Galactic Research: Articles & Insights
The CMMC Suspension, Explained
Phase II is suspended, the rules still apply, and your compliance budget didn't get a refund Before you read on, watch this breakdown of what changed, what didn't, and what you should be doing right now. The Department of War ...
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
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 ...
Massive Cyberattack Exposes Tons of Sensitive Data
Are your establishment’s digital defenses strong enough to withstand a cyberattack? With Landmark Admin’s recent data breach making headlines, it’s a question you can’t ignore. Keep reading to learn more. Nearly A Million Affected Users Many life insurance and annuity ...
Solving the AI Skills Shortage
As organizations use artificial intelligence for data-driven decision-making, automation improvements, better efficiency, and enhanced innovation, many find that there aren’t enough skilled professionals to build the necessary infrastructure and leverage it to its full advantage. The explosive growth of AI ...
Is Your Cyber Insurance a Dependable Safety Net or a Dangerous Liability?
Let’s take a walk in the dark. Sound unsettling? Maybe, but hey, in countless horror movies a character at some point walks into their home and DOESN’T TURN ON THE LIGHTS. It works out for them, right? WRONG. With a ...
The Role of Smart Glasses in Enhancing Workforce Training and Field Services
Today’s field service technicians have more complex responsibilities than ever before. Increasing technological complexity, combined with changes in the workforce, often means longer downtimes and delays for companies that need support from field service technicians who don’t always have the ...
Creating Content With Intent-Driven Insights
Suppose you create content to market your business. In that case, you’ve likely heard the words “user intent” and its importance to SEO strategy and its effect on conversion. Essentially, when you understand what users are looking for — and ...
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 ...
