Galactic Research: Articles & Insights
Threat Thursday: June 18th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic's weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday we break down the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting your organization, with each item split into what happened, what it could mean for you, and what to ...
AI Security
OpenClaw's Marketplace Got Stuffed With Malware. Here's Why That Was Always Going to Happen.
What a Malware-Filled AI Agent Marketplace Tells Us About How the Industry Keeps Making the Same Mistake I've spent the better part of my career watching organizations adopt new technology faster than they can secure it, and documenting what happens ...
The Deepfake Was Convincing. So Was My Backpack.
Why Social Engineering Still Works, Why AI is Making it Sharper, and the One Habit that Stops it In early 2024, an employee at Arup, a global engineering firm, joined a video call with several colleagues, including someone who appeared ...
The Invisible Workforce
The Shadow AI Running Inside Your Clients' Environments and How MSPs Can Get Ahead of It It's Monday morning. A client's controller is on the phone. She spent Friday afternoon cleaning up the vendor list inside their accounting platform's new ...
Threat Intelligence
Threat Thursday: June 18th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic's weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday we break down the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting your organization, with each item split into what happened, what it could mean for you, and what to ...
Threat Thursday: June 11th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic's weekly threat intelligence roundup. This week's stories share one theme: the gap between a vulnerability becoming public and a working exploit existing is collapsing toward hours, and the coordinated disclosure process meant to give defenders ...
Threat Thursday: June 4th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic's weekly threat intelligence roundup. This week's stories have a clear pattern: attackers didn't find obscure entry points or novel techniques but instead went after the things you were already using and already trusting. As always, ...
Strategy & Leadership
Building Trust in Executive Relationships: Lessons from King Lear
A Framework for Establishing the Kind of Trust that Survives Budget Season Imagine the curtain going up and a group of players act out the opening scenes of Shakespeare's King Lear, just for you. An aging king sits in his ...
Your Jokes Were Funny. They Still Didn't Renew.
How MSPs Build the Kind of Client Rapport That Survives a Budget Review You walked out of the meeting feeling good. The handshake was firm, the small talk landed, and you even got a laugh with the printer joke. You ...
Value That Converts: Why Your vCSO Pitch Keeps Getting Pushed to IT
You walked out of that meeting feeling like a closer. Your credentials were on point. You covered the whole stack: EDR, SIEM, MDR, quarterly risk assessments, tabletop exercises, NIST alignment. Your vCSO offering was solid. You even had a phased ...
Security Education
Vulnerabilities Are Now the #1 Way In. The Window to Fix Them Is Closing.
Most of the time, I didn't break into a network so much as let myself in through something with a fix already out (just not installed yet): the VPN concentrator three versions behind, the firewall with a known vulnerability fixed ...
Your OSINT Reality Check: Here’s What an Attacker Is Finding in 30 Minutes or Less
Today’s connected, AI-driven digital ecosystem has made it easier than ever to build a professional brand, network with peers, and share ideas with a wider audience. It’s opened doors for businesses that simply didn't exist before: new customers, new partnerships, ...
Part 2: Threat Actors Don't Pick You. You Just Happen to Be There.
In Part 1, we established that Handala didn't pick Stryker off a strategic target list and then figure out how to break in. They found access, recognized the value, and used it. That's still a deliberate, damaging attack—it just means ...
All Articles
Policies Won’t Save You When the Lawyers Show Up
I need to talk to you about something you’ve been trying to ignore. It’s uncomfortable. It’s inconvenient. But if you don’t deal with it now, it’s going to cost you everything. You have policies. You have procedures. Maybe you even ...
Your Biggest Cybersecurity Threat Is Already on Your Payroll
You know exactly who I’m talking about. They show up late. They do the bare minimum. They’re just engaged enough to keep getting a paycheck—but not enough to actually care. You’ve got employees who are barely fogging a mirror, and ...
The Worst Decision You Ever Made Isn’t What You Think
We’ve all been there. You find a company that looks perfect. Their website is slick, their reviews are glowing, and their marketing makes you feel like they’ve got it all figured out. You hand over your money, expecting a flawless ...
One Click. Four Days of Chaos. Could This Happen to You?
Ever think about what happens when a breach doesn’t just hit your business—but your entire supply chain? You don’t just have to fix it. You have to tell your vendors. Your partners. Your clients. Maybe because it’s the right thing ...
The Employee, The Hacker, and the Unlocked Gate
Once upon a time, in a bustling city filled with ambitious companies, there was a thriving business called Everlock Systems. Everlock prided itself on security. Firewalls stood tall like castle walls, endpoint protection patrolled like armored knights, and multi-factor authentication ...
What Happens After a Hacker Gets In?
I was at a book launch last night for a new release on how casinos can protect themselves in today’s world—where hackers and attorneys are both looking for a payout. As I made my way through the event, I ran ...
Think Clicking Links Is Your Biggest Security Risk? Think Again.
You’re a CEO, CFO, or executive, so you’re already on high alert. Every day, a new text pops up from an unknown number: “When will you get here?” “Your FedEx package is stuck in customs—click this link to resolve the ...
One Click, and It’s Over: The Silent Cyberattack Lurking in Your Office
Let’s set the scene. One of your employees is researching new conference room furniture. They’re scrolling through blogs, clicking links, maybe eyeing that “perfect” modern chair. Nothing happens. No warning signs. No flashing red lights. They move on with their ...
Your Computers Won’t Warn You—But Hackers Will Know the Second You’re Vulnerable
Here’s the problem: When Windows 10 reaches its end of support on October 14, 2025, nothing obvious will happen. Your computers won’t shut down. No flashing red lights. No warning pop-ups. Everything will look fine—until it’s not. No Updates = ...
What If Your Business Ran Like the DMV? Spoiler: It Can Happen
You’ve been to the DMV—right? Long lines, blank stares, endless waiting. No one’s happy to be there, nothing moves fast, and everyone’s silently regretting every life decision that led them to that moment. Now, imagine walking into your office tomorrow ...
If You Handle Sensitive Data, Hackers Are Already Watching—And So Are the Lawyers
Imagine walking into the office, coffee in hand, ready to start your day. Except nothing works. Your computer? Offline. Your phones? Dead. Your entire network? Locked down by hackers demanding a ransom. The next few days are a blur. Incident ...
If You Got Phished Right Now, Would Insurance Cover You—Or Would You Be Paying for the Loss?
Most business leaders assume they’re covered. They assume their business interruption insurance will step in. Then the nightmare begins. The fraudulent payment is gone. The bank won’t reverse it. Then they realize critical data has been stolen. Then the lawsuits ...
