U.S. gov. shutdown, platform agnostic sourcing, five things

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.