Galactic Research: Articles & Insights
Threat Thursday: August 20th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic’s weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday, we cover the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting organizations from emerging threats, and we break each one down into what happened, what it could mean for your ...
AI Security
Part 2: The Security Controls Behind a Safe AI Deployment
From the Map to the Hike: The Four Controls and the Client Conversations Behind Them This is Part 2 in a series that covers your AI enablement plan. Part 1 is here if you want the full map. The Little ...
Ten of Eleven AI Coding Agents Failed a Decades-Old Attack
What GuardFall Tells Us About Where AI Security Controls Need to Live Picture a security guard stationed at the entrance of a building. Their job is to check IDs. They're good at it, fast and consistent, and the building's occupants ...
Perfect AI Guardrails Are Impossible. That's Not an Excuse for Ignoring Them.
What a NIST Mathematician Proved, Why the Internet Got it Wrong, and What Your AI Security Program Should Look Like Years ago, running an MSSP, I had a vendor pitch us a next-gen firewall on a single promise: one hundred ...
Threat Intelligence
Threat Thursday: August 20th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic’s weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday, we cover the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting organizations from emerging threats, and we break each one down into what happened, what it could mean for your ...
Threat Thursday: August 13th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic’s weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday, we cover the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting organizations from emerging threats, and we break each one down into what happened, what it could mean for your ...
Threat Thursday: August 6th, 2026
Welcome to Threat Thursday, Galactic’s weekly threat intelligence roundup. Every Thursday, we cover the cybersecurity stories that matter most for protecting organizations from emerging threats, and we break each one down into what happened, what it could mean for your ...
Security Education
The Browser Became the Endpoint. Your Security Stack Didn’t Notice.
An employee clicks a box that says “verify you’re human.” A prompt tells them to press a couple of keys, so they do. What they have actually done is paste and run a command that a script slipped onto their clipboard the moment they ...
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, ...
Strategy & Leadership
An Open Letter From Your Cyber Risk Advisors
After the Water Attacks Last month, attackers reached into water treatment plants across a dozen states and started moving the controls. Some of them found out what happens when you do. I've been thinking about what to say to the ...
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 ...
All Articles
GenAI Users Trust Bots With Confidential Information
Should generative AI systems have access to your establishment’s sensitive data? Many people seem to think so. This burgeoning new technology streamlines many tasks and makes operations cheaper, but it is important to weigh the risks. A Rising Awareness Knowledgeable ...
AI and Cybersecurity: Adapting to Rapid Industry Shifts
If there’s one thing you can always count on in the realm of cybersecurity, it's that things are always changing. One area where the power of AI is on full display is cybersecurity. The intersection of AI and cybersecurity is ...
Cyberattacks Threaten Small Businesses
Could cyberattacks wipe out your establishment in minutes? Many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) think it won’t happen to them until it’s too late. Keep reading to learn more. An Escalating Issue Crime has moved to the digital world. We ...
Revolutionizing Inventory Management With IoT Technology
The inventory management process includes having a team member count all materials and finished goods available in your storage center or backroom so they can decide which products are in high demand and require immediate reordering. However, between mind-numbing repetition ...
AI Advancements Outpace Data Security Preparedness
Generative AI tools have changed the game for businesses in every industry. AI advancements streamline day-to-day operations by automating time-consuming and error-prone tasks, supporting rapid and informed decision-making, and more. However, as much as this revolutionary technology is a source ...
AI Scams Target Job Seekers with New Tactics
Finding a job in today’s competitive market is difficult enough on its own. Still, with the rise of artificial intelligence, it’s becoming even more difficult. Hackers and scammers are leveraging generative AI tools, deepfake technology, and social engineering tools to ...
Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities for Business Owners
Technology is always advancing and creating new ways for businesses to be more productive, efficient, and profitable. But nothing has created more buzz and opened more opportunities in less time than artificial intelligence. Small businesses and major corporations alike are ...
Will Your IT Provider Leave You Holding the Bag in a Data Breach?
Imagine that terrible moment when the business you’ve struggled to build, the business your family and employees depend on gets hit with a data breach. Sensitive customer information leaks, regulators start knocking, and your reputation takes a nosedive. Whatever the ...
Businesses at Risk of Underestimating SaaS Risks
Software as a service is a cost-effective solution for businesses that need scalable and efficient solutions for managing all aspects of their operation. SaaS can help level the playing field, giving even small businesses access to powerful tools without a ...
Is Your Identity Safe? Battling AI Deepfake Threats
As technology advances, so do hackers' techniques for breaching organizations. Case in point: The rapid expansion of AI has given threat actors a simple, inexpensive, and wildly effective means of tricking individuals into giving up sensitive information. The increasing sophistication ...
Choosing the Right AI Security Solution
What does it take to keep your establishment’s AI systems protected? This technology streamlines processes through behavioral analysis, chatbots, and predictive analytics, but it has vulnerabilities. Discover how you can address them through proper AI security. Is It Necessary? AI ...
Building the Ultimate Cybersecurity Ecosystem for Resilience
What would happen to your establishment if it suffered a data breach? Any business owner should have this concern. A cybersecurity ecosystem with many layers of protection is more important than ever. Keep reading as we lend some insight. A ...
