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
Trust in Passwords Persists Despite AI Security Threats
How many passwords do you have? Or better yet, how many services or accounts do you have that require you to set a username and password for security? Most people believe that passwords are effective in keeping information secure. A ...
Cybercriminals Exploit AI Tools for Advanced Phishing
Cybercriminals will stop at nothing in their quest to steal from innocent victims. AI tools have made launching successful attacks against their targets easier than ever. In a new twist on using generative AI in phishing attacks, hackers are impersonating ...
Mobile Phishing Attacks on Businesses Surge to New Highs
Suppose your business focuses its phishing protection efforts on email. In that case, it’s time to reevaluate your enterprise security protocols and turn your attention to mobile devices. Hackers always target the easiest entry point, and most smartphones lack the ...
Energy Storage Technologies: Reducing Costs and Increasing Efficiency for Industries
Managing power consumption in industrial enterprises is critical due to soaring costs and an increased focus on sustainability. As more companies integrate renewable power sources like solar and wind into their energy strategies, the need for more advanced energy storage ...
Tech-Enabled Personalization: Crafting Unique Experiences for Your Customers
You must stand out when there’s a sea of companies like yours offering the same products and services. Many choose to do so with unique selling points such as certified work, free services, and decades of experience in the industry. ...
What Is Supercloud Networking?
If you’ve been in business for a long time, you probably prepared your company for takeoff by buying infrastructures like in-house servers and other hardware and software. Unfortunately, that meant dealing with equipment that could go down at any moment ...
5G: The Catalyst for Business Transformation
Imagine being in an important video conference with thought leaders and other industry experts and constantly asking them to repeat themselves as the screens lag. Similarly, what if your Internet connection keeps dropping customer calls or causes a lot of ...
Prove It: Why Evidence Is the Backbone of Your Security Program
When you hear the words “strategic asset” do you think of your cyber security program? You should. Cybersecurity plays a key role in your organization’s bottom line. Without it, you’re putting your clients, your employees, and yourself at risk. Oh, ...
AI Drives the Future of IT Service Management
Artificial intelligence holds unmatched potential for solving IT service management challenges. Companies of all sizes are adopting AI tools as a cost-effective and efficient means of solving IT issues, from improving processes and increasing productivity to helping the organization reach ...
Recognizing the Importance of Machines and Workloads
Effective enterprise security requires implementing a multilayered strategy; authentication and authorization are two critical elements of this approach. Any time anyone within the organization accesses the network, an application, or a service, they must provide the proper credentials to show ...
Safeguard Your Valuable Data with Regular Backups
If a disaster were to strike your business today—like a cyber attack or a major storm—how long would it take for you to get back up and running? If you don’t invest in regular data backups, recovery will likely take ...
Cloud Architecture Exposed by Cybersecurity Skills Shortage
Is your establishment truly safe from cyber threats? Many businesses are discovering their cloud architecture security measures aren’t as robust as they thought. With hackers becoming more sophisticated, the need for cybersecurity specialists has never increased. Sadly, though, demand keeps ...
