verified, geolocated risk intelligence program, but that's best in a visual format. Email Dave@Factal.com if you'd like a demonstration of Factal using your organization's assets.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
The transition from La Niña to El Niño will have different impacts throughout various regions of the world. Factal's VP of Product and co-founder Cory Bergman addresses what to expect.
Emergent Risk International talks about the SVB bank collapse and other issues they are tracking, to include the growing food crisis in Africa that will combine both scarcity of food and the inability to pay for it.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This week's Global Security Briefing leads off with Emergent Risk International's top five issues they are following this week, a deep dive into Nigeria's recent election, Factal's focus on the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and a demonstration of ERI's Situation Room.
Related reading;
- Forecast podcast: At least three dead in surging violence following West Bank attacks
- Targeting Key Sectors, Evasion Efforts, and Military Supplies, Treasury Expands and Intensifies Sanctions Against Russia
- Peter Obi vows to challenge Nigerian election result: ‘We won and we will prove it’
- East Palestine train derailment exposes gaps in public health messaging infrastructure
- Train derailments get more headlines, but truck crashes involving hazardous chemicals are more frequent and deadly in US
- Train derailment and fire in East Palestine, Ohio (Factal members link)
Remember to watch the video and receive the slides register for the Global Security Briefing.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This week's Global Security Briefing is packed with information on the various UFOs spotted and then shot down, the dual earthquakes in Turkey, Twitter's upcoming API changes, the China-U.S. relationship is strained, Israel-Palestine violence is surging, and more.
Related reading;
- Why is the US military suddenly shooting down every UFO in the sky?
- Why Wreckage Of The Three Shot Down Objects Is So Hard To Find
- How Factal’s editorial team is covering the devastating earthquake in Turkey
- Researchers, disaster relief groups in ‘crisis mode’ after Twitter says they might have to pay for critical data
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
A few handy links for the February 2nd edition of the Global Security Briefing.
- bellingcat on how to OSINT on TikTok
- Medvedev warns of nuclear war if Russia defeated in Ukraine
- Violence could delay Nigerian elections
The GSB starts with Kieran from Emergent Risk International talking about the five things they're watching this week, plus three more you should be paying more attention to. Iman addresses activities in Israel, Palestine and Iran, plus a bit to watch for there.
For Factal, Cory provides growth metrics for the social platform with the longest dwell time, TikTok. The popular app across age spectrum is attempting to avoid legal restrictions.
Plus, he gives guidance on how to conduct OSINT on the micro-video platform.
Trials of First Sight are stating soon. Send Factal's member success team a message if you want to be included (members@factal.com).
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Both Afghanistan and Pakistan create obstacles for Factal's coverage. Editors Awais and Halima explain the techniques the editorial team use to assure members get the information, context and accuracy they need.
Factal's most recent Debrief is on the uneasy relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Emergent Risk International's Jackie and Iman go over the five things they're watching this next week, as well as the important elections of 2023, including how those could impact businesses.
ERI is hosting the Strategic Intelligence Estimate: Global Business Infrastructure in 2023 on January 26.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Emergent Risk International looks at their top five issues of the week. These include near-term looks at Covid in China, the Ukraine-Russia War, U.S. infrastructure sabotage, Brazil's new government, and Israel's new government.
Factal predicts nine impacts on security and resilience professionals -- including the use of generative AI to provide intelligence analysis and the further splintering of social media. Cory recently wrote about eight predictions. Only the GSB gets all nine ;).
There's a Q&A at the end, as usual. Head here to register for the Global Security Briefing to participate in chat, the live Q&A and see Factal's slides.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
Welcome back to the audio-only version of the Global Security Briefing. After taking the last scheduled Briefing off for U.S. Thanksgiving this Briefing is packed.
First up this time is Emergent Risk International's Iman Elbanna. Iman covers five things that ERI is tracking as well as the possibilities of a diesel shortage to stress the supply chain just a little bit more.
Factal's Cory Bergman talks Covid-19, influenza and RSV before giving a demonstration of the power of ChatGPT.
Factal editor Irene Villora pulls the hood back on how the Factal editorial team covers an issue while discussing the human and business impacts of flooding in Colombia and Venezuela.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This Global Security Briefing takes a quick look at the U.S. election.
Then Cory talks about the challenges created by Twitter changing its verification system, how risk and security professionals can deal with that and what alternatives are available.
Kieran's conversation heads to Sharm el-Sheikh for COP27 and the protests in response to the climate conference.
As always for the registrants receive access to the slides as well as the full video, which includes a demo of Factal and ERI's situation room.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
In this week's GSB Kieran from Emergent Risk International talks about the sabotage of pipelines, internet cables, train lines and more in Europe. He also updated his 'what to watch for' in regards to Russia using nuclear weapons and some trends around American election violence.
Cory talked about Factal's NGO milestone, the upcoming triple-demic with flu, RSV and Covid all on the rise in the US and some tech trends that will make security more difficult.
Handy links from the Briefing;
- Fiber-optic Submarine Cable near Faroe and Shetland Islands Damaged; Mediterranean Cables also Cut
- 'Malicious and targeted' sabotage halts rail traffic in northern Germany
- NYPD warns of possibility of extremists targeting Election Day poll sites
- How Wi-Fi spy drones snooped on financial firm
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
This episode of the Global Security Briefing kicks off with Kieran from Emergent Risk International discussing the uptick in rhetoric regarding a nuclear war.
From Factal, Cory talks about what the lack of American vaccine booster uptake could mean for an upcoming COVID-19 surge.
In the live Q&A there are questions regarding the business impact of nuclear war, potential radiation spread if a nuke is used and the potential for European gas caps and other measures during the energy crisis.
Since the earliest days of COVID, Factal and Emergent Risk International have held an essential hour-long briefing for global security and resilience professionals.
Held every two weeks on Thursdays the Global Security Briefing is now the industry's largest virtual event of its kind.
As Hurricane Ian shifted to a tropical storm and back to a hurricane Factal's VP of Product Cory Bergman talks about the trend towards larger, more active hurricanes. Director of Analysis for Emergent Risk International Kieran O'Leary spoke about the upcoming 20th CCP national congress and what that could mean for China, Taiwan and the world.