Galactic Research: Articles & Insights
Part 1: The AI Implementation Question Is Coming. Are You Ready to Answer?
I had lunch a few weeks ago with an executive at a financial services firm, the kind of client every security advisor quietly hopes for: growing, regulated, complex enough to need real security help and profitable enough to pay for ...
AI Security
Part 1: The AI Implementation Question Is Coming. Are You Ready to Answer?
I had lunch a few weeks ago with an executive at a financial services firm, the kind of client every security advisor quietly hopes for: growing, regulated, complex enough to need real security help and profitable enough to pay for ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
All Articles
The Large-Scale Impact of AI on Business
The business landscape is constantly evolving, but no technology has ever had as much of an effect on practically every aspect of how we work and innovate as artificial intelligence. It’s impossible to overstate the impact of AI on business, ...
Addressing the Cybersecurity Skills Crisis
Protecting your company’s network against ever-evolving threats is a priority. Still, the ongoing cybersecurity skills crisis presents challenges beyond staying ahead of threat actors and malware. Is your company among the majority with open cybersecurity positions? Do you worry about ...
Empower Your Team with Cybersecurity Best Practices Training
Your business’s IT team has an in-depth understanding of the threats that face your corporate network every day and the behaviors and practices that increase the risk of a devastating cyber incident. Your other teams, most of whom simply log ...
Your Phishing Tests Are Outdated: Stop Playing a Dangerous Game and Protect Your Business from AI-Powered Threats
There’s a new twist on an old problem. You’ve heard of phishing attacks. Who hasn’t, right? Phishing is on the rise and is currently the number one reported cybercrime according to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. So, what? Everyone on ...
The Benefits of Edge Computing for Businesses
Imagine trying to upload or download something on or from your business website, but the completion bar hardly moves for minutes during the process. The first thing your employees may do is blame the Internet, but the real problem can ...
The Benefits of Remote Browser Isolation
How does your organization handle online threats? Remote Browser Isolation (RBI) can positively transform how you safeguard digital assets. Err on the side of caution and learn more about this innovative approach. What’s Remote Browser Isolation Technology? You expose your ...
Navigating Cloud Migration: Keys To Smooth Success
Are you prepared to future-proof your business? Consider multi-cloud migration. It streamlines many core operations and gives you an edge over the competition. Cloud Infrastructure Is Always Worth It Do you want a clearer picture of the perks of cloud-based ...
Prioritizing Email Security as SaaS Costs Surge
No one ever said running a business would be cheap. Still, with market inflation in recent years, business owners like you are seeing unprecedented surges in certain costs. As consumer inflation rates increase, so do tech prices, which have nearly ...
Social Media: Your Secret Weapon for Business Growth
Keeping your business competitive in today’s always-connected world requires a robust social media presence. Entrepreneurs who leverage their Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, and Pinterest profiles can stand out among their competition, foster brand awareness and audience engagement, and, most ...
Technology: The Backbone of Effective Business Continuity Planning
Getting your business up and running is a challenge, especially when building a new brand from the ground up that must compete with similar long-standing companies. It would help if you advertised to get your target audience's attention and regularly ...
Why Your Cyber Insurance May Fail
Think Your Cyber Insurance Will Save You? Think Again. Imagine your company just got hit with a ransomware attack. Files are locked, operations are at a standstill, and the clock is ticking. But you’ve got cyber insurance, right? No sweat. ...
Travel Safely: Shielding Mobile Brands from Scams
Many people enjoy the convenience of mobile brands when planning vacations. Hackers have taken advantage of this to implement all sorts of travel-based scams. This is frightening both to consumers—who may find themselves facing financial and emotional repercussions—and business owners—who ...
